Guy Smith

Experience

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  Fox Broadcasting Company

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Legal Consultant

  Worked directly with VP of Legal Affairs at FBC; drafted script package agreements and letters to confirm the terms of the negotiations between FBC and third persons resulting in successful contracts; drafted and edited major contract agreements on behalf of FOX with fortune 500 companies, studios, writers, producers, technology companies, and service providers; wrote letters informing service providers to FBC of intent to exercise termination rights on existing contracts; researched and wrote company-wide corporate policy memorandums for FBC in using social media as an advertisement platform. Show less

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  The Walt Disney Company

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Legal Consultant

  Reported directly to VP of Unscripted Programming for Disney ABC Television; worked directly with legal department in conjunction with business standards and practice on unscripted television; filtered live streaming of digital media content and searched for any potential legal problems in real time; advised producers and directors of any legal issues that may result from their decisions.

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  Rowan & Maron

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  Entertainment Attorney

  Draft and edit contracts on behalf of studios, production companies, talent, guilds, agents, and managers; negotiate contractual terms on behalf of clients for options, financing, and purchase agreements; research entertainment laws and conduct contract analysis.

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  Law Office of Guy Porter Smith

  Jul 2014 - now

  Digital Advertising and Technology Attorney

  Guy Porter Smith is an internet and technology attorney with 10+ years’ of experience working in the internet advertising industry. Mr. Smith developed a unique expertise in this fast-growing sector as a result of working for several Los Angeles based advertising companies prior to enrolling in law school. Mr. Smith led teams focused on search engine marketing, search engine optimization, display, video, exchange-networks, and mobile advertising prior to enlisting in law school.With this background in digital advertising, Mr. Smith set out to found a law firm exclusively focused on digital technology companies who require an attorney who understands the digital media business, provides expedient turn-around times, and offers competitive rates allowing for businesses to understand their legal coverage and costs. Mr. Smith's law firm currently provides General Counsel services and Data Privacy Officer services for a wide variety of technology companies, including affiliate marketers, app developers, ad agencies, ad networks, programmatic marketing exchanges, website browser extension developers, website publishers, media buyers, SAAS companies, and various other technology focused businesses. Recently, Mr. Smith has guided and ensured his clients are in compliance with the new GDPR and CCPA regulations. He has also successfully negotiated over 650 million dollars in business transactions, and has guided his clients through major multi-million dollar litigation proceedings that resulted in successful outcomes for his clients against two fortune 100 companies. Mr. Smith's firm offers competitive rates for an expert digital media attorney who fully understands the many complexities of the internet advertising industry. Mr. Smith’s expertise and rates are praised as being far preferable to paying exorbitant large law firm fees or permanently committing to a full-time, in-house attorney. Show less