Background
Bernstein, Greg S. was born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Bernstein, Greg S. was born on May 10, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1979. Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, Limited Liability Partnership (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking and Savings and Loan Law, Copyright, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Entertainment (Motion Picture, Television and Music) Transactions, Errors and Omission Clearance, Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance Coverage and Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Business Law, Labor and Employment Law, Media Finance, Motion Picture Financing, New Media Technologies, Real Estate, Real Property, Securities, Succession Planning, Taxation (Federal, State and International), Trademark, Trusts and Probate, and Unfair Competition. Admitted to the bar, 1982, California and United States.
District Court, Central District of California.
1983, United States. Tax Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Phi Beta Kappa. Pi Gamma Museum Phi Eta Sigma.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Debtor-Creditor Law, 1982. Author: "Gap Financing.Friend or Foe?" Business of Film, May 1997.
"Pre-Selling Company-Productions--With a Twist," Business of Film, May 1996. "Globalization of a Film"s Production Leads to Financing," Business of Film, May, 1995.
"Content Wins Over Commerce," Daily Variety, February 1995.
"Producers Become Easy Mark," Daily Variety, February, 1994. "American & Europe - A Partnership Made in Hollywood," Business of Film, May, 1994. "Indies Must Look Beyond H"wood," Daily Variety, March, 1992.
"Digest of Current Developments," The Real estate Syndicator, August 1988.
"Securities and Exchange Commission Giving Syndicators a Bread," The Real Estate Syndicator, December 1987. Honor: Century City Chamber of Commerce, "Next Generation" Award, October 1995.
Lecturer: University of California, Los Angeles: Independent Film Project Financing and Distribution. Motion Picture Distribution and Finance, 1992.
Independent Motion Picture Financing Through Public/Private Syndication.
Financing Feature Film Production. Independent Feature Film Distribution and Finance. Tennessee Film Commission, August, 1994.
Drafting Partnership Agreements in the 90"s, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1993.
Motion Picture Distribution and Finance, Puerto Rico Film Commission, 1992. Motion Picture Investing - Challenges and Opportunities, The National Association of Investment Companies, 1992.
Board Member, Century City Chamber of Commerce. Chairman, Entertainment Industries Committee of the Century City Chamber of Commerce.
Member: Century City, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. The firm was founded in 1957 to represent clients in the entertainment industry and that practice is still significant. Over the years we have grown into a full service firm and our firm"s areas of expertise are centered around the following major departments: Litigation, Business/Corporate, Entertainment, Labor and Employment Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Taxation, Insurance Coverage and Defense and Family Law.
We also have groups specializing in New Media Technologies, Intellectual Property, Media Finance, Trademark, Merchandising and Licensing and Employee Benefits.
Member: Century City, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California.