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Howard Behar
Howard Behar is one of the leading entertainment lawyers in Los Angeles.
His practice encompasses all areas of motion picture, television and multimedia development, production, finance and exploitation. He has extensive experience in the negotiation and documentation of rights acquisition agreements; talent employment agreements; domestic and international distribution and licensing agreements; partnership, joint venture and co-production agreements; financing agreements, and completion guarantees.
Howard has represented major international banks in connection with the extension of revolving and term credit facilities for entertainment software production and related purposes. He has also acted as legal counsel in connection with the production and/or distribution of numerous motion pictures and television programs, and has been a strategist in several high profile corporate acquisition and sale transactions.
Recently, he has also represented the United States Export-Import Bank in connection with its establishment of a Film Production Guarantee Program.
Howard's clients have included Steven Soderbergh, Chris Blackwell, Gary Gannaway, Blue Man Group, Home Box Office, American Broadcasting Companies, Strike Entertainment, American Zoetrope, Myriad Pictures, Fireworks Entertainment, The Lewis Horwitz Organization, Kredietbank S.A. Luxembourgeoise, Mercantile National Bank, Paxson Communications Corporation, Euro RSCG and ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.
Howard has advised start-up, as well as established companies and individuals engaged in the production and distribution of motion picture, television and multimedia productions. He has also represented domestic and foreign-based companies in connection with various international film and television co-productions. As a result, Howard is familiar with all of the terms and practices, including compensation, in the motion picture and television industries.
Howard is a graduate of Columbia University, and received his law degree from Stanford Law School. He co-authored the chapter, "Negotiating and Drafting Motion Picture Contracts" in The Dow Jones-Irwin Handbook For Entertainers and Their Professional Advisers. In addition, Howard has lectured at various seminars on the topics of motion picture production, financing and distribution.
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