Attorneys

Dorothy B. Richardson

Dorothy Blake Richardson brings years of experience handling business and legal affairs for multinational entertainment companies to her private practice. She represents both companies and individuals in the entertainment, creative, media and technology industries, including film and television producers, radio stations, software developers, media and technology companies, record labels, music publishers, music producers, writers for film and television, songwriters, composers, directors, recording artists, actors, photographers and visual artists. She negotiates contracts for and with talent, for the development, financing, licensing and distribution of motion pictures, television and web series, mobile apps and other content, recording and music publishing agreements, and also handles copyright and trademark matters for entertainment and digital media clients.

Prior to going into private practice in 2006, Dorothy headed the Business Affairs Department for the music division of the Univision Network, where she was responsible for transactions ranging from recording agreements, digital distribution of recorded music, film and video production agreements, music publishing agreements, licenses for use of music and audiovisual content in streaming and digital downloads, digital jukeboxes, video games, film, television and commercials, guest artist agreements, producer agreements, artwork design and licensing agreements to joint venture agreements. She worked with A-List talent in the Latin music industry. She also managed all litigation for the company, participating in major peer-to-peer file-sharing litigation as a member of the Litigation Committee of the Recording Industry Association of America.

Prior to that, Dorothy headed the legal department of EMI Latin, a division of Capitol Records, where she was in charge of all music and entertainment transactions and served as liaison to various legislative groups as a member of the legal committee of the Recording Industry Association of America. She worked with Selena’s catalog and with other top Latin artists.

Dorothy has also held positions with the Independent Film & Television Alliance (formerly the American Film Marketing Association) and the Warner Music Group.

Prior to her work with the entertainment industry, Dorothy was a senior attorney with PACCAR Inc., a diversified Fortune 500 multinational company, where she handled general business transactions including software and trademark licensing agreements, commercial lending agreements, mergers/acquisitions, corporate shareholder and board resolutions, supervising customer financing, bankruptcy and collection matters, advising sales and marketing departments on dealer and franchisee relations and disputes, and negotiating purchase and sales agreements with foreign governments and private companies. She was responsible for all legal matters involving the company’s foreign subsidiaries in Mexico.

Dorothy completed her undergraduate work at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, and received her JD from the University of Michigan Law School and her MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she also obtained a certificate from the International Management Fellows Program.