SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — An entertainment industry legal veteran who has been the associate general counsel at Amazon Studios until today has returned to Davis Wright Tremaine LLP after more than 20 years.
It’s a return for an individual who was a DWT associate in the late 1990s.
Taking a role as a DWT M&E practice partner in its Los Angeles office is Brad Miller.
At Amazon Studios, Miller oversaw production legal affairs for Amazon Original scripted and non-scripted television programs and movies distributed worldwide. There, he advised on the negotiation of agreements with above and below-the-line talent, including actors, writers, directors, reality participants, and third-party production companies, as well as oversaw legal compliance, content review, and production-related litigation.
Before that, Miller ran a boutique entertainment transactional law firm, with clients such as Comcast Entertainment Group, MTV Networks, and The Walt Disney Company. He also led the launch of AMC’s The Walking Dead, and the creation of a new studio that produced the franchise. He has also been general counsel of High Noon Entertainment, and for the ABC Cable Networks Group and Warner Bros. Television.
His law firm experience includes work at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
