John Sloss John Sloss represents clients in all aspects of motion picture financing, production and distribution, including motion picture producers, directors, writers, actors and broadcast networks. Mr. Sloss also consults for several high-profile film financiers and producers, and is a founding partner in Independent Digital Entertainment (InDigEnt), a series of digital features made in collaboration with established filmmakers and actors, which is quickly becoming the gold standard in digital filmmaking. Mr. Sloss also served as a partner with Dreamworks, Imagine Entertainment and Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures in Pop.com and lectures extensively on the subject of global entertainment finance. Mr. Sloss was born in Detroit, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan (BA, 1978, high distinction) and the University of Michigan School of Law (JD, 1981). Mr. Sloss has lectured widely on a variety of media and entertainment-related matters. Paul Brennan Paul Brennan joined Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo in 1995 and became a Partner of the Firm in January 2001. Mr. Brennan represents an array of clients from all areas of the motion picture and television industries, including producers, directors and writers. Mr. Brennan's practice has a particular focus on film financing and distribution. Mr. Brennan is a graduate of Brown University (BA, 1990) and Columbia University (JD, 1995). Jacqueline Eckhouse Jacqueline Eckhouse joined Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo in April 2000 and became a Partner of the Firm in January 2002. Ms. Eckhouse's practice is focused on film and television contract negotiation. She represents actors, writers, directors, producers and production companies. Prior to joining Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo, Ms. Eckhouse was an associate with Brown & Wood, where she practiced corporate securities law, and then with Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz, where she practiced entertainment law. She is a graduate of Brandeis University (BA, 1993, magna cum laude) and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (JD, 1996). Josh Grier Josh Grier has been specializing in providing counsel on music industry matters since 1987. He provides expert representation to a wide variety of industry talent including musicians, songwriters, producers, managers and executives. Mr. Grier also provides counsel to institutional clients, including independent record labels, recording stuios and media companies. While Mr. Grier’s personal involvement generally involves transactional matters, he has also overseen numerous litigations in the music industry disputes, including copyright infringements and royalty recoveries. Notable clients of Mr. Grier are World Wrestling Entertainment, Diana Krall, Wilco, Fountains of Wayne, Bob Mould Adam Schlesinger, James Iha, The B-52s, Ian Hunter, Melody Gardot, David Gilmour, Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams and Robert Randolph, among many others. Prior to joining Sloss Eckhoue Brennan LawCo, Mr. Grier was a chairperson of the Entertainment Department at Dreier LLP, and before that a partner in the Entertainment Department at Pryor Cashman LLP in New York. He began his legal career at Grubman Indursky & Schinlder, P.C. in 1987. Prior to moving to New York City, Mr Grier worked for Record Bar Inc. in North Carolina, where he was General Manager of their in-house record labels. Mr. Grier has contributed to a number of entertainment industry publications. In addition to a number of newspaper and magazine articles, he was a contributor to Rolling Stone’s Alt-Rocka-A-Rama by Rolling Stone Press (edited by Scott Schneider, 1996) and Pitfalls Of Practice by the New York State Bar Association (edited by Joanne White, 1993). He is a member of the Bar of the States of New York and North Carolina. He received a B.A. in Economics from Southern Illinois University in 1978 and his J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1981. He was named to the New York Super Lawyers in 2007. Jerry L. Dasti Jerry L. Dasti joined Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo in June 2007. Prior to joining Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo, Mr. Dasti was an associate in the litigation department at Proskauer Rose LLP. Mr. Dasti is a graduate of American University (BA, 1997, magna cum laude) and New York University Law School (JD, 2002). Jaime Herman Jaime Herman joined Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo in February 2009. Prior to joining Sloss Eckhouse Brennan, Ms. Herman was an associate in the entertainment department at Dreier LLP. Ms. Herman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA, 2001, cum laude) and Brooklyn Law School (JD, 2005). Karen Segall Karen Segall joined Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo in October 2009. Prior to joining Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo, Ms. Segall was an associate at the entertainment law firm Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, P.C. and before that an associate in the corporate department at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. Ms. Segall is a graduate of Emory University (BA, 2002) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD, 2005). Bethany Haynes Bethany Haynes joined Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo in November 2009. Prior to joining Sloss Eckhouse Brennan LawCo, Ms. Haynes was an associate in the corporate finance department at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Ms. Haynes is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College (BA, 1998, cum laude) and the University of Chicago Law School (JD, 2004).