Elsa RAMO Attorney/Owner

Ms. Ramo is an entertainment attorney, representing many corporate clients as well as individual writers, directors, and producers in the entertainment industry. Elsa graduated from University of San Diego School of Law, and began her career at Davis Dixon Kirby LLP as an associate establishing their Los Angeles Office. She founded her own firm in 2005 on the Universal Studios backlot when approached by several clients who wished for her to handle their independent productions. Since then, her practice has successfully grown and is currently located in Beverly Hills.

Her specialties span the spectrum of entertainment legal needs: Corporate/Entity Representation, Contract Negotiation, Review and Drafting, Producer/Writer Representative Services, Trademark and Copyright filing and litigation, and Corporate Formations, Acquisition, and Mergers. The focus of her practice is to be a legal resource to film financiers, producers and other creative individuals in the film, music and television industries.

Her law firm has three full time attorneys, a creative executive, and a full staff who have provided production legal services to over 50 television, feature film, short film and documentary productions. Some of which include: Weinstein’s TOXIC and SUFFERING FOOLS starring Alan Cummings and Anne Heche; ACROSS THE HALL starring Brittany Murphy; LOADED starring Jesse Metcalfe; Jamie Kennedy's documentaries UNWASHED (featured on Comedy Central) and HECKLER released this year; BORDER; Sony Picture’s CHASING GHOSTS, with Michael Madsen; Lions Gate’s GENE GENERATION; CREEP SHOW 3; the television series THE DL CHRONICLES featured on Here!; and THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE directed by Blair Underwood.

Additionally, Elsa Ramo has received producer credits for GHOST GAME and CULT (Taryn Manning), was an associate producer on THE LAST SENTINEL, and co-produced A WOMAN CALLED JOB (Adam Garcia), IN NORTHWOOD (Nick Stahl, Olivia Wilde), and HECKLER (Jamie Kennedy).

Associations/Organizations:

Women in Film Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association Member, Independent Film Producers (IFP) Member, Los Angeles County Bar Intellectual Property & Entertainment Member, Founder and Member of PEFA (Professional Entertainment Female Attorneys), and California Lawyers for the Arts.

Televison Appearances

Elsa was a Special Guest of Television News Show "CU@USC", the official news program for University of Southern California. She was interviewed regarding entertainment law and production in independent films.

Speaking Engagements

She has been a panel speaker at: Boston University School of Law, the San Diego Film Festival, University of San Diego Law School, Film Independent, the City of Angels Film Festival, and the University of Southern California. Additionally, she has lectured on film financing and film delivery for private lectures and for the California Lawyers for the Arts and IIFF (Institute for International Film Financing).

Online Guest Speaker 10/12/06, www.screenwriter.com

Speaker Panel Guest, 2005 San Diego Film Festival

Special Guest Speaker, Boston University Law School

Special Guest Speaker, 2008 Southwestern University School of Law

Panel Speaker, 2007 USC Career Services

Panel Speaker on Film Finance at the IIFF (Institute for International Film Financing) Seminar (2008 and 2009)

California Lawyers for the Arts Speaking Engagements on Film Finance, Producer Collaboration Agreements and Music Law 101.

Annual Seminar Hosted by Law Offices of Elsa Ramo (2008, 2009): Now What? An Overview of Film Delivery and Distribution Covering the Legal, Accounting, and Insurance Elements of Independently Financed Films

Erika CANCHOLA Attorney

Erika Canchola graduated cum laude from Santa Clara University and received her Juris Doctorate from Boston University Law School, where she focused her legal studies on entertainment law. During law school, she was an Editor for the Public Interest Law Journal and President of the Communication, Entertainment and Sports Law Associate. She also worked for California Lawyer for the Arts, Law Offices of Vinca Jarrett & Associates, and WGBH.

Upon graduation, Erika joined the Law Offices of Elsa Ramo full-time as an associate. She assists in Corporate Formation, Trademark and Copyright filing and litigation, Contract Review and Drafting, Production Legal, and Writer/Artist Representative Services.

She has also provided production legal services to the film productions CREEPSHOW 3, LADY MAGDALENE’S starring Nichelle Nichols, TOXIC starring Susan Ward and Charity Shea, HACK!, SINNER; LOADED starring Jesse Metcalfe, THE DL CHRONICLES; Jamie Kennedy’s HECKLER, COMEDIANS OF COMEDY: LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR; THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE directed by Blair Underwood; ALONE IN THE DARK 2; A WOMAN CALLED JOB; HITTING THE BRICKS; IN NORTHWOOD starring Nick Stahl; and ACROSS THE HALL starring Mike Vogel and Brittany Murphy.

Associations/Organizations:

Women in Film Member, Film Independent Member, American Bar Association, Member, California Bar Association Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association Member, Los Angeles Bar Association Member

Tara SATTLER Law Clerk

Tara Sattler is a second year law student attending Southwestern University School of Law. During her time at Southwestern, she has participated in the National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition. She is also the Entertainment Vice President of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society.

Tara graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hofstra University Honors College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, and minors in Business Management and Legal Studies.

Tara has also worked with California Lawyers for the Arts and Westwood One’s Grammy Radio Remote.