Mediator Resume

An arbitrator and mediator specializing in entertainment, media & intellectual property matters, with additional expertise in complex business litigation and employment. With uncommon background as a trial lawyer, studio executive and dealmaker, understands sophisticated litigation, how business actually functions, and the complex employment and operational dynamics within companies. As a mediator and arbitrator, uniquely combines this expertise to adjudicate complex and emotionally charged disputes across industries and craft practical settlements when called upon.

Shraga Resolution Services - Principal

Attorney, Executive, Arbitrator, Mediator

Principal, Shraga Resolution Services, 2025-Present; Of Counsel, Annaguey McCann LLP, 2025-Present; Senior Vice President & Global Head of Television Business & Legal Affairs, Miramax, 2022-2025; Vice President, Business Affairs, Universal Studios Group, 2019-2022; Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs, NBC International Studios, 2018-2019; Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs, Universal Pictures, 2016-2018; Rights Specialist, NBCUniversal Corporate Intellectual Property Group, 2015-2016; Founder & Managing Partner, KSW LLP, 2008-2015; Senior Litigation Associate, Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP, 2003-2008.

Broad experience in-house and in private practice (including in state and federal courts) involving the following areas: Entertainment, Media & Visual Arts: Rights Acquisition; Development/Overall & First Looks Deals; Domestic & International Producing & Co-Productions; Domestic & International Financing & Tax Incentives/Rebates; Streaming & Linear Licensing & Distribution; Talent Guilds; Profit Participation Claims (Gross/Net, Modified Adjusted Gross Receipts, etc.); Artist, Agency & Manager Disputes; Defamation & First Amendment; Music Licensing And Royalties; Video Game Disputes; Fashion & Interior Design Related Claims Intellectual Property & AI: Copyright; Idea Submission/NDAs; Publicity & Privacy Rights; Trademark/False Endorsement & Dilution; Trade Secrets & Misappropriation; Trade Dress Infringement; Cybersquatting/Domain Disputes; Counterfeiting; Large Language Models/Bots/Artificial Personalities & Synthetic Performers Complex Business and Real Estate Litigation: Consumer & Employment/Wage & Hour Class and Individual Claims; Fraud; Tortious Interference With Contract/Economic Advantage; Contract Claims for Services and Goods; Unfair Competition & False Advertising; Breach Of Fiduciary Duty (Directors & Officers, Agents); Brokers/Financier/Finder Actions; Joint Venture Disputes; Corporate Governance & Partnership/LLC/Shareholder Claims; Property Management Disputes. Employment & Representation: Wrongful Termination; Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment; Discrimination (age, gender, race, religious, disability); Retaliation/Whistleblower; Contract Claims & Executive Agreements Representative Matters: • Represented: artists in connection with studio efforts to enforce the terms of an unsigned deal memos; producers seeking to enforce the terms of a shopping agreement against internationally prominent rights holder; creator and producer of stage production in dispute with financiers and co-members/managers of limited liability company relating to performance of operating agreement and related contract and tort claims. • Cases involving classes of workers in wage & hour claims brought in various contexts (misclassification, meal and rest breaks, unpaid overtime, waiting time penalties, off the clock, etc…) and consumer actions (misrepresentations, false advertising, etc..) in a range of industries, including nationwide marketing services company with sales agents; security company with security guards; charter company with truck drivers; retail establishment with commissioned employees; multinational banking institution with loan officers; toy retailer; fast food restaurant with service employees; telecommunications provider; talent agencies. • Represented property developers, managers, landlords and businesses (lessees) in a range of contract, fraud and related claims, including common area maintenance fee disputes in mixed use developments; breach of commercial guaranties and multi-year leases; construction defects at a prominent shopping center involving international materials manufacturer and contractors. • Expertise negotiating contractual profit definitions and litigating disputes re their interpretation and implementation; advised prominent artists and producers in resolution of claims involving the auditing of studio books, incontestability provisions, contractual limitations periods. • Commercial disputes involving search engine optimization provider concerning management of web-based advertising accounts and related marketing techniques; disputes around statements of work with software developers; claims for fraud against real estate development company relating to rescission of international purchase and sale agreement; claims involving officers/members of limited liability company providing social networking coupon services.

Extensive experience mediating cases on behalf of parties in complex entertainment, intellectual property and business litigation and serving as the mediator for numerous cases across a range of substantive areas.

Contract and Business Disputes (Breach, Fraud/Misrepresentation, etc..); Wrongful Termination; Retaliation; Discrimination (age, gender, race, etc…); Harassment; FMLA and related claims; Wage & Hour Disputes; Negligence (including premises liability, personal injury (auto, bus, etc.).

Mediation allows the parties to explore settlement options based on the exchange of information, reasoned articulation of potential risks and rewards, acknowledgement of the personal and business considerations involved, and viable solutions based on a persuasive rationale. As the mediator I explore and identify the parties’ priorities and facilitate the process of making a mutually acceptable deal.

Expertise in use of AI tools, including in connection with mediation and arbitration processes (subject to appropriate confidentiality and consent considerations). Expert in various online conferencing platforms (Zoom, etc..) and willing to conduct arbitrations and mediations virtually (or as hybrids under appropriate circumstances); Familiar with ESI and preference for sharing electronic documents throughout the case.

USC Law School (JD, Law Review - 2003); Yale (BA - 1996). Pepperdine Law School Mediating the Litigated Case (Certification - 2024).

Admitted to the Bar: California (2003); Central District of California (2003); Northern District of California (2008).

Resolve LA Mandatory Settlement Conference Panel, Mandatory Settlement Officer (2024-Present); Los Angeles Superior Court Mediation Volunteer Panel, Panel Mediator (2025-Present); Beverly Hills Bar Assn - Entertainment Law Section (Secretary (2025) & Speaker), ADR Section; Los Angeles County Bar Association - Intellectual Property & ADR Sections; Southern California Mediation Assn (Member and Conference Speaker); Association of Media & Employment Counsel; Will Work For Food - The New Possibilities Hour (Co-Host, Program Coordinator and Speaker); Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles Chapter).

"Disney and OpenAI Make a Deal" - Presented by David Shraga (co-panelist) (January 2026 - Beverly Hills Bar Assn, Entertainment Law Section); “Real World Mediation Advice From General Counsel” by David Shraga (January 9, 2026 - The Daily Journal); “Netflix-Warner Merger Sparks Concerns Over Consolidation, Shrinking Opportunities” (quoted in article dated December 8, 2025 - The Daily Journal); “Mediation In Hollywood: Knowing How to Close the Deal” by David Shraga (December 5, 2025 - The Daily Journal); “AI & The Guilds: What’s Next?” - Presented by David Shraga (co-panelist) (December 2025 - Beverly Hills Bar Assn, Entertainment Law Section); “Hollywood Enters The Legal Battle Over AI: The Midjourney Case From The Studio Perspective” - Presented by David Shraga (October 2025 - Women in AI Governance); “Backstage Secrets of Hollywood Dealmaking: An Insider's Negotiation Techniques To Power Breakthrough Mediation Results” - Presented by David Shraga (October 2025 - Southern California Mediation Assn Annual Conference); “Hollywood Enters The Legal Battle Over AI: The Midjourney Case From The Studio Perspective” - Presented by David Shraga (September 2025 - Beverly Hills Bar Assn, Entertainment Law Section); “Lessons From the Table and Hard Won Wisdom: A Dialogue Between Veteran and Emerging Mediators” - Presented by David Shraga (co-panelist) (September 2025 - Will Work For Food); “The Deal Behind The Deal: Negotiation Secrets From The Trenches” - Presented by David Shraga (August 2025 - Will Work For Food); “Luxury Real Estate Negotiations: High Stakes Strategies for Complex, Emotion Driven Deals” - Presented by David Shraga (co-panelist) (August 2025 - Will Work For Food); “What It Takes To Be A Hollywood Negotiator” - Guest Appearance by David Shraga (November 2024 - Mediation Playbook Podcast with David Coher).

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: $15,000.00 Study Rate: $1,500.00/hr Cancellation: $250.00/hr Cancellation Period: 14 Days Comment: Compensation Comments: No hourly charge for travel or routine study time (daily rate is inclusive of all prep and routine followup), but will seek reimbursement for expenses.

English

United States of America

Los Angeles, California