Jeff Young
Entertainment Lawyer
Jeff Young received his Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia, where he also studied Commerce. He began his twenty-two year legal career in corporate and real estate law and ultimately focused on al law practice in intellectual property, new media, sports and entertainment. Jeff has spent the last two years as a legal consultant to the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, handling matters in his areas of expertise for the Cultural Olympiad, Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition (CODE), Whistler Medals Plaza, and the Paralympic Ceremonies. Other clients that have received his legal work include the OutTV Network, the Vancouver Whitecaps, Fox Family Channel and the Shaw Rocket Fund, as well as numerous independent filmmakers, producers, publishers, artists, writers, entertainers, new media companies and sports organizations.
As a post-secondary educator, Jeff has taught Film Law and New Media Law in the Faculty of Business, School of New Media at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and has been a guest lecturer at numerous events and private arts and entertainment colleges.
Website: www.jeffyounglegal.com
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