Title: Founder, Senior Lawyer

Company: Reisman Law Offices

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Toronto, ON, Canada, May 6, 2016, Hatty Reisman, Founder and Senior Lawyer at Reisman Law Offices, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in entertainment and corporate law legal services.

Ms. Reisman opened the doors to her boutique entertainment and corporate law firm, Reisman Law Offices over a decade ago. Her clients would say of her that, “she is small but mighty, and someone you definitely want on your team.”  Working in her field for more than 30 years, she possesses a breadth of experience that enables her to quickly understand and respond to her client’s issues, and to craft solutions which are unique to their situation. She possesses a practical, no nonsense approach and prides herself in creating win-win solutions. Ms. Reisman has spent three decades getting to know her clients’ businesses up close, and has the distinct advantage of a combination of high quality legal training as an associate and then a partner at what was then one of Canada’s leading entertainment law firms, coupled with her experience working in the trenches as General Counsel at two of Canada’s most respected  public entertainment companies, Atlantis Communications (of CSI fame), and Nelvana Limited (Babar). In her practise, Ms. Reisman advises clients on all aspects of the film, television and digital media production and financing. Her experience spans structuring  international co-productions, interim financing, corporate transactions at both at the public and private company levels, day to day corporate and operations matters, copyright and trademark law, and employment and immigration matters, as they pertain to these industries.

In 1982, Ms. Reisman earned her Bachelor of Laws degree, (LLB) from Canada’s prestigious Osgoode Hall Law School, consistently ranked as one of the top law schools in Canada, and has since qualified as a Juris Doctorate (JD) from Osgoode Hall. Recognized for her excellence and experience, she has been repeatedly recommended in Lexpert’s Directory of top entertainment legal counsel in Canada. In addition to running and contributing to her firm, she is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors, a partnership with the Rotman School of Business, and has held numerous board positions in the entertainment industry, including past directorships with YTV Canada, Life Network, HGTV, the Factory Theatre Board, amongst others. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Governance Committee for Metro Toronto Convention Centre;  a director and member of  the Executive Committee and Corporate Secretary to the National Gallery Foundation of Canada, as well as to  Women in Communications and Technology. She is also on the board of directors and on the Executive and Nominating Committees of Kids Help Phone Canada.

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