Chris C. Murray
Chairman of the Entertainment/Venture/Technology Department
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Mr. Murray has over 25 years experience as a specialist in the legal and business aspects of production, financing and distribution of motion pictures and television programs, as well as DVD's and video cassettes, interactive and online media, video games, the Internet, musical concerts, publishing and acquisition of entertainment companies, film libraries and music publishers. He also counsels clients in the fields of copyright, trademark and merchandising. He has acted as outside counsel to Warner Bros., Time-Warner, Turner Broadcasting, HBO, Castle Rock Entertainment, Fox, Sony and Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). He also represents individual performers (e.g., Carol Burnett, James Garner), producers and executives. In the merchandising area, he has acted as counsel for toy manufacturers, television and motion picture companies and sports organizations.

Mr. Murray also represents companies based outside the U.S. in connection with their motion picture, television, musical concert, Internet and publishing activities in North America and throughout the world. The companies he has represented include Convergence PLC (U.K.), TeleImage and M6 Television (France), C.Itoh & Co., Ltd., Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Hakuhodo, Hyundai, Korakuen (Tokyo Dome International), Marubeni, NHK Enterprises, Tokyo Broadcasting Systems, Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Nomura Securities, Samsung, and Tokuma Enterprises.

Mr. Murray has lectured and written articles on intellectual property and the digital revolution. He has acted as legal counsel to a number of companies, ranging from established entities like EMI Music, IBM, Microsoft, Sony Online Entertainment Inc., Warner Bros. Online/Entertaindom, Yahoo!, as well as Rhythm & Hues, Pittard Sullivan and Digital Domain (leading digital production studios and special effects creators), to many start-up and emerging Internet and technology companies.

Mr. Murray was named one of "The Top 100 Most Influential Attorneys" in California by California Law Business in its October 30, 2000 issue.

Mr. Murray received his B.A. in 1971 from the University of Illinois and went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Southern California School of Law, in 1974.