Joshua Sessler

Future forward advisor, strategist, lawyer and executive advising companies in digital media, emerging technologies, ecommerce, social media and design. 20+ years’ experience advising entrepreneurs, investors, content owners and companies in the full range of corporate, intellectual property and internet technology legal matters. Expertise in legal and business issues unique to digital entertainment, technology and online business.

Clients include digital media companies and agencies, technology innovators, social media companies, broadband television programmers and producers, app and software developers, financial software companies, website designers and developers, video game developers, mobile content providers, Internet retailers, crowd funding platform companies, digital advertising agencies and design firms as well as investors, performers, filmmakers, authors, journalists, bloggers, designers, print publishers, retail businesses and restaurants.

Trained at an Am Law 100 law firm, followed by founding in-house roles at industry leading companies in online video distribution and website design and development. Having served as in-house counsel for 6+ years, managed over 80 employees and raised over $5 million dollars, I offer clients unparalleled expertise in legal and business issues unique to digital entertainment, technology and online business. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, CDAS is well positioned to meet the legal needs of clients from content creators and entrepreneurs to cutting edge start-up companies and multi-million dollar media organizations.

Specialties: Business formation and structuring, angel/venture capital financing, intellectual property protection, licensing and distribution, social media and user-generated content issues, including online contests and promotions, technology platform agreements, hosting and cloud computing agreements, website terms of use, privacy policies and data protection issues, M&A, joint ventures, executive and employee compensation and stock option programs and a wide range of commercial transactions.