Osvaldo ("Ozzie") F. Torres, Esq.

Mr. Torres is a New York City law firm trained attorney with significant experience in

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • General labor and employment
  • Commercial leasing
  • Programming licensing and distribution
  • Programming and production
  • Cable distribution
  • Media and communications
  • Toy manufacturing, licensing and distribution
  • Web development
  • Franchising
  • Commodities regulation
Mr. Torresí professional experience has included working for several large, nationally recognized law firms, including

  • Schulte Roth & Zabel in New York City
  • Greenberg Traurig in Miami  

    He has also served as

    • Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary for HBO Latin America, the premiere pay TV cable service in Latin America
    • Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Telemundo Group, Inc., the domestic Spanish-language television station group and network

    Mr. Torres:

    • Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1987
    • Served as Editor-in-Chief of The Penn Law Forum
    • Was chosen by his peers as one of the Florida Legal Eliteô, a select group comprising the top 2 percent of lawyers practicing in Florida in a survey conducted by the Florida Trend magazine of over 70,000 Florida bar members
    • Is fluent in Spanish
    • Is admitted to practice in Florida and New York

    Mr. Torres has counseled a wide variety of foreign and domestic clients including investors, purchasers and sellers in stock and asset transactions, parties to merger and acquisition transactions, issuers of publicly-traded and privately issued securities, television, cable and production companies, software companies, toy manufacturers and distributors, franchisors and franchisees, and licensors and distributors of a variety of products and services.  In addition, Mr. Torres is experienced in

    • Legal department management
    • Litigation case strategy
    • Coordinating lobbying effort
    • Organizing and conducting Board of Directors meetings

    Mr. Torres has drafted, negotiated and advised clients with respect to a broad range of agreements, including

    • Asset purchase and sale agreements
    • Stock purchase and sale agreements
    • Merger agreements
    • Joint venture agreements
    • Limited liability company operating agreements
    • Partnership agreements
    • Stockholders' agreements
    • Employment agreements
    • Stock option agreements
    • Consulting agreements
    • Termination and severance agreements
    • Non-compete agreements
    • Loan and security agreements
    • Equipment lease agreements
    • Franchise and master franchise agreements
    • Supply contracts
    • Programming and production agreements
    • Talent agreements
    • Licensing and distribution agreements
    • Cable affiliation agreements
    • Commercial real estate sales, purchases and leasing agreements
    • Internet and new media agreements

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