ATTORNEY /

Paul J. Durham

shareholder
portsmouth
Corporate Intellectual Property Commercial Contracts International Contracts Private Companies Business Formation & Succession Planning Communication & Broadcasting
ABOUT PAUL J. DURHAM

Paul assists companies, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals with varied corporate matters including business formations, drafting complex domestic and international contracts, and licensing. As a former in-house Senior Counsel for an international television network, he understands the priorities of in-house lawyers and internal management teams, and brings a practical, business-minded perspective to his legal representation. Paul takes a holistic approach to legal advice, developing a big picture understanding of an organization’s objectives in order to help senior executives manage risks without losing sight of their overall vision and goals.

KEY CASES
  • Planned, drafted, and implemented Restricted Stock and other employee-incentive plans for multiple high tech manufacturers.

  • Created standard terms and conditions of sale and/or license for numerous manufacturers, service providers, and content creators.

  • Drafted and negotiated various CEO and senior-executive level employment agreements, including time and performance-vesting equity grants.

  • Prepared complex LLC Operating Agreements and shareholder agreements.

  • Represented a creative services agency in the negotiation of the television and sponsorship rights for a package of NCAA football games to be broadcast on a national cable television network.

  • Represented a producing team, including an Academy Award winning screenwriter, in the structuring and forming of an independent production company for development and production of independent films, including preparation of a private offering to initial investors.

  • Acted as outside general counsel to small and mid-size businesses in a variety of industries.

EDUCATION
  • J.D. Boston University School of Law
  • B.A. Boston University School of Management
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Florida
PUBLICATIONS
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • Corporate Committee, The Music Hall, Portsmouth, NH
  • Former Trustee, New Hampshire Writers Project
  • Greater Manchester Leadership Class of 2011
  • Regularly donates his time as a speaker at elementary and middle schools to help foster an appreciation of reading and writing among young people