Kim G. Schefler

Kim G. Schefler joined the firm in 2001 and has expertise in the areas of literary publishing, fashion, licensing and endorsements and executive employment.

In Ms. Schefler’s literary practice, she acts as both an attorney and a literary agent in the representation of authors, nurtures the development and sale of non-fiction literary works and provides counsel in the structuring and negotiation of publishing, collaboration, option and other agreements associated with the exploitation of the property across the media spectrum. In addition, Ms. Schefler advises literary agents in the negotiation of sophisticated rights and other agreements for their clients, and counsels such agents in their own professional relationships within the literary agenting world. Ms. Schefler also provides counseling to and negotiates employment agreements for many senior publishing and other media executives.

Ms. Schefler’s fashion and licensing practice focuses on counseling prominent designers on general business and legal matters with an emphasis on the negotiation of international licensing and distribution agreements, and on protecting and maximizing the value of intellectual property and the celebrity persona.

Ms. Schefler graduated from Barnard College (B.A. 1979, cum laude) and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1982). She is a member of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law section of the New York State Bar Association, and has previous experience in entertainment, sports and general corporate law. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Ms. Schefler took some time off from the practice of law to do non-profit work in support of autism and autism education.