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Founder; managing partner

Managing partner

Ramo Law

As the firm celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, Ramo and Chang continue to support independent studios (Boardwalk Pictures, Image Nation, Lion Forge, AGC) and champion cutting-edge filmmakers (Sarah Winshall, Zackary Drucker). They’ve also been helping further the implementation of AI technology, brokering a license agreement for an AI voice of Winston Churchill for Imagine Entertainment’s “Churchill at War” and working with Promise Studios to develop best practices for AI use while mitigating risk, which is no easy task. “When we’re in prep on something, we may make decisions around AI, and by the time we’re in post, the case law or unions may change their perception around it,” says Ramo.

Craziest clause: Morals provisions. “The streamers wanting it, the unions not acknowledging it, and just that friction point, especially because ‘morals’ is a subjective word [and] could mean a lot of different things for a lot of different people,” says Ramo.