SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT NAMES
VETERAN ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER PATRICIA LAUCELLA
AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL AFFAIRS
Los Angeles, CA March 4, 2008 — Summit Entertainment has appointed Patricia Laucella as its Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs. Laucella, a seasoned studio executive, will be primarily responsible for overseeing the legal aspects of the studio's development, productions and acquisitions. Laucella will report to David Friedman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the studio.
"We are thrilled that Patricia has joined our legal team," stated Friedman. "Her wealth of studio and production experience will be invaluable as we pursue our ambitious production and distribution plans."
"I feel fortunate to be part of the Summit team," said Laucella. "It's wonderful to be able to do what you love on a daily basis, with people you respect."
In her new role, Laucella will work closely with Summit's business affairs, physical production and production finance department in negotiating and documenting rights, talent and production deals and supervising outside production counsel. Additionally, she will liaise with and support the finance department in connection with Summit's credit facilities and the delivery and marketing departments through the release windows of each motion picture.
Laucella began her career as a studio lawyer in the feature legal division of Warner Bros. She later joined MGM as Senior Vice President of Theatrical Business Affairs, negotiating rights, talent and production deals on a variety of feature film projects. Laucella's vast studio legal experience also includes Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures.
About Summit Entertainment LLC Summit Entertainment is a worldwide theatrical motion picture development, financing, production and distribution studio. The studio handles all aspects of marketing and distribution for both its own internally developed motion pictures as well as acquired pictures. Summit Entertainment, LLC also represents international sales for both its own slate and third party product. Summit Entertainment, LLC plans to release 10 to 12 films annually.
