Richard M. Blank Esq. - Principal

Mr. Blank has been an acknowledged leader in the licensing community for over twenty-five years. Over the course of his career, his efforts resulted in more than $250 million dollars for his clients. Mr. Blank’s unparalleled reputation continues to attract major companies and best-known personalities.

Mr. Blank’s success in licensing is largely due to his tireless work ethic and his ability to think outside the box. His dynamic and creative thinking has established licensing deals that endure the test of time. Mr. Blank’s track record earned him the appointment as Vice President and Secretary of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association, the organization responsible for overseeing every facet of the over $120 billion dollar licensing industry.

Some of the companies and individuals with whom Mr. Blank has negotiated licensing deals include Hasbro, Mattel, Nabisco, Random House, 20th Century Fox, Michael Jackson, Roy Rogers, Chuck Norris, and artist Peter Max. These successful relationships established Mr. Blank as a prominent player in the licensing world and earned him the highest respect among major companies, inventors, manufacturers and famous personalities.

In addition to being a Licensing Executive, Mr. Blank is also an attorney. This grants him a thorough understanding of all the elements that are involved in successfully completing licensing deals. The areas of practice that Mr. Blank primarily focuses on are: Licensing, Sports and Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Copyright and Trademark, Patents, Publishing, Television, Marketing and Technology. Listed in Marquis “Who’s Who in America,” Mr. Blank is truly an authority on all areas of licensing and is a person with whom one can depend on and trust.

 

William A. Sherman - Principal

William A. Sherman has over 18 years of experience in business planning and development. As a consultant for a variety of industries. He has developed comprehensive plans for product and service distribution. Mr. Sherman possesses a unique background as a marketer, salesman, operations specialist, and technology expert. He has worked extensively in licensing for entertainment, media, technology, consumer products, and business-to-business service companies.

Mr. Sherman began his career in television, holding a variety of operational, analytical, marketing, and financial positions for companies including NBC, Showtime Networks, and AlphaStar Digital Television. He has successfully negotiated and managed licensing agreements for commercial and residential television networks and services. Later, as a consultant, he continued these efforts, creating domestic and international business expansion plans and initiating licensing agreements for clients including PBS, The Business Channel, and many start-up ventures.

As a technologist, Mr. Sherman has worked on the development of satellite television and data services as well as leading Internet companies. He devised and implemented plans for content licensing, structured corporate operations, defined pricing models, and licensed out software and hardware products. Additionally, Mr. Sherman has worked extensively in the DRTV and ecommerce arena, licensing new consumer products and bringing them to market. Mr. Sherman is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Electrical Engineering.