Ghen Laraya Long

Ghen Laraya Long is an experienced international technology and entertainment attorney. For Long, it is "extremely motivating to see law, as a living tree, in action: taking trusted concepts and frameworks and trying to mold them to these new technologies." Her engaging and informative talks are about how not to be intimidated by technology and make it work for you as an entertainment professional.

Long specializes in transactional contracts for the creation, production and distribution of traditional media content over new media platforms. Her most recent project was permissions on Nell Scovell’s memoir "Just The Funny Parts." She has a roster of technotainment clients ranging from producers, directors, writers, musicians and actors as well as startups for whom she provides advice and production attorney services.

Long's extensive experience in entertainment law includes being the Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Mandalay Digital Group Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Digital Turbine Inc. Additionally, she was the Assistant General Counsel and Director of Mobile Partnerships for CBS Corporation, International Corporate Counsel for Amp’d Mobile and Business and Legal Affairs Counsel for Tokyopop! Inc. She served on the board of Women in Film and was a founding board member of Greenlight Women, an alliance of accomplished entertainment and media professionals committed to empowering the careers and personal lives of diverse women over 40. She is also an active member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She is qualified to practice law in Ontario, Canada and California and is a polyglot, speaking English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.