Avoiding Unnecessary Risk in the Production Process

Jennifer Nelson is a senior staff attorney with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, where she leads its pre-publication and pre-broadcast review practice, oversees the publication of and updates to the Reporters Committee’s legal guides, and supervises its hotline for journalists. Jennifer also regularly represents news organizations and journalists in public records, court access, and legal defense matters before federal and state courts. Jennifer earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2011 and her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University in 2007. Before law school, Nelson covered breaking news for the City & Region section as an editorial assistant and freelance reporter for The Boston Globe.

Loralee Sundra is the Associate Director of the Documentary Film Legal Clinic at UCLA School of Law. In addition to full time Clinic instruction, Loralee leads the Clinic’s documentary filmmakers’ legal education program with a focus on expanding the Clinic’s pro bono outreach in collaboration with film festivals and media organization events. Prior to joining the Clinic in January 2021, Loralee practiced media and entertainment law for twenty-three years with the boutique firm of Leopold, Petrich & Smith, and, more recently, as a member of the nationally recognized Media & Entertainment group of Ballard Spahr LLP. Loralee is a member of the Archival Producers Alliance Generative AI Initiative Advisory Board and, in addition to her Clinic instruction, Loralee teaches media law courses at UCLA Extension, and regularly leads presentations on topics in media and intellectual property.