Cathy Perifimos is an Of Counsel attorney for Thompson LLP, engaged for certain specified matters. She represents both companies and individuals across the entertainment and media industries on an array of transactional matters and general counseling, including with respect to production, distribution, marketing, copyright, and talent.
Cathy has broad experience in the entertainment industry, which started with working in the dramatic rights department of Curtis Brown Ltd. literary agency and later at Dembitzer & Dembitzer LLP, a boutique entertainment firm. Most recently, she spent nearly a decade at the Smithsonian Channel, where she ultimately ran the business and legal affairs department for five years.
Bar Admissions
New York
Education
Barnard College, Bachelor’s Degree – Political Science & History
Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
Areas of Practice
Transactional entertainment specializing in unscripted television and documentary film.
Professional Activities/Organizations
Barnard Women in Entertainment, Founder and Board Member
Filmmakers Clinic at Cardozo School of Law, Board Member
FAME program at Cardozo School of Law, Advisory Board Member
Miami University Law School, Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law program, Mentorship Circle Leader