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Sophie Pierson
About us

Sophie Pierson has been in the TV Industry for over 14 years.  She has been trained and
worked as a lawyer in France and in the U.S., before evolving in the TV world. Sophie is
Admitted to practise law at the New York Bar  and is a former member of the Paris-France
Bar. In any business, legal training can be essential to reach and exceed goals.

She graduated from N.Y.U : NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW in May 1997.

Working in the Legal  field before entering the TV world, has given Sophie a very
structured way of Working. She can apply what she has learned as a lawyer and business
developer in every area of the TV industry.

Attorneys and Reporters have to investigate their cases or stories before being able to
present the facts.  Producers and Business developers have to plan, negotiate contracts
and coordinates "crews" and resources in order to complete any project. Click here to see
one of Sophie's business development project

We can accommodate any requests from any International Entity.  

Our clients and partners includes :

  • Fox News
  • CBS: Inside Edition
  • KTVU Fox Channel 2
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Radio Canada (French Services)
  • Canadian TV (French Services)
  • France Channel 2
  • France Channel 3
  • Thalassa
  • United Nations Department of Public Information
  • WWW.CHIC.TV
  • WWW.MNN.ORG

To name a few!

Below are letters of Recommendations and Sophie Pierson
SOPHIE PIERSON PROFILE:

  • Production Director: Experience in TV-Radio Production/Reporting/Coordination, Magazine editing and Advertising
    campaigns. Featured on Fox News, National Network, as a French-US policy analyst. Interviewed California City and State
    officials (e.g.: Governor Jerry brown, Mayor Gavin Newsom) for KTVU/FOX ch.2 Six and Ten o’clock Newscasts.  
  • Business Developer: Conducted business development in the luxury hospitality/jewelry industries for celebrity chefs
    and jewelers.
  • Brand Developer and Media Marketing Consultant: Strong international sales and business development
    expertise in luxury goods and strong knowledge of their markets: managed one-of-a-kind fine jewelry lines (John Hardy) and
    ready-to-wear line (Moschino), from merchandising to training, sales, and P.R. Ranked, several times, in the top ten Neiman
    Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman Producers.
  • Attorney-At-Law: Admitted to practice law at the Paris and New York Bars, created and developed partnership between
    two highly reputable law firms of New York, and Paris, France. Created corporations and trademarks in the U.S for French
    clients doing business in the fashion industry and hospitality industry. Negotiated contracts for commodity export businesses
    between the US, Europe and North Africa. High Caliber presentation, negotiation and closing skills. Attorney for the children of
    Jean-Dominique Bauby, a well-known French Journalist, and editor of the French fashion magazine Elle, who wrote The
    Diving Bell and the Butterfly despite his condition.
  • Equity Research Analyst: Managed and grew a security investment business office from 2 to 10 employees, from$0
    to Multi-Million Dollars revenues trading securities on the NYSE and NASDAQ.
  • Official New York State Court Interpreter/Consultant: (French/English).
  • N.Y.U. School of Law Alumna.

MEDIA EXPERIENCE:
SophiePierson.Com, San Francisco, CA-New York, NY
Production Director & Media Marketing Consultant
2000-Present                                                                                                                                      
  • TV & Radio Bilingual Producer/Reporter  
  • TV Production/Reporting /Operations/Coordination/Logistics.
  • Political and Legal Analyst: Contributor to Live panels on National Television involving French politics and
  • French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
  • Lifestyle Analyst: Participates to Live Alerts and Talk Shows on National Television.
  • Interviews UN Experts on various Issues, such as Terrorism, Pandemics, to name a few.
  • Clients include:
  • Fox News, New York, NY.
  • CBS: Inside Edition With Deborah Norville, New York, NY.
  • France Televisions Channel 2 and 3, New York, NY.
  • Thalassa, France Channel 3, Paris, France-New York, NY.
  • Chic.TV, News York, NY.
  • United Nations Department of Public Information,New York, NY.
  • CBC: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Radio-Canada, New York, NY.
  • KTVU/FOX Channel 2-Cox Broadcasting, Oakland, CA.
  • Surface Magazine, San Francisco, CA
  • Kinemo.Com, Los Gatos, California, CA

BUSINESS & LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
PiersonConsultus.com, San Francisco, CA & New York, NY-
Business Developer& Project Director
2004-Present
  • Conducts due diligence review of contracts and negotiations.
  • Coordinates resources and finances to achieve and exceed corporate goals.
  • Conducts Marketing and Economic Development for U.S. Real Estate Development companies.
  • Conducts business development for European companies to introduces their entities to the U.S.markets.
  • Builds and maintains websites with shopping cart and payment options.
  • Creates and manufactures jewelry lines.
  • Coordinates P.R and promotional events.
  • Clients include: See more at PiersonConsultus.com
  • Gray Kunz GK Holding Group (Luxury Hospitality), New York, NY-Hong-Kong.
  • Clear Springs Co (Real Estate Development), New York, NY-Bartow, FL).
  • Satellite Paris (Jewelry), New York-Paris (France).
  • O.J. Perrin (Fine Jewelry), Geneva -Paris (France).
  • Jacobs & Co (Fine Jewelry and watches), New York, NY.
  • Kinemo.com (Technology, Media, & Mobile Phones, Signage), Los Gatos, CA.
  • Google (Technology, Search Engine), Mountain View, CA.
  • www.Rocksandfame.com (Fashion Jewelry), New York, NY.
  • Cosmo Girl, New York, NY.

John Hardy, New York, NY
Brand Developer at Saks Fifth Avenue & Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
05/2004-11/2004
  • Responsible for developing the John Hardy brand up to $1,200,000 in sales per year.
  • Managed 17 semi-precious jewelry lines from marketing, training, and merchandising to sales.
  • Collaborated with 42 sales associates, and 4 managers to achieve and exceed goals.
  • Participated in products selection with buyers.
  • Organized and hosted special events, personal appearances, and trunk shows.
  • Cinta Sales Manager at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
  • Responsible for $ 300,000 in Cinta sales per year.
  • Managed one-of-a-kind fine jewelry line named Cinta, from marketing, training, and merchandising to sales.
  • Collaborated with TVs and Magazines to promote the line in the Media.
  • Participated in “ Cinta” production with design team.

The Neiman Marcus Group
Brand Developer at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY & Neiman Marcus, San Francisco, CA
07-2000-05/2004
  • Brand Developer & Specialist (Moschino & Designer Jewelry)
  • Responsible for developing brands from $ 600,000 to 1,000,000 in sales per year.
  • Managed a ready-to-wear line from marketing and merchandising to sales.
  • Collaborated with buyers on product selection and style direction.
  • Solely responsible for managing trunk shows, and PR events. More than tripled sales in one year.
  • Several times in the weekly top ten Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman producers.

Hascoet-Trillat Partners At Law, Paris, France
Attorney-At-Law
01/1996-12/1999
  • Drafted arbitration memoranda involving insurers and a non-profit U.N. Organization regulating international
  • transports (IRU).
  • Conducted due diligence litigations in products liability, real estate transactions, international banking, Insurance
  • law, and family law.
  • Set up corporations and trademarks in the U.S for French clients doing business in the fashion industry (women
  • apparels and accessories).
  • Drafted international contracts, according to the 1996 French law regulating the financial markets, for major
  • international banks.
  • Attorney for the children of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a well-known French Journalist, and editor of the French fashion
    magazine Elle, who wrote "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" despite his condition
  • Sent to the USA to Gain academic and working experience on the U.S. Markets:
  • ALLEGAERT BERGER & VOGEL, Set up a New York Branch Office with Hascoet-Trillat, and worked as a Foreign Law
    Consultant and Foreign Counsel: Conducted due diligence research on conflicts of law, accountant’s liability to major
    international banks, relying on false audit and fraudulent financial statements. Assisted Partners in depositions, and discovery
    proceedings regarding bankers’ liability.
  • JANSSEN & MEYERS, AND VICKERS & COMPANY INVESTMENT BANKERS, Practical Training as an Equity
    Research Analyst to gain experience on the financial markets. Managed Damon VICKERS office doing recruiting, marketing
    and public relations with major New York TVs such as CNN fn, and radios such as WEVD.

Aboukrat & Associates, Paris, France
Attorney-At-Law
03/1995-01/1996
  • Drafted contracts for an international entertainment companies to produce international shows.
  • Conducted due diligence litigations in administrative law, international taxation, and corporate matters.
  • Negotiated fees and contracts for engineers working in the Energy field.

EDUCATION
  • LLM.CJ-N.Y.U. New York University School Of Law, New York, NY 1997
  • Master of Comparative Jurisprudence.
  • Business Law Institute Degree-University Of Paris II Panthéon-Sorbonne, France 1995
  • Business Management, Law and Taxation Institute Degree.
  • LLM-University Of Paris I Panthéon- Assas, France 1994
  • “DESS” in International Transports (LLM equivalent), with honors.
  • J.D-University Of Paris Panthéon-Assas, France 1994
  • “Double Maîtrise de Droit” in Private Law (J.D. equivalent), Major: General Legal Studies and Legal Careers.