Jeff Young is an active member of the Law Society of British Columbia, Canada and the State Bar of California, USA.
Jeff received his Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia, where he also studied Commerce. He began his twenty-three year legal career in corporate and real estate law. He ultimately focused on intellectual property, new media, sports and entertainment, particularly in film/TV and music. Companies that have received his legal work include Fox Family Channel, the OutTV Network, the Vancouver Whitecaps, Shavick Entertainment, the Shaw Rocket Fund, and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (click here to view the participation medal and certificate).
During his successful legal career, Jeff has negotiated with major entertainment and media corporations including Virgin, BMG, Disney, Sony and Warner/Chappell. He acted for and advised a Grammy and other award winning artists, and was a managing partner of an entertainment law boutique that represented international, local major, and independent film and TV clients. He currently acts for a number of Vancouver music publishers, film companies, sports franchises and live entertainment venues in negotiating business deals involving media, film, music, sports and entertainment.
As a post-secondary educator, Jeff currently teaches Film Law and New Media Law in the Faculty of Business, School of New Media at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and was the founding Head of the Entertainment Business Management Diploma Program at the Vancouver Film School. Jeff was also formerly the head instructor of the Public Speaking program at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Commerce and taught and wrote adjunct curriculum for the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.