Orly Ravid '14

Professor Orly Ravid is formerly Senior Counsel at TUBI (a FOX Corporation subsidiary). After graduating from Southwestern's SCALE program, she was an entertainment attorney (Of Counsel) at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (MSK) and continued running The Film Collaborative (TFC).  She returned to Southwestern in November 2018 as Director of the Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute and as an Associate Professor of Law.  Professor Ravid has over 20 years of experience in independent film (spanning distribution, sales/licensing, development, production, and business affairs).  

Professor Ravid advised and contributed to Sundance’s Artist Services / Transparency Project and was an Associate Programmer of documentaries at the festival. She has spoken on panels and conferences at film schools and festivals including Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, AFI, IDA, Doc NYC, UCLA, USC, IDFA, and LAFF/Film Independent. Professor Ravid previously served as an executive at Senator Entertainment, Wolfe Releasing, and Maxmedia.  She co-authored the book series Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul and contributed to How Not to Sign a Film Contract.  

At TFC, Ravid has been committed to educating creators and helping artistically and intellectually important films and series sustainably reach their respective audiences. Having focused on VOD and rights splitting for over a decade and being a regular traveler to content festivals and markets worldwide, Professor Ravid keeps up with the entertainment industry’s trends and challenges so she can best advise clients and law students alike.