Gia Honnen-Weisdorn, JD, LLM, MBA
Biography
Gia Honnen Weisdorn is a practicing attorney with the Law Offices of Gia Honnen Weisdorn, a firm with clients in the fields of entertainment, the Internet, biotechnology, and technology, among others. Since 2001, Professor Weisdorn has taught business law, eLaw, international law and negotiations at the Graziadio Business School. She has taught in each of the Graziadio School's MBA programs as well as in its undergraduate program. She began her legal career as a labor lawyer with a major California law firm. She is the former general counsel for two public companies, where in each case she was responsible for supervising all legal matters pertaining to the company. She served for several years as a staff theatrical production attorney for a major motion picture studio. Professor Weisdorn is a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar honors graduate of Columbia Law School (LL.M.) and graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law (JD). She holds an MBA with a finance concentration from Pepperdine University.
Education
- Columbia University, Master of Laws
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University Of San Diego, Juris Doctor
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Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, Master of Business Administration
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University Of San Diego, Bachelor of the Arts
Areas of Expertise
- Team Dynamics
- Corporate Governance and Banking
- Financial Contracting
- Artistic Commercial Merit
Topics
- Entertainment
- Intellectual Property
- Business Law
- Employment Law
- Corporate Law/Governance
- Current Research or Projects