Marc H. Simon

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{{Short description|American filmmaker and entertainment attorney}}

Marc H. Simon is an American filmmaker and entertainment attorney.

He created, wrote and produced After Innocence,Burr, Ty (2006) "[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2006/02/03/freed_by_dna_but_still_shackled_by_society/ Freed by DNA, but still shackled by society]", Boston Globe, 3 February 2006, retrieved 2011-07-11 which won the special jury award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, before going on to receive other recognition, including its selection as a semi-finalist for Best Feature Documentary at the 78th Academy Awards. Nursery University (2008) marked Simon's feature directorial debut.Catsoulis, Jeanette (2009) "[https://movies.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/movies/24nurs.html First Preschool, Then the Ivy League]", The New York Times, 24 April 2009, retrieved 2011-07-11 The film premiered at Toronto's Hot Docs Film Festival. The documentary Unraveled (2011) was Simon's second directing effort and third as a producer.Wells, Ryan (2011) "[http://cinespect.com/qa-with-entertainment-lawyer-and-filmmaker-marc-h-simon/ Q&A with Entertainment Lawyer and Filmmaker Marc H. Simon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630033514/http://cinespect.com/qa-with-entertainment-lawyer-and-filmmaker-marc-h-simon/ |date=30 June 2011 }}", cinespect.com, 14 June 2011, retrieved 2011-07-11 The film centers around prominent lawyer Marc Dreier, who was arrested for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars from hedge funds.Farber, Stephen (2011) "[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/unraveled-film-review-203378 Unraveled: Film Review]", The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2011, retrieved 2011-07-11

Simon also served as lead legal counsel for films such as Winter's Bone, The Kids Are All Right, Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Money.{{cn|date=July 2020}} As of June 2020, Simon has been named Chair of an American law firm Fox Rothschild's Entertainment Law Department.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/marc-h-simon-and-rom-bar-nissim-fox-rothschild/1101448.bio |title=Marc H Simon and Rom Bar-Nissim, Fox Rothschild |website=Screen Daily |date=2020-06-02 |accessdate=2020-07-27}}

Simon is a graduate of Cardozo Law School and the University of Pennsylvania.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/22/fashion/weddings/sarajane-lieb-marc-simon.html |title=SaraJane Lieb, Marc Simon |website=The NY Times |date=2017-10-22 |accessdate=2020-07-27}}