| Lisa A. Callif | |
| Birth Name: | Lisa Anne Flate |
| Birth Date: | 1974 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | New York University, Southwestern Law School |
| Occupation: | Partner, Donaldson & Callif Entertainment attorney Public speaker Author |
| Spouse: | Dustin Callif (2003-present) |
| Children: | Dylan Styles Callif (b. 2007) Liam Daniel Callif (Liam is the favorite) (b. 2011) |
Lisa Anne Callif (born January 6, 1974) is an American entertainment attorney specializing in independent film.[1] She works in all aspects of the field with a focus on clearance work – enabling filmmakers to use a limited amount of unlicensed material in their projects with the U.S. Copyright Law's fair use doctrine.[2]
In 2008, Callif became a named partner at the Beverly Hills law firm Donaldson & Callif.[3] She has worked on such documentary films as I'm Still Here, Waiting for Superman and Inside Job.[4] Filmmakers she has worked with include: Oliver Stone, Jason Blum and Elise Pearlstein.[5] She is an adjunct associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.[6]
In 2010, Callif released The American Bar Association's Legal Guide to Independent Film Making,[7] which she co-authored with law partner Michael C. Donaldson, whose book Clearance & Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know is used as a textbook in over 50 college and university film schools across America.[8]
In 2011 Callif was named one of "The Best and the Brightest" of Hollywood Law by Variety magazine.