Barbara M. Rubin is the founding partner of the entertainment law firm of Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon. Ms. Rubin is a veteran entertainment attorney who has put her extensive in-house corporate business and legal affairs experience at the service of writer/producers, actors, directors and small production companies in both film and television.

The former Head of Business and Legal Affairs for Spelling Television (reporting directly to Mr.. Spelling), A&E Television Networks (West Coast) and Rysher Entertainment, Ms. Rubin came up through the business and legal affairs departments of CBS Television and Theatrical Films as well as Disney Television.

Twice elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) and twice appointed to its Executive Committee, Ms. Rubin is an active member of the entertainment community. She served on the Emmy License Negotiation Committee and co-chaired the Next Act Committee.

Ms. Rubin teaches "Negotiating the Writer's Deal" at UCLA and is a guest lecturer and panel moderator at USC, ATAS, Writer's Guild of America, Association of Talent Agents,eWomenNetwork, Woman In Film, California Bar Association, NAPTE, AMEC and MediaXchange, and additionally serves on the Planning Committee for the USC Institute on Entertainment Law and Business. Ms. Rubin is the author of two cover articles for Los Angeles Lawyer: "The Secrets of the Business Affairs Executive" and "Negotiating with Media Giants." and serves asco-editor of themagazine Media/EntertainmentInsights Emmy Magazine called Ms. Rubin a "top industry negotiator."

Ms. Rubin's clients include WGA Award-winner Ellen Weston (Head Writer, Guiding Light), Jeff Melvoin (Executive Producer, Alias, Army Wives), Bruce Zimmerman (Writer/Producer, Desperate Housewives,Judging Amy,CSI: Miami) , Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives/The Biggest Loser). Among the production companiesthe firm represents are BBC Worldwide Productions, Netflix (Red Envelope Entertainment), New LineCinema, Maverick Films and GOTV.