Career
In 1978, Siegel began his career as an assistant district attorney in New York City. From 1981 to 1983, he worked as a litigation associate and criminal defense attorney at Frankfurt Garbus Klein and Selz (now Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz). In 1990, Siegel co-founded The Beanstalk Group, a trademark licensing and brand extension agency. The company grew to be the world’s largest of its kind and was sold to Ford Motor Company in May 2001. In November 2005, Ford Motor Company sold Beanstalk to Omnicom and Siegel stepped down as co-CEO, a position he had held since the firm’s founding. While at Beanstalk and a predecessor company, Hamilton Projects, Siegel advised many Fortune 500 companies in the proper secondary use of their trademarks, trade dress and copyrights. These companies included AT&T, IBM, Apple, Harley-Davidson, Unilever, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Subway, Hershey Foods and Campbell Soup. He also served as an advisor to and licensing agent for cartoon producer Hanna-Barbera Productions for its many characters including The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear and Scooby-Doo.
In 2007, Siegel co-founded Sixpoint Partners, a boutique financial services firm. In that same year, he co-founded Vringo, now a public company (ticker symbol: VRNG) engaged in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property. Siegel served as Chairman of the Board of Vringo until May 8, 2013. He now serves as the Vice Chairman of Sixpoint Partners.
Siegel was also a Producer of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha and an Associate Producer of the Emmy Award-winning ABC-TV mini-series “Dinotopia".
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