Independent creative agency Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP) has hired Robison Mattei and Will Sands as its newest associate creative directors. Both industry vets–who have held senior-level creative roles at agencies including TBWAChiatDay, 180LA and Deutsch–will work across all BSSP clients and new business projects, helping the agency to further elevate its creative work and effectiveness. They will report to group creative directors Nicole Michels McDonagh and Sinan Dagli.
Mattei has spent the last decade working at agencies around the globe–from São Paulo to Dubai to Los Angeles, creating work for McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Toyota USA, ABInbev, Asics, Nestlé, P&G, Google Cloud, among others. Brazilian born, to an Italian family full of artists and creators, he was naturally drawn to design. Mattei started his ad career at F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi Sao Paulo and worked his way up the creative ladder with stints at Lowe, JWT, Leo Burnett, Crispin Porter + Bogusky and 180LA. Most recently, he served as a sr. art director at TBWAChiatDay. His work has been recognized by several major award competitions including the Cannes Lions Festival, New York Festivals, The One Show and the Dubai Lynx International Festival.
A truly integrated creative, Sands has spent time at both traditional and digital agencies including 180LA, Deutsch, and AKQA, working as a copywriter on major brands like Jordan, Volkswagen, Bud Light, Postmates, and Taco Bell. It was during his tenure at 180LA where he and Mattei first worked together. Over the last year, Sands has freelanced for various L.A.-based shops including Virtue, 72andSunny, and Decoded. His work has received industry awards at the Cannes Lions Festival, The One Show, D&AD and ANDYs; he’s also participated on juries for the CLIO Awards and The Webby Awards.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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