Legal Support + Business Affairs for Media Production and Beyond
- Established an entire in-house legal function for the top true crime podcast production company in the world as the first and only in-house counsel while it grew from ~50 employees to over 100.
- Created and negotiated both the business and legal terms for a bespoke film and TV deal.
- Negotiated a first-of-its-kind podcast distribution deal with Free Ad-Supported TV terms.
- Closed distribution deals for A-List talent with multi-million dollar minimum guarantees.
- Conducted copyright and defamation pre-publication vetting for top investigative journalists, podcast shows and multi-city podcast tours, and extremely sensitive true crime content.
- Built editorial/ethical standards to assist with training newsrooms.
- Managed international trademark portfolios of 100+ marks per client.
Industry Affiliations
- ABA Forum on Communications Law
Vice Chair, Membership Committee
- Media Law Resource Center
Co-Chair, Media Deals Committee
- Alliance for Women in Media
Member, Gracies Judge
- Old Girls Club
Member
- Albanian Trailblazers
Mentor
- William & Mary Law School
Co-Counsel Mentor
ABOUT ME
I was born in Tirana, Albania (unnecessary snow suit, pictured below) and immigrated to the United States when I was 5. I attended undergraduate college at Suffolk University in Boston, MA and law school at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, VA.
When I'm not working, you can find me traveling internationally (Italy and Greece, pictured below), watching true crime documentaries, attending a Taylor Swift concert (Eras Tour 1 of 5, pictured below), or just spending time with my husband, Josh, our dog, Sadie (giving me a piece of her mind, pictured below), and our two kitties, Comet and Vivi.
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