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Entertainment and Media Attorney
Entertainment and Media Attorney
Strategic Legal Counsel for Media, Entertainment & Pageant Professionals New York, Washington, D.C., & Puerto Rico
Welcome to Your Resource for Entertainment Agreements
Award Winning Entertainment and Media Lawyer, Pageant LawYer | New York and Puerto Rico
Choosing the right entertainment attorney is crucial for protecting your legal interests as a creative professional, pageant contestant, or media entrepreneur. With over 15 years of experience, Giancarla Sambo provides comprehensive legal counsel in Entertainment Law, Contract Negotiation, and Pageant Law to individuals and organizations in New York, Washington, D.C, and Puerto Rico.
Before starting her legal career, Giancarla gained extensive experience in the entertainment industry, working with major outlets in the top 10 markets. This practical industry background and her legal practice offer clients a well-rounded perspective. Giancarla is fluent in English and Spanish, enabling her to navigate cross-cultural and international legal matters effectively.
Giancarla works with clients in various industries, including media, live events, and pageants. Whether negotiating talent contracts, drafting sponsorship deals, or creating event agreements, she ensures that all legal aspects are managed precisely to protect her client's interests. She aims to empower clients to make informed business decisions while securing their legal rights.
In addition to her work in entertainment and pageants, Giancarla helps clients safeguard their brands and intellectual property and provides clear guidance throughout complex contract negotiations. Whether negotiating performing arts contracts or pageant agreements, she ensures that all obligations, rights, and responsibilities are clearly defined.
With a proven track record of managing high-profile contracts and agreements, Giancarla is committed to delivering reliable legal support that helps clients achieve their business and legal goals. She provides the legal guidance needed for long-term success based in New York and Puerto Rico..
Pageants, Purpose & Legal Power
Practice Areas
Entertainment and Media Law
Giancarla Sambo provides strategic legal counsel across the entertainment industry, with a focus on music, television, radio, live events, and digital media. With more than 15 years of experience, she assists clients with talent agreements, production contracts, distribution deals, licensing, and intellectual property protection. Whether you are launching a new project or scaling your brand, her tailored approach ensures that your creative and commercial interests are safeguarded in both English- and Spanish-speaking markets.
Talent Representation & Contract Negotiation
Giancarla negotiates profitable and well-structured agreements for audiovisual projects, endorsements, branding campaigns, personal appearances, and media ventures, ranging from emerging creators to established names. Her contract strategies are informed by extensive real-world media experience and a deep understanding of talent development.
Modeling & Model Representation
Giancarla Sambo provides legal counsel to models, modeling agencies, and brands that hire talent, leveraging her background in fashion along with her legal expertise. With experience in managing model contracts in Puerto Rico and New York, as well as handling mother agency agreements, Giancarla is well-equipped to address the unique needs of the fashion industry. She has also completed the Fashion Law Summer Intensive Program at Fordham University and the Inside LVMH Program, further enhancing her understanding of fashion and luxury brand law.
Radio & Broadcast Law
Collaborating closely with artists, managers, radio personalities, producers, and music festival organizers, Giancarla works to draft, negotiate, and enforce performance agreements, broadcast licenses, and vendor contracts. Her legal support covers a range of areas, including on-air content, live tours, music clearances, festival production, and commercial sponsorships. She helps clients stay compliant with evolving regulations while maximizing their exposure and revenue.
Pageant Law
Bringing extensive experience in Pageant Law, Giancarla offers legal support to contestants, directors, and sponsors. She provides advice on sponsorships, licensing, appearance rights, coaching agreements, and international brand protection. As a former Executive Director of The Miss America Opportunity in Puerto Rico and a pageant alumnus, she offers valuable insight into the legal and operational needs of this specialized industry.
Services Offered
- Contract Management and Strategic Negotiation: Achieving favorable contract terms through expert negotiation.
- Legal Consultation: Comprehensive advice for all your legal needs.
- Dispute Resolution: Effective strategies to resolve contract disputes.
- Compliance Guidance: Ensuring strict adherence to legal and regulatory standards.
Industries Served
For Creatives and Talent:
We provide customized legal solutions that adapt to the evolving careers of musicians, actors, content creators, influencers, broadcasters, and pageant professionals.
For Studios and Media Companies:
Giancarla offers guidance to production studios, radio stations, TV networks, and digital platforms on talent relations, content licensing, sponsorship agreements, and brand compliance in both the U.S. and Latin markets.
Goals
To deliver intelligent legal solutions that empower creatives, organizations, and media brands to grow confidently in a dynamic entertainment landscape.
Bilingual Representation
Giancarla Sambo is a bilingual attorney with extensive experience serving clients in both English and Spanish. She offers precise and professional legal interpretation and drafts documents in either Spanish or English. Servicios en Español.
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My New York State Bar Blog Contributions
Who better than a former talent to negotiate talent deals? I know the business because I’ve lived it in English and Spanish."
Giancarla Sambo, Esq., LL.M
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New York and San Juan Offices
Whether you’re an individual seeking representation or a media organization needing expert legal counsel, we are here to help. Contact us today for a consultation to discuss how I can support your legal needs in New York, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
- Free Consultations
- Phone or Web-Conference Appointments Available
- Over 15 Years of Experience
- Servicios en Español
Fill out the contact form or call us at (646) 960-9935 to schedule your free consultation..
New York Office (By Appointment Only):
521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10175
Phone: (646) 960-9935
Puerto Rico Office:
Relocating – New Address Coming Soon
Phone: (939) 759-0060
Proudly serving clients across New York, including New York City (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island), Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk), Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Buffalo (Erie County), Rochester (Monroe County), and Westchester County, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico (San Juan and Ponce).
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