Super Lawyers — NYC Metro, Entertainment & Media Law 2025
Who better to negotiate your deal than someone who has lived it.
Entertainment & Media Law · Business & Legal Affairs · Bilingual EN/ES
Super Lawyers — NYC Metro, Entertainment & Media Law 2025 ·
Top 100 Lawyers Lifetime Achievement 2024 · Attorney of the Year 2022 & 2023
Nearly two decades. More than 3,000 agreements.
About
Giancarla Sambo is an entertainment and media law attorney and business affairs executive whose practice spans the full arc of the industry - television, streaming, live events, global touring, and branded content, in English and Spanish. She has served as in-house counsel at Essence Communications, Business Affairs Manager at The Washington Post, and legal counsel on global touring productions for Will Smith, Peso Pluma, and Mora. As a former broadcast journalist, on-air talent, and pageant titleholder, she understands what is at stake for the people whose names are on the contracts she negotiates.
- LL.M., Entertainment & New Media Law
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- J.D., Concentration in Contracts
Inter American University School of Law
- Bar Admissions
New York · Puerto Rico · D.C. · Ninth Circuit · U.S. Supreme Court
- Senior Business & Legal Affairs Engagements
Television, digital media, live events,
and global touring productions
- Legal Counsel
International touring production across multiple global tours
- IMDb Credited
Original content legal clearance, OWN Network docuseries
- Latin Recording Academy Member
- Executive Director & General Counsel
Nationally televised live-event media franchise, U.S. & Puerto Rico (2009–2017)
Areas of practice
Content & Production
Talent & Partnerships
Talent & Partnerships
Production agreements, content licensing, IP clearance, and rights compliance for broadcast, streaming, and live productions.
Talent & Partnerships
Talent & Partnerships
Talent & Partnerships
Talent, influencer, and model agreements, sponsorships, brand integrations, and cross-border deals across the U.S. and Latin American markets.
Multicultural & Spanish-Language Media
Multicultural & Spanish-Language Media
Multicultural & Spanish-Language Media
Bilingual legal services for Spanish-language networks, Latin music, and multicultural content platforms.
Pageant Law / Derecho de Certámenes
Multicultural & Spanish-Language Media
Multicultural & Spanish-Language Media
Franchise governance, titleholder agreements, and sponsorship compliance in English and Spanish across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Education & Admissions
Education:
Admissions:
Admissions:
- LL.M., Entertainment & New Media Law — Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) — Inter American University School of Law
- M.A., Broadcast Journalism — New York University
- B.A., Media Studies & Sociology — Fordham University
Admissions:
Admissions:
Admissions:
- New York
- District of Columbia
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Attorney & Notary Bars)
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
IMDb Credited · Latin Recording Academy Member · NYSBA Contributing Author
Awards & Recognitions
Super Lawyers — NYC Metro
Entertainment & Media Law (2025)
Top 100 Lawyers
Lifetime Achievement (2024)
Attorney of the Year,
Top 100 Lawyers (2022 & 2023)
Who's Who in American Law — Marquis (2020 - 2021)
Speaking & Industry Engagements
Available for speaking engagements, panels, and educational programs on entertainment law, media leadership, talent strategy, and business affairs across multicultural platforms.
Ready to talk about your deal?
Legal services across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Latin America
New York Office (By Appointment Only): 521 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10175
Phone: (646) 536-4394 | (646) 960-9935
Puerto Rico Office: 15 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 100B, #200, San Juan, PR 00901
Phone: (939) 759-0060
Email: info@giancarlasambo.com
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, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico (San Juan and Ponce).
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