Super Lawyers — NYC Metro, Entertainment & Media Law 2025

Giancarla Sambo, Esq.

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Giancarla Sambo, Esq.

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Nearly two decades at the crossroads of law, media, and deal

About Giancarla Sambo, Esq., LL.M.

Biography

The career

Giancarla Sambo is an entertainment and media law attorney and business affairs executive with nearly two decades of experience closing complex deals across television, streaming, live events, global touring, and branded content, in English and in 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. Before law, she built her career in front of the camera and behind the microphone, as a broadcast journalist, on-air talent, and pageant titleholder. That background is not a biography. It is what makes her different at the negotiating table.


More than 3,000 agreements. Portfolios exceeding $60 million. Nearly two decades of knowing what is at stake for the people whose names are on the contracts.

Origin

Where it started

Giancarla's path to law ran through the airwaves. She began her media career in New York at WSKQ-FM 97.9 — La Mega, New York's number one Spanish-language radio station, advancing from production to on-air reporting.


She represented her community as Miss Puerto Rico, National Puerto Rican Day Parade Queen in New York, and later placed in the top 15 at the Miss Puerto Rico Universe preliminaries.


Those experiences taught her what a law degree alone cannot, how to read a room, how to represent a brand under public scrutiny, and what it feels like to be the talent whose name is on the contract. It is the reason her tagline is not a marketing line. It is the truth.

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

Boards & Advisory

Current

  • Latin Recording Academy — Associate Member (2026–present)
  • FEME — Female Executives in Media & Entertainment (2024–present)
  • NYSBA Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section — Contributing Author (2019–present)
  • NYSBA Civil Rights Committee (2025–present)
  • Pro Bono Legal Services (2006–present)


Previous Boards

  • Miss Puerto Rico Scholarship Organization
  • Renace Condado — Community Nonprofit, San Juan, PR
  • Fordham University Alumni Association

Selected among the top five percent of attorneys in the region based on peer recognition and profess
Included for professional accomplishments, visibility, and contributions to the legal and media indu
Recognized for leadership and influence in entertainment and media law.

Recognitions

Awards & Honors:

Awards & Honors:

Awards & Honors:

  • Latin Recording Academy - Associate Member (2026)
  • Super Lawyers — Entertainment & Sports Law (NY Metro, 2025)
  • Top 100 Lawyers, North America (2022, 2023 & 2024)
  • Marquis Who’s Who — American Law (2020 - 2021)

Media Mentions:

Awards & Honors:

Awards & Honors:

  • Celebrated for Dedication to Entertainment Law (2020) 
  • On-Air Personality Advances with LL.M. Specialization in Entertainment Law (2018) 
  • Giancarla Sambo: Forjadora de Sueños — El Vocero (2009) 
  • ¡Soy Periodista! — TeveGuía (2000)

Speaking & thought leadership

Giancarla speaks on entertainment law, media leadership, talent strategy, and business affairs across multicultural platforms. Presentations are delivered in English or Spanish and tailored to each audience.


  • What Can I Do With a Law Degree?  Fordham University, Rose Hill Pre-Law Society — 2026
  • The Law and Entertainment  University of Puerto Rico Law School — 2025
  • Craft Winning Sponsorship Requests. Virtual Presentation — 2024
  • The Legal Side of Pageantry: Contracts  Pageantry 101 — 2021

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“The strongest media organizations balance creativity with operational discipline, speed with governance, and growth with integrity.”


Giancarla Sambo

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Consultations in English and Spanish · New York and San Juan

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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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