#111: Paul Sarker - Entertainment Lawyer

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In today's episode I speak with Entertainment Lawyer Paulash (Paul) Sarker who was recently named a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP New York Office. Paul represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, television affiliation and retransmission consent agreements, content licensing, business affairs, television production, music, copyright, recording agreements, sponsorships, rights acquisitions, guild, and union matters. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, Paul worked in-house at Disney & Marvel as well as at other law firms in the Entertainment space. In addition, Paul is the co-host of Better Call Paul, a podcast that discusses the business and legal side behind the scenes of Hollywood, sports, and entertainment.

In our conversation we discuss Paul's path to law, his decision to take an in-house job at Marvel out of school, his first day on the job, the differences between BigLaw and in-house practice, skills for junior lawyers, the power of visual communication, his podcast, and more.

?? Time Stamps

[00:03:39] Decision to Go to Law School

[00:06:31] Path to Entertainment Law

[00:10:44] Law Firm Deferral and Going In-House

[00:14:36] First Day at Marvel; Acquired By Disney

[00:18:06] Roles of In-House Counsel

[00:24:29] Legal Jargon and Effective Communication; Visual Communication

[00:28:31] Power of Attention to Detail

[00:30:18] Transition Back to Outside Counsel

[00:38:58] Differences Between In-house and BigLaw

[00:46:35] Better Call Paul Podcast + Advice for New Lawyers

Listen Now: Paul Sarker

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