Cassandra currently serves as the Legislative Chair of the
Entertainment, Art & Sports Law Section of The Florida Bar. As
Chair Emeritus, she proudly focused her two terms chairing the section
with a technology focus. Her Ethics in the Digital Age: Don't Let
Technology Be Your Crypto-nite CLE program, featured eight predominate
female attorneys discussing data security, social media,
cryptocurrency and other key considerations when working with tech in
current times.
As an attorney working with startups and entrepreneurs in various
creative, business and technical fields, Cassandra provides
transactional support from concept to exit. Throughout her time
practicing, she has worked with inventors, IP creators, bloggers, web
designers, tech startups, content creators, music festivals, graphic
artists, venues, artists, actors, performers, filmmakers, special
effects/make-up artists, promotions companies, labels, managers, and
many others, to negotiate contracts, optimize opportunities, safeguard
intellectual property rights and limit potential risk/liability.
Prior to her current firm, Cassandra served as a partner at her
prior firm, worked in Planet Hollywood's corporate legal department
and was an associate for a boutique firm specializing in cyber and
media law. Through these positions, she gained practical experience
with business startups, licensing, merchandising, business liability
and diverse technology and intellectual property issues. These
experiences also afforded her experience with issues that
international companies and solo artists face in the industry.
In addition to her legal practice, she is a Course Director,
teaching Advanced Entertainment Law, at Full Sail University in the
Entertainment Business Master’s Program. She presented a TEDxOrlando
talk on "An Attorney's Perspective on Creativity" and is a
frequent speaker at law schools, universities and other
organizations/festivals within the state. Cassandra also speaks on
legal topics at Bar conferences, entrepreneurship meetings and
entertainment/media conferences.
As President of the National Association of Women Business Owners
Orlando chapter, Cassandra helps support efforts to propel women
entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power
worldwide by supporting webinars and seminars to raise awareness of
key topics in building a successful business concept to a successful
business pitch. She has previously co-chaired the Women Who Win
mentorship program, PropelHER Pitch competition as well as the
Advocacy Day legal seminar. This association allows her to connect
local members to different incentives and opportunities locally,
across the state and nationwide through NAWBO's robust network of resources.
Cassandra graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business
Administration, focusing on Finance, Hospitality and Accounting, from
the University of Central Florida. She then earned her J.D., with
honors, from the University of Florida's College of Law, with a focus
in Intellectual Property.
