Shay M. Lawson Esq is an Atlanta based intellectual property and entertainment attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law in its Transactional Law Center. Her keen understanding of creative business and leveraging IP has allowed her to negotiate millions in client deals with brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Apple Music, Pandora, Discovery Channel, iHeartMedia, VH1, and AT&T. Billboard Magazine has named Shay a Top Music Attorney in 2021, 2022, and 2023 for her work in the entertainment industry for protecting the brand and legacies of multi-platinum, GRAMMY award winning artists, songwriters, engineers, and producers and has served three terms as a Board member for the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYS®). Her work protecting clients has been featured by Black Enterprise, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Essence. Shay sits on the Advisory Board of Songwriters of North America and serves as Policy/Governmental Affairs Chair of the Black Music Action Coalition. Shay is an alumnae of Hampton University, Case Western Reserve University, and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.