Sophie Ganion is a second-year regulation pupil and president of the Entertainment Law Society at UC Law SF.

UC Law San Francisco is dwelling to dozens of student organizations that assist regulation college students join with like-minded friends and community for his or her future careers. One of those many teams is the Entertainment Law Society.

Meet 2L pupil and Entertainment Law Society President Sophie Ganion and listen to in her personal phrases what she likes concerning the group.

Q: What is the Entertainment Law Society?

A: The Entertainment Law Society (ELS) is a brand new pupil group established in 2021. It offers these desirous about leisure regulation entry to educational {and professional} assets. These embrace informative Q&A panels with authorized professionals spanning a wide selection of apply areas, corresponding to movie and tv manufacturing, mental property (copyright and trademark), licensing, privateness, and extra. The ELS Executive Board works to create and foster relationships with leisure regulation societies from different regulation colleges and authorized professionals within the subject nationwide, offering networking alternatives for present and future ELS members.

Q: Why did you be a part of this group?

A: Unless you’re in New York or Los Angeles, the sector of leisure regulation is taken into account fairly area of interest, and it’s uncommon that I’ve the chance to speak to folks that even know that this subject exists for attorneys. I really feel fortunate to facilitate discussions about authorized points/tendencies affecting the leisure business alongside friends with my similar profession targets.

Q: Why does this subject curiosity you?

A: Since I used to be just a little woman, I’ve at all times cherished all the pieces leisure! Growing up, my household would spend weekends watching motion pictures collectively, going to live shows and music festivals, and catching the most recent exhibits that got here to city. During undergrad, I used to be a political science – pre regulation main, but additionally had a minor in media arts, the place I took lessons on screenplay writing, the cinematic course of, and movie enhancing. Learning the technicalities of music and movie solely strengthened my ardour for the humanities/leisure and impressed me to pursue a authorized profession within the business.

Q: Share extra about your self and your journey to regulation faculty.

A: I’m initially from Orange County, California, and went to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for undergrad. A spotlight of my faculty expertise was writing and producing a brief movie that was entered into the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival! At UC Law SF, I’m president of the Entertainment Law Society, workers editor of the Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, class consultant for the Iranian Law Students Association, and a member of the Intellectual Property Law Association and Women’s Law Society. As for non-academic pursuits, I’m a complete foodie! I like cooking, baking, and making an attempt new eating places within the metropolis. During my free time, I like going to live shows, and following basketball.

For extra details about the ELS or to affix its mailing listing, electronic mail entlaw@uclawsf.edu.