Vera Golosker, Associate Principal Counsel, The Walt Disney Company
Vera Golosker is Associate Principal Counsel in Unscripted, NatGeo & Promotions at The Walt Disney Company where she handles legal affairs on programs exhibited on ABC, Disney+, Hulu and other platforms. She also works on marketing and promotions, as well as contests and sweepstakes across the company. Vera drafts and reviews various agreements and collaborates with teams such as intellectual property, standards and practices, labor, risk. privacy and production safety to help clients continue exhibiting and producing compelling programming. Her goal is to help tell meaningful stories, working with producers and executives in bringing projects to life.
As part of Disney’s Pro Bono program, Vera is on a team that helped a Russian client in the LGBTQIA+ community obtain asylum in the United States. Vera is Chair Emeritus of the Emerging Leaders Board of the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel, which honored her with the Rising Star of the Year award in 2020, and where she served as a mentor in AMEC’s mentorship program. Vera cares deeply about mentorship and helping young lawyers and students break into and navigate the field of entertainment law.
Before joining Disney in 2021, Vera was Senior Counsel at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where she served as the production attorney on the television program “Shark Tank.”
What advice would you offer your younger self?
Believe in yourself, keep in touch with good people, and write things down!
Please describe your proudest individual or team achievement
My proudest achievement is overcoming breast cancer in 2020. I was able to learn many life lessons, gain new perspectives and still enjoy life. With the support of my amazing husband (and many talented doctors), I turned a life-threatening obstacle into a springboard of gratitude. I now connect with cancer patients to help share resources and offer support.
Kindly share the most influential piece of advice (professional or personal) you have received?
The expert is someone who has made all of the mistakes. Mistakes will be memorable, so instead of punishing yourself, think of them as a valuable gift of a lifelong lesson learned.
What are your favorite books, professional sports, entertainment and or/extracurricular activities?
Hiking, live music and traveling the world.
Please include a quote that inspires you.
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars and see yourself running with them.”
-Marcus Aurelius
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Published October 16, 2024.
