I am a California attorney and executive with more than two decades of leadership spanning legal operations, business affairs, digital transformation, marketing strategy, privacy, and media. My career bridges the entertainment industry, corporate legal affairs, and law firm leadership, bringing together operational discipline with strategic vision.
As a Shareholder at Castellanos & Associates, APLC, I have helped transform a boutique law firm into a digitally focused, client-centered practice by leading brand strategy, website redevelopment, bilingual communications, digital marketing initiatives, crisis communications and legal operations. I have directed cross-functional teams and managed outside vendors and creative partners.
Prior to private practice, I built my career in business and legal affairs with organizations including HBO, 20th Century Fox Television, Warner Bros., Blair Television, and DMX Music, supporting executives responsible for content development, production, licensing, acquisitions, intellectual property, and commercial transactions. These experiences provided a foundation in contract management, rights administration, production support, and executive operations within highly regulated and fast-paced media environments.
Today, my work increasingly focuses on privacy, artificial intelligence, digital trust, online safety, and governance. I am the creator and author of Perspectives: Technology, Global Privacy & Data Protection Law and It’s Personal: Children, Privacy, Technology & the Law, where I examine emerging legal and policy issues involving AI, consumer privacy, children’s online safety, cybersecurity, and the responsible use of technology.
Throughout my career, I have been driven by a commitment to ethical leadership, thoughtful decision-making, and building organizations that balance innovation with accountability. I enjoy collaborating across legal, business, product, marketing, communications, and executive leadership teams to solve complex problems, manage risk, strengthen brands, and create practical solutions that deliver lasting value.