David Sternbach Email & Phone Number

David Sternbach is a veteran media attorney and executive with a strong record in successful, cutting-edge, high-risk content launches. Counselor to top executives on a wide range of business and legal issues, and expert on First Amendment, intellectual property, and thorny issues in production and distribution of content on every platform. Leader of team of content and production lawyers, a knot-untangler with years of experience supervising litigation and as head of insurance and risk team, with deep experience in crisis management, security and issues relating to brand and reputational harm. And because nothing stands still, now setting policies and protocols for ethical use of AI/GAI in factual content.Daily consultation with senior executives on all aspects of content creation and distribution, from pitches to global spin-offs and merchandising. Supervise all pre-broadcast review of all non-fiction documentary and "reality" programming, as well as scripted "true story" features across all A+E global networks, including A&E, Lifetime, and History.Series, specials, and movies David helped bring to life and "legaled" include, among many others, Secrets of Playboy, Exposing Parchman, Surviving R. Kelly, 60 Days In, Intervention, The First 48, Nightwatch, Gangland, Hoarders, Escaping Polygamy, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force, Dance Moms, Married at First Sight, OJ Speaks: The Hidden Tapes, Cosby: The Women Speak, Surviving Compton, Untouchable: The Drew Peterson Story, Cartel Land, Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Prosecuting Casey Anthony, Warren Jeffs: Outlaw Prophet.Graduate of NYU School of Law and alumnus of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler and Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

Listed skills include First Amendment, Privacy Law, Defamation, Litigation, and 11 others.