The arrival of Stacy Marcus and Michael Isselin was featured in Billboard, Law360 Pulse, Bloomberg Law, Corporate Counsel Business Journal, Attorney at Law Magazine, CityBiz, and Reuters Afternoon Docket.
Stacy Marcus and Michael Isselin have joined the firm as partners in the Advertising Group in New York. Ms. Marcus and Mr. Isselin advise clients across the advertising, entertainment, media, sports, and consumer sectors on sophisticated commercial, talent, collective bargaining, and marketing matters.
Ms. Marcus advises on advertising and entertainment matters involving celebrity endorsements, influencer and talent agreements, branded entertainment and product integration, music licensing, sweepstakes and promotions, sponsorships, and corporate partnerships. She serves as chief negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee (JPC), the bargaining representative for the advertising industry in negotiations with SAG-AFTRA and the American Federation of Musicians. She has served as chief negotiator since 2018, following a decade as legal counsel to the JPC.
Mr. Isselin's practice encompasses commercial and content production, talent and influencer marketing, brand campaigns, and sports marketing, including A-list celebrity endorsements, creator programs, SAG-AFTRA matters, and media integrations. He advises leading brands, agencies, and media platforms on event productions, music rights and licensing, NIL engagements, and sports sponsorships. Mr. Isselin also serves as legal counsel to the JPC and is returning to Venable, where he was a summer associate and associate in the New York office from 2015 to 2017.
Joining Ms. Marcus and Mr. Isselin will be incoming associate Emily Faro. Ms. Farro's arrival further expands the team's advertising, entertainment, and media capabilities.
Ms. Marcus earned her J.D. from St. John's University School of Law and her B.A. in international relations and economics, cum laude, from Boston University. Mr. Isselin earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from New York Law School and his B.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Ms. Faro earned her J.D., cum laude, from Cardozo School of Law and her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).