José Sariego is an international media, entertainment and transactional lawyer and executive with more than 25 years’ experience with outside law firms and as in-house general counsel. Mr. Sariego has negotiated and closed multi-million dollar licensing, distribution and other deals for broadcast and pay television brands and channels in the United States and throughout Latin America. He has led complex negotiations with some of the largest media companies in Latin America, negotiated and closed multi-year programming deals with major Hollywood studios and independents, and handled development and production deals on numerous scripted and unscripted shows with producers throughout the region. He has negotiated and closed talent and other agreements involving internationally renowned stars. He also has handled sports programming deals for World Cup soccer, NFL football, and other sports.

Mr. Sariego currently is a partner in the Corporate Department of Bilzin Sumberg, a Miami full-service law firm. Mr. Sariego also has been the head of Business & Legal Affairs for two major television networks – HBO Latin America Group and Telemundo Network Group. In addition, Mr. Sariego has been the General Counsel of MasTec, Inc., a NYSE-listed international telecommunications contractor, and a partner in Kelley Drye & Warren, a 400-lawyer international law firm.

Mr. Sariego is an Adjunct Professor of Media Law at the University of Miami Law School and was an Adjunct Professor of Media Business Law at Miami International University. He is a frequent lecturer and author on entertainment and international law. He was a professional journalist with The Miami Herald prior to becoming a lawyer. He received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan, and his undergraduate degree in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of Florida. Born in Cuba, Mr. Sariego is fluent in English and Spanish, and proficient in Portuguese.