Shay M. Lawson

Shay M. Lawson is an Atlanta based intellectual property and entertainment attorney. Billboard Magazine named Shay to its list of Top Music Attorneys in both 2021 and 2022 for her work representing multi-platinum, GRAMMY award winning artists, songwriters, engineers, and producers. She sits on the board of Songwriters of North America and served two consecutive terms as a Governor for the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs®). Her work protecting clients has been featured by Black Enterprise, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Essence Magazine. A SuperLawyer 2020 Rising Star Honoree, Shay was recognized in the top 2.5% of intellectual property attorneys practicing in the state of Georgia where she serves full time as Managing Attorney at the Law Firm of Lawson McKinley and Professor at Emory University School of Law teaching "Doing Deals: Contract Drafting."