Brenda Chavez attended Stanford University and majored in Chicana/o Studies and Sociology, graduating with departmental honors. She received her Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School and began her legal career in the corporate and securities department of Greenberg Traurig, LLP in New York where she also worked on various entertainment matters, most notably representing the buyer of the Elvis Presley estate.

Ms. Chavez is a transactional attorney who drafts and negotiates contracts. In entertainment, she represents musicians, bands, filmmakers, producers, writers, directors, editors, influencers, and new media content creators. In business, she represents start-ups, restaurants, cafes, theaters, and yoga studios. She assists clients with business, corporate, employment, trademark, service mark, copyright, branding, and entertainment matters.

Among the many companies Ms. Chavez has negotiated deals with are HBO, Hulu, Amazon Studios, TNT, Hyphenated Media, TomKat Media, Sony Pictures Animation, Moctesuma & Esperanza Productions, Kapital Productions, CBS Studios, Zombot Pictures, CNN, Good Docs, Backstage Pass, Participant Television, STX Unscripted, Estrella Media, Telemundo, Univision, NBC Universo, Pitaya Entertainment, El Estudio Filmmakers Mexico, MITU, Ouat Media Inc., WISE Entertainment, Macha Theater, Mercury Theater, HarperCollins Publisher, The Dolores Huerta Foundation, Estuary Press, The J. Paul Getty Trust, Lil’ Libros, World Stage Press, The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Springtime Music, Canyon Records, Jenni Rivera Enterprises, BMG Rights Management, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Songs of Peer, Ltd., ONErpm, and Vos Group.

Ms. Chavez is fluent in Spanish and is licensed to practice law in California and New York. She is a member of Cap and Gown: Women Leaders at Stanford, due to her academic excellence, community involvement, and leadership experience. She is also a member of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association, LGBTQ+ Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the International Documentary Association (IDA), and PEFA (Professional Entertainment Female Attorneys).