Shay M. Lawson

Shay M. Lawson Esq is an Atlanta based intellectual property and entertainment attorney. Her keen understanding of creative business and leveraging IP has allowed her to negotiate millions in client deals with brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Apple Music, Pandora, Discovery Channel, iHeartMedia, VH1, and AT&T.

Her work protecting clients has been featured by Black Enterprise, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Essence.

Shay was named a SuperLawyer 2020 Rising Star Honoree which recognizes the top 2.5% of intellectual property attorneys practicing in the state of Georgia serving as Managing Attorney at the Law Firm of Lawson McKinley located in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood serving the transactional and IP needs of businesses and brands of all sizes.

Billboard Magazine has named Shay a Top Music Attorney in both 2021 and 2022 for her work in the entertainment industry for protecting the brand and legacies of multi-platinum, GRAMMY award winning artists, songwriters, engineers, and producers and has served two consecutive terms as a board member for the Atlanta Chapter of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYS®) as co-chair of Advocacy and Diversity.