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Lori Wentworth Odierno is an adjunct faculty member at New York Law School, where she teaches entertainment law.  Ms. Odierno brings to her students 15 years of experience as a transactional lawyer, specializing in media and entertainment contracts.

Before teaching, Ms. Odierno spent eight years as Corporate & Transactions Counsel for NBC-Universal, Inc.  At NBC, Ms. Odierno advised clients in several areas of the company’s core broadcast business, including the NBC Television Network, the NBC Television Stations, and NBC News.

Prior to her appointment at NBC, Ms. Odierno was Director, Legal Affairs at EMI Records Group North America.  Ms. Odierno started her legal career as a corporate associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Ms. Odierno graduated, summa cum laude, from New York Law School in 1992.  At NYLS, Ms. Odierno served as Editor-in-Chief of the New York Law School Law Review.

A native of Seattle, Ms. Odierno received her BA in business administration from the University of Washington in 1988.  She also studied at Richmond University in London, England.