Elena M. Paul

Elena Paul is the former general counsel of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world's leading modern dance companies, where she oversaw legal and business affairs including choreography licensing, artist contracts, touring, and sponsorship. Prior to joining Ailey, she was executive director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, where she acted as general counsel and legal adviser on a pro bono basis to arts and cultural organizations and individual artists, and before that executive director of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts. She has served on the board of the SculptureCenter and taught as an adjunct professor in the producing and documentary programs at the New York Film Academy.