Marjorie Williams

Marjorie Williams is an entertainment attorney at Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole LLP (JSSK) where she represents actors, showrunners, writers, directors, producers, production companies and rights holders in film, television and new media. Prior to joining JSSK, Williams was a senior business affairs executive at Amazon Studios where she negotiated above-the-line scripted television deals for Prime Video original programming. She has also served as a business affairs executive at United Talent Agency, where she negotiated UTA client deals across the agency’s various departments; vice president, business and legal affairs at Endemol Shine, where she handled development and production matters for Endemol’s US and LATAM teams; and in business and legal affairs at Viacom (Comedy Central and BET Networks).

Williams also serves on the board of directors for the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association and the John M. Langston Bar Association. She is a frequent panelist and has received numerous awards/honors including being recognized by the National Bar Association as a Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 and a Woman of Influence by the LA Business Journal.

Williams is a Los Angeles native who holds a B.A. from Howard University, M.A. from the University of Oklahoma, J.D. from Loyola Law School, and an executive M.B.A. from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

She is also a major in the Air Force Reserves with 20+ years of combined active duty and reserve service, where she has worked out of embassies abroad and supported Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.