Carmelita Tiu

Carmelita Tiu serves as Senior Counsel at VSA Partners since June 2022 and previously held the same title at the same firm from June 2012 to July 2021. As the Founder and Host of the podcast "Know Them, Be Them, Raise Them" since August 2021, Carmelita also brought expertise to academia as an Adjunct Faculty member at Columbia College Chicago and DePaul University College of Law from 2011 to 2015 and 2011 to 2014, respectively, focusing on the Law of Film and Television Distribution and Production. Prior legal experience includes serving as an Attorney at Harpo Productions from 2007 to 2012, where responsibilities encompassed legal counsel across departments, and as a Senior Clearance Coordinator at Tribune Company from 2006 to 2007. Carmelita's educational credentials include a JD in Intellectual Property Law from DePaul University College of Law, a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Professional Degree Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Northwestern University.