Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Saphya Council is an associate in the Interactive Entertainment, Advertising Technology, and Privacy & Data Security Groups at Frankfurt Kurnit. Variety included her as an "Up Next" honoree in their 2023 Legal Impact Report.

Ms. Council's work includes rights clearance, negotiating and drafting influencer and talent agreements, software agreements, music licenses, releases, contractor service agreements, and website terms of service and refund policies. She consults with clients regarding video game production, in-game monetization, video game-related activations and promotions, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property.

Ms. Council advised a well-known video game company on concept art clearance for their DLC. In addition, she has counseled a major food delivery service on their advertising on popular gaming VOD services.

Prior to joining Frankfurt Kurnit, Ms. Council interned with the firm’s Interactive Entertainment Group, working on projects involving video games, advertising, and music. While in law school, Ms. Council held various internships related to entertainment law, volunteered at the Fashion Law Clinic of Loyola Law School, and competed on the school’s Transactional Negotiation Team. Ms. Council became a certified mediator through the Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center in Los Angeles.

Ms. Council graduated from New York University Shanghai in Shanghai, China where she studied computer science and video game design. She is conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is currently studying Korean language. She earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School. 

Ms. Council is an avid gamer and enjoys first person shooters, slice of life games, and survival horror games. She is admitted to practice in New York.