Serene Ateek is an associate in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group in the firm's Dallas office.
Her practice focuses on transactional entertainment and advertising matters that are routine, complex, and novel, including content licensing, rights acquisitions, and endorsement, sponsorship and branded content deals. She works with advertising agencies, brands, studios, production companies, and celebrity talent.
Prior to joining Sheppard, Serene practiced corporate law at another major law firm, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, outside counsel representation, start-up counseling, and other general corporate matters.
Regardless of the subject matter, Serene is focused on providing high-quality, practical solutions to transactional concerns in an efficient manner. She distills and communicates legal concepts to her clients in a way that educates and empowers them to understand the protections and risks that live within each agreement before they sign.
Serene speaks fluent Arabic and currently serves on the Board of Genesis Young Leaders to help stop domestic violence in the Dallas community.
Serene earned her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. During law school, she served as Staff Editor for the Texas Journal for Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, interned at The Center for Women in Law, and clerked for The Honorable David Evans at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas.