Sibo McNally

Experience

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  Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

  Jun 2005 - Jul 2005

  Intern Investigator

  The summer before Sibo's senior year at Spelman College, she interned at the Public Defender Service for DC as an Intern Investigator. Sibo's responsibilities included drafting memoranda for attorney and clients regarding investigative activities, conducting client meetings at DC correctional and treatment facilities, and locating and interviewing witnesses. Sibo also photographed, diagrammed, and measured crime scenes, and took witness statements. Throughout the summer, Sibo regularly attended preliminary hearings, status hearings, arraignments, trials, and sentencing hearings in DC Superior Court. Show less

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  Women Empowered Against Violence (W.E.A.V.E.)

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2007

  Volunteer

  Sibo volunteered during her 1L year at a domestic violence agency that provided services to victims of domestic violence in DC. Her experiences included preparing direct examination questions for hearings, assisting attorneys in obtaining Civil Protection Orders for domestic violence victims, and researching and drafting memoranda on DC child custody laws. Sibo also regularly attended monthly Domestic Violence Advocacy meetings.

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  Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

  May 2007 - Jun 2007

  Summer Associate

  As a summer associate, Sibo researched and analyzed Georgia and federal case law and statutes and wrote memoranda for litigation, finance, and health care practice groups. Sibo also researched and drafted the argument portion of a Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony.

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  Court of Appeals of Georgia

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

  Intern to the Honorable Herbert E. Phipps

  As a judicial intern, Sibo drafted memoranda regarding civil and criminal cases, and reviewed and analyzed appellate briefs and trial court records. Sibo also prepared and delivered an oral argument for a panel of judges and attorneys.

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  Kirkland & Ellis

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Summer Associate

  As a summer associate in Kirkland's New York and Los Angeles offices, Sibo drafted memoranda on issues including economic duress, subrogation rights, and judicial estoppel, and researched and analyzed state and federal case law for litigation assignments. Sibo also spent a substantial amount of time on pro bono work, including assisting with an Alabama death row appeal and participating in a U.S. Vets legal clinic for homeless veterans. Sibo also prepared for and participated in a firm-wide mock trial, which involved delivering an opening statement and conducting both a direct and cross-examination. Show less

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  Georgetown University

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  Student Attorney

  Sibo was selected to participate in Georgetown's Domestic Violence Clinic, where she represented petitioners seeking Civil Protection Orders in DC Superior Court. As a Student Attorney, Sibo negotiated with respondents to enforce Civil Protection Orders with Admissions, and won a Motion to Modify a Civil Protection Order. Sibo regularly conducted client, witness, and intake interviews, and counseled and educated her clients about domestic violence patterns and protection. Sibo also prepared opening statements, closing arguments, direct examination questions, and cross examination questions in preparation for trial. Show less

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  Georgetown University Law Center

  Sept 2009 - Jul 2010

  Career Services Fellow

  Following graduation from Georgetown Law, Sibo worked as a fellow in the Office of Career Services. Her responsibilities included rewriting the Interviewing Chapter of the Career Planning Manual, conducting mock interview demonstrations for law students, and researching and drafting blog posts for Georgetown’s recently created OCS Blog, “Hoya Headlines.” Sibo also assisted the clerkship counselor with planning informational and networking clerkship events, as well as performing alumni outreach and contacting federal and state judicial chambers to inquire into clerkship openings and application materials. She also maintained a database for Georgetown clerkship statistics. Show less

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  Kirkland & Ellis

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2013

  Litigation Associate

  Sibo represented clients in a broad range of complex commercial litigation matters, including satellite television provider disputes, breach of contract, business torts, fraud, toxic torts, products liability, personal injury, and class action suits. Her litigation experience included taking and defending numerous depositions, conducting witness preparations, and drafting summary judgment and adjudication motions, demurrers, mediation briefs, motions in limine, post-trial briefs, settlement agreements, joint stipulations, and letters to arbitrators and opposing counsel. Sibo also developed discovery plans, drafted discovery requests and responses, prepared document productions, conducted massive document reviews, and independently led discovery meet and confer sessions with opposing counsel. Throughout her three years at Kirkland, Sibo worked on several jury trial and arbitration teams, including a contractual dispute with a television network regarding a packaging commitment, a complex contractual and labor claim dispute against multiple defendants, an accounting fraud and breach of contract arbitration, and a toxic tort action involving products liability and personal injury claims. Sibo played an integral role on each trial team, and her contributions included drafting direct and cross-examination questions, creating slide presentations for opening statements and closing arguments, negotiating and drafting jury instructions, preparing witnesses for examinations, and maintaining and overseeing extensive exhibit lists. Sibo also devoted a substantial amount of time to pro bono work. She regularly represented indigent clients in traffic court proceedings, U Visa applications, and affordable housing claims, and received the firm’s annual pro bono award three years in a row. In 2012, Sibo was recognized by the Western Center on Law and Poverty as a "Rock Star" for her contributions to pro bono work. Show less

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  Groom Law Group, Chartered

  Sept 2013 - Nov 2014

  Litigation Associate

  Sibo specialized in employee benefits litigation and represented clients in complex litigation disputes involving breaches of contract, breaches of fiduciary duty, pension plan terminations, and violations of ERISA and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. Her research and writing experience included drafting briefs in support of and in opposition to motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, motions to stay, and various discovery motions. Sibo also gained extensive experience supervising and working closely with financial experts, credit rating experts, and pension plan actuaries to develop case theories and prepare arguments for expert reports and summary judgment motions. In addition, Sibo's litigation practice involved assisting clients with investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, by preparing witnesses for interviews, researching and analyzing complex legal issues, performing document review, and negotiating and drafting tolling agreements. She also advised employers on compliance with ERISA regulations and provided guidance on interpreting and applying various sections of their code of conduct and ethics policies, plan expense policies, and procedures for processing long-term disability claims. Additionally, Sibo regularly drafted settlement offer letters and settlement agreements regarding an employer’s withdrawal liability payments to a pension fund. Show less

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  Federal Communications Commission

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2017

  Attorney Advisor

  Sibo worked as an Attorney Advisor in the Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, of the FCC. Her work focused on the schools and libraries universal service support program (commonly known as the "E-rate program"), which helps schools and libraries across the country obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet services. Sibo regularly researched and drafted Commission-level and Bureau-level orders resolving appeals of decisions related to E-rate funding requests, with an expertise in the Commission's competitive bidding rules to ensure that schools and libraries were bidding for services in a manner that was fair, open, and cost-effective. She also focused on First Amendment issues as they related to public libraries' compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act and their duty to block or filter Internet access to certain visual depictions. Show less

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  Altice USA

  Jul 2017 - May 2018

  Senior Counsel, Programming & Content

  Sibo served as Senior Counsel of Programming and Content at Altice USA, a national telecommunications, media and entertainment company that delivers digital cable television to millions of residents in the U.S. through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands. Her responsibilities included negotiating and drafting content acquisition and distribution agreements with a wide variety of content providers (i.e., premium networks, film studios, cable television networks, broadcast stations, international programmers) for multiple distribution platforms, including traditional linear television, video on-demand, TV Everywhere, and over-the-top services. Sibo regularly advised senior business executives on all legal issues related to content acquisition and distribution, as well as the product team on copyright issues and contractual risks associated with new programming products and services, such as the new "Altice One" device and future TVE/OTT platforms. Sibo also provided legal guidance for digital and new media rights (i.e., Start Over/Look Back, fast-forward disablement, download rights, content parity protections) and marketing/advertising rights (i.e., cross-channel promotion, dynamic ad insertion). Show less

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  Starz

  May 2018 - Sept 2022

  At Starz, Sibo negotiated, drafted and interpreted a wide range of agreements involving the Starz services and the Starz app, including:- Distribution license agreements and marketing agreements for the Starz services via all distribution platforms, including OTT platforms (i.e., Amazon Prime Video Channels, Apple TV+, The Roku Channel) and traditional cable platforms (i.e., Comcast, Dish); - Retail partnership agreements, app developer agreements, and marketing agreements for the direct-to-consumer STARZ App via all app stores (i.e., Apple Store, Google Play, Amazon Fire); and - Content acquisition license agreements with independent distributors, as well as studio library and output agreements with major studios, to acquire content for the Starz services across multiple distribution platforms.Additionally, Sibo regularly advised and counseled business teams and company executives on the legal implications of various business decisions, including identifying potential legal risks and recommending strategic business solutions in order to promote the growth of the company and facilitate the successful distribution and marketing of the Starz services and brand. Show less

  • Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Content Acquisition & Affiliate Distribution

    Apr 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Affiliate Distribution

    May 2018 - Mar 2020
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  YouTube

  Sept 2022 - now

  YouTube TV Content Partnerships

  • Develop business strategy, lead negotiations, and draft term sheets, content distribution agreements, and advertising/marketing agreements with media and entertainment partners to acquire content and drive growth for YouTube TV and other businesses across YouTube• Regularly analyze and summarize contract provisions to brief cross-functional teams and senior executives on YouTube TV’s rights and obligations across programmers (i.e., economic/non-economic MFNs, product features and functionalities, launch and packaging commitments)• Manage and cultivate partner relationships by presenting quarterly business reviews, addressing product-related inquiries, facilitating new channel launches, and overseeing discussions about mutually-beneficial initiatives in between deal renewals• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across YouTube and Google (i.e., Legal, Marketing, Finance, Strategy, Product, Operations, Ads, Government Affairs) to resolve business issues, inform deal negotiations and manage cross-functional projects Show less