Boutique Global Advisory
Culture is not peripheral. It is infrastructure.
Culture Counsel advises institutions and leaders on the ownership, development, and commercial potential of creative and cultural assets. We help shape strategies, partnerships, and programs that connect culture with sustainable enterprise and economic opportunity.
Advising
- Governments
- Universities
- Corporations
- Festivals
- Cultural organizations
Selected Highlights
- Disney
- UC Berkeley School of Law
- Cannes Lions
- Cannes Film Festival
- BESLA
Perspective
Cultural expression generates intellectual property, enterprise, employment, identity, and influence.
Yet creators, communities, and institutions do not always retain the value they help produce.
Culture Counsel helps partners examine the structures behind that imbalance—and develop strategies for protecting assets, building enterprise, and strengthening the institutions that support creative-sector growth.
The Practice
Where culture meets counsel.
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Strategic Advisory
Counsel on institutional strategy, intellectual property, partnerships, and market development.
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Creative Capital Lab™
Applied learning that equips creative communities to evaluate deals, understand ownership, and build sustainable enterprise.
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Speaking & Engagements
Keynotes, executive briefings, workshops, and moderated conversations on the business and value of culture.
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The Innovation Salon
Conversations with experienced leaders about the decisions shaping creative enterprise.
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Founder
Kelly Woolfolk
Kelly Woolfolk is an attorney, strategic advisor, and educator whose career spans entertainment, global distribution, law, and higher education. As Founder and Principal of Culture Counsel, P.C., she brings that experience to institutional and ecosystem design for the creative economy.
- FulbrightU.S. Scholar to Kenya, 2026–2027, at United States International University–Africa
- FounderCulture Counsel, P.C. & creator of Creative Capital Lab™
- UC BerkeleyFormer faculty, UC Berkeley School of Law: transactional law and entrepreneurship
- DisneyGlobal distribution, entertainment and media
On Stage
Recent engagements
Kelly brings legal, commercial, and international perspective to conversations about ownership, investment, and creative-sector development.
- 2026Inkwell Beach, Cannes Lions International Festival of CreativityCannes, France
- 2025Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association Annual ConferencePuerto Rico
- 2025AfroCannes, Cannes Film FestivalCannes, France
Work with Culture Counsel
Culture Counsel accepts a limited number of engagements each year.
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