Golda Calonge

Golda Calonge is a legal professional with extensive experience in entertainment and corporate law. Currently serving as Counsel for Legal & Business Affairs at Scholastic since April 2022, Golda specializes in drafting and negotiating agreements related to original and adapted animated children's content, as well as marketing and consumer products. Previous roles include Entertainment Associate at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, where Golda structured and negotiated various agreements for the entertainment industry, and Associate at both Thompson Hine LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, focusing on corporate transactions and financing. Golda's early career includes positions at Independent Television Service, Inc. as a Business Affairs Law Clerk and RentalRoost, Inc. in the legal department. Golda earned a Doctor of Law from the University of California, Berkeley, along with a specialized certificate in Law & Technology, and holds a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University, and a Bachelor’s in Individualized Study from New York University.