University of Georgia
School of Law
Athens, GA 30602
United States
B.A., University of Virginia
J.D., University of Georgia
Entertainment Law
James M. McGee is senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Warner Bros. Discovery, where he heads the legal team supporting the company’s U.S. television networks, including Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, TBS, TNT, Discovery Channel, Food Network, HGTV, Animal Planet, TLC and other television networks. Among other things, he oversees matters pertaining to the development and production of original programming, licensed acquisitions, talent agreements, marketing, standards and practices, outbound licensing, and the exploitation of content on various digital platforms.
Prior to his work at Warner Bros. Discovery, McGee was an associate attorney in the Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions group at King & Spalding in Atlanta.
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Georgia, where he served as the executive notes editor for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law.