Claudia S. Picó Gandía
OPERATIONS LEAD & PARALEGAL
Claudia S. Picó Gandía is the Operations Lead at ArYse Legal Studio, bringing twelve years of experience in the entertainment industry, including nearly ten years managing legal, creative, and business projects. She leads operations, project management, and paralegal support across the firm, handling contract preparation, legal research, music business negotiations, music licensing, intellectual property protection, and tax incentive applications. Her work has brought her close to executives, organizations, and artists throughout the music industry, including Sony Music Entertainment Puerto Rico, ASCAP, The Recording Academy, and recording artists Laya Kalima and Black Guayaba, as well as film tax credit work for productions from Sony Pictures Entertainment, Netflix, Amazon, and Warner Bros. With a business background and a deep fluency in both music industry mechanics and film production operations, she brings the operational precision that lets creative and legal teams move fast without losing control of the details.
EDUCATION
B.A., University of Puerto Rico School of Business, Rio Piedras Campus, Major: Marketing | Minor: Business Communications
M.A., University of Miami School of Music, Music Business and Entertainment Industries
Certificate, New York University School of the Arts, Music Industry Essentials
MARÍA FERNANDA
"MAFE" ARCHEVALD
CORPORATE & ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY
CIVIL LAW NOTARY
María Fernanda Archevald is a corporate attorney with 8+ years of experience in corporate transactions, intellectual property, entertainment law, and regulatory affairs. She counsels clients in manufacturing, distribution, licensing, events, sponsorships, copyright and trademark, and tax exemptions, including generating and placing tax credits. Her portfolio includes major food and beverage brands, advertising agencies, restaurants, among others, and she often partners with leading US law firms on complex distribution and IP matters. As a licensed notary, she brings meticulous attention to detail and a practical approach to every project.
EDUCATION
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Major: Interdisciplinary Studies, Pre-Law
J.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Law
LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, Master: Entertainment Law
MARÍA TERESA
"MARITERE" YSERN
ENTERTAINMENT & IP ATTORNEY
SCREENWRITER & PRODUCER
Maritere Ysern is an entertainment and intellectual property attorney with 8+ years of legal experience and over two decades of expertise in the audiovisual industry. She advises on complex business and legal matters, including financing and incentives, rights registries, production legal, guild and talent agreements, work-for-hire, distribution and sales, and clearances. Her clients span films, series, video games, live events, and IP-driven businesses. With a network ranging from local creators to major studios, attorneys, and film commissioners in the US, Spain, and LATAM, and an Emmy Award–winning background as a writer and producer, she employs legal precision with an insider’s understanding of creative processes.
EDUCATION
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Major: Audiovisual Communications
Certificate, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus: Film Studies
J.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Law
