entertainment attorney with over 20 years of
experience and a graduate of NYU School of Law.
He began his career as a corporate lawyer at
Morgan Lewis & Bockius. In addition, he has over
five years of experience managing major label talent
and taught three semesters of entertainment law
at Baruch College. Mr. Dieguez is also an active
musician, performer and composer.
This experience demonstrated
to him that there is
a great need for education and opportunity within
the industry that is not being met in an effective way.
in April 1998 as a monthly business forum. He intentionally
designed the meetings to be a progressive, non-elitist,
motivating and fun way for talent and businesspeople to
achieve five goals: Education, Exchange, Employment,
Exposure and Encouragement in the Entertainment Industry.
The Circle is probably one of the best kept "secrets" in
the entertainment industry. The bulk of its success is
drawn from enthusiastic word-of-mouth endorsements
from both attendees and guest speakers. Indeed,
attendees come from all over the Northeast and from
several nations.