AMC Networks Taps NBA’s Grizzlies to Replace Longtime Counsel

AMC Networks Inc. has recruited Salvatore Romanello to be its general counsel, reuniting him with the Dolan family after a stint with the Memphis Grizzlies.

He succeeds AMC’s veteran legal chief James “Jamie” Gallagher, who is retiring.

Romanello joined AMC—the entertainment content producer known for award-winning television series such as The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul—this month after two years as general counsel for the National Basketball Association’s Grizzlies. AMC Networks is not related to AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., the movie theater chain and meme stock.

AMC, Gallagher, and Romanello didn’t immediately respond ...