For two decades, Szynol has concentrated his legal practice on intellectual property matters. He’s worked with award-winning filmmakers as well as tech start ups and multinationals. As an academic, he is especially interested in copyright and in the First Amendment.
He routinely lectures on film and law at a range of venues, including SXSW and the Sundance Institute, and he’s written about law, art, and culture in academic journals and for mainstream outlets.
Szynol is also a filmmaker and photographer. His documentaries have been featured on the New York Times (Op-Docs), the Atlantic, The New Yorker, and Aeon, and have been shown at festivals internationally, including AFI Docs, Big Sky, Clermont-Ferrand, Doc NYC, Palm Springs, Slamdance, and Toronto International Film Festival (Kids). His photos have appeared in print (e.g., Interview Magazine) and online (e.g., New York Times), and he’s exhibited his work in the US and Europe, including a solo exhibition at the Leica Gallery in Warsaw.
In the past, Szynol played loud drums with loud bands in a bunch of loud places, including CBGB. He started coding in 7th grade, and still tinkers with Python and Java. He likes old jazz records, even older trains, and every dog he’s ever met.
