Lesley Silverman

Lesley Silverman is the Head of Digital Assets at leading global talent, entertainment and sports company UTA. Silverman was UTA’s first full-time Digital Assets agent and has helped launch over a dozen non-fungible token (NFT) projects for clients including Halsey, Kaskade, ThankYouX & Hans Zimmer, Haas Brothers, Felipe Pantone and Klutch Sports Group, among others. She also represents Larva Labs, creators of CryptoPunks, Meebits and Autoglyphs, amongst other projects endemic to the NFT space.

Silverman previously helped launch UTA’s Fine Arts Division and worked as an agent representing artists such as Judy Chicago and Ai Weiwei and corporate clients such as Microsoft and Rosewood Hotel Group. She also supported UTA Artist Space, an exhibition venue in Beverly Hills that is committed to showcasing art by globally recognized talent.

Prior to joining UTA, Silverman worked as an art attorney at Glaser Weil and as an employment litigator at Littler.

Outside of UTA, Silverman is a member of the Hammer Collective at Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum and volunteers with Wags & Walks animal rescue.