--- title: TIME Appoints Michael Erlinger as Chief Legal Officer description: Michael Erlinger named TIME's Chief Legal Officer, where he will oversee TIME's legal operations. canonical: https://time.com/7314864/time-appoints-michael-erlinger-as-chief-legal-officer/ author: TIME PR article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-09-05T13:17:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-11T00:13:17.633Z article:section: Press Room og:title: TIME Appoints Michael Erlinger as Chief Legal Officer og:description: Michael Erlinger named TIME's Chief Legal Officer, where he will oversee TIME's legal operations. og:url: https://time.com/7314864/time-appoints-michael-erlinger-as-chief-legal-officer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e58de3bb8c123c2/6998c98e47fe51690655c097/2025_Welcome_Michael-Erlinger_04September2025_900x600.png?branch=production&width=900&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 900 og:image:height: 506 og:image:alt: 2025_Welcome_Michael Erlinger_04September2025_900x600 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME Appoints Michael Erlinger as Chief Legal Officer twitter:description: Michael Erlinger named TIME's Chief Legal Officer, where he will oversee TIME's legal operations. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e58de3bb8c123c2/6998c98e47fe51690655c097/2025_Welcome_Michael-Erlinger_04September2025_900x600.png?branch=production&width=900&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # TIME Appoints Michael Erlinger as Chief Legal Officer > Sponsored content. 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Over the past four years, Michael has strategically formulated and streamlined the TIME Studios dealmaking process and worked closely with our finance team to track, analyze and report on the business. He has also played a key role in the success of numerous TIME Studios projects, including _Frida_, _Dirty Pop, Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words,_ as well as the upcoming _Stevie Wonder-MLK Holiday documentary_ and _Christina Aguilera documentary_. Michael brings decades of experience from previous roles at Meredith, Time Inc., GroupM, Sony Pictures Television, ABC Entertainment, and more. He studied Government at Georgetown University and holds a JD from UCLA School of Law. Please join me in congratulating Michael on his new role. 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