Leslie Siben

In addition to being a member of the HDF Board, Leslie is a screener for the festival and juror for the International Documentary Awards. She is the Principal of LB Realty Services LLC (a/k/a Siben and Kahr) and consultants to Restaurant and Hospitality Groups in New York. Prior to entering this industry, she was a litigator and a Labor Lawyer. During these years Leslie engaged in pro bono work for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, representing young visual artists, modern and interpretive dancers and musicians.

Despite all the other hats she’s worn, Leslie has always been a diehard film enthusiast. At college she was an avid film goer and reader of relevant commentary, becoming a Teaching Assistant for The History of 20th Century Film and The Works of Ingmar Bergman. She interned in Location Management and took a summer immersion course in Film Making at NYU before setting her sites on the practice of Law. As always, she makes it a practice to attend film festivals whenever possible.

Leslie attended Washington University in St. Louis, Class of 1976 and Brooklyn Law School, Class of 1980. She is married to Andrew Siben of Siben & Siben a well-known Law Firm in Suffolk County and has one child, Michael who manages A & R for young rappers in Atlanta and New York.

Leslie splits her time between Manhattan and Bridgehampton.