LOS ANGELES – The Entertainment & Media Law Institute at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles will host “Summer in the City: Entertainment & Digital Media Hot Topics Symposium” from 2-6 pm on Friday, July 31 on its downtown LA campus. The panel event features a roster of top entertainment lawyers and executives on two panels: “Both Sides Now: Litigation Developments for Talent Representatives and Transactional Lawyers: and “The Times They Are A’ Changin’: Digital Media Business and Legal Developments.” Howard Davine, executive vice president at ABC Studios, will give welcoming remarks on “The Revolution in Small-Screen Entertainment.”
The event, unique in its mid-year timing, is designed to offer guidance to lawyers and executives as they approach a new season of production. “Most of the local lawyers’ groups provide ‘year in review’ programs in fall or winter. But legal and business developments occur year-round,” said Professor F. Jay Dougherty, director of the Entertainment & Media Law Institute. “In our summer symposium, a group of top expert litigators will cover the latest developments in entertainment and media law and their impact on transactional lawyers and clients, and a group of well-informed digital media experts will give an update on the latest legal and business developments in digital media.”
Loyola Law School is located at 919 Albany St., Los Angeles, CA 90015, on Olympic Boulevard, just two blocks west of LA Live. Members of the media who wish to attend should RSVP to Brian Costello, assistant director of marketing & communications, at brian.costello@lls.edu, 213-736-1444 (o) or 310-902-9560 (c).
AGENDA:
WELCOME REMARKS Howard Davine, executive vice president. ABC Studios: “The Revolution in Small Screen Entertainment”
PANEL 1: “Both Sides Now”: Litigation Developments for Talent Representatives and Transactional Lawyers
Speakers
- F. Jay Dougherty, professor, Loyola Law School (moderator)
- Robert Klieger, partner, Hueston Hennigan LLP
- Glen Kulik, partner, Kulik Gottesman & Siegel LLP
- Jennifer McGrath, partner, Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP
- Douglas Mirell, partner, Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP
- Michael Plonsker, Plonsker Law LLP
Transactional Commentators:
- Howard Davine, executive vice president, ABC Studios
- Pam Kirsh, senior vice president, Motion Picture Legal, Paramount Pictures Corp.
- Alex Kohner, Partner, Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner & Gellman
PANEL 2: “The Times They Are A’Changin’”: Digital Media Business and Legal Developments
Speakers:
- Karl Manheim, professor, Loyola Law School (moderator)
- Howard Davine, executive vice president, ABC Studios
- Adam Cooper, Business Affairs, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
- Bob Emmer, founding partner & COO, Shout! Factory
- Tracey Freed, adjunct professor, Loyola Law School
- Yaphet Powell, vice president of business & legal affairs, Vubiquity
About Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Located on an award-winning Frank Gehry-designed campus in downtown Los Angeles, Loyola Law School is home to prominent faculty, dedicated students and cutting-edge programs. The Law School strives to instill in students the knowledge they need to excel on their chosen paths. It dedicates itself to preparing students for the rigors of practice with an extensive portfolio of practical-training opportunities, a 17,000-strong alumni network and a focus on social justice. Learn more at www.lls.edu.
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