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11th ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAW SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, February 23, 2008

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Schedule of Events and Speakers

8:15am – 8:45am Registration, Breakfast, Meet & Greet

8:45am – 8:55am Opening Remarks

9:00am – 10:00am PANEL I:
The Role of the Entertainment and Sports Lawyer

10:15am – 11:15am

PANEL II (split):

  • (Sports)  Balancing Justice within Anti-Doping Regulation: Equality of Competition v. Protection of Individual Rights
  • (Entertainment)  360 DEALS: The Band Becoming a Brand and the Expansion of Artists’ Rights
11:30am –12:30pm

PANEL III (split):

  • (Sports)  Professional Equality: Is the Rooney Rule an Effective Model for Professional and Collegiate Sports?
  • (Entertainment)  Intellectual Property Rights: What’s New in the Litigation Arena
12:30pm – 2:00pm Luncheon
Kenneth L. Shropshire, Director, Wharton Sports Business Initiative, Keynote Address

2:15pm – 3:30pm PANEL IV:
Ethics in Sports and Entertainment Law: The Situations That Arise, How They are Handled, and How They Should be Handled  
                              
3:45pm – 4:45pm

PANEL V (split):

  • (Sports)  Lawyer Agent v. Non-Lawyer Agent
  • (Entertainment)  Toxic: How the Paparazzi, Drugs, and DUI's are Affecting the Entertainment Industry
5:00pm – 6:00pm Cocktail Reception and Closing Remarks

 

Speakers*:

  • Anthony J. Agnone, Eastern Athletic Services
  • Matthew S. Barnett, Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP and Outside Counsel to United States Anti-Doping Agency
  • Carl D. Berry, President, Adversary Sports & Entertainment Co.
  • John F. Bradley, Managing Member, Bradley & Robinson, P.L.
  • Michael L. Buckner, President, Proactive Collegiate Solutions
  • Darryl B. Cohen, Partner, Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Whiteman, LLC
  • Dennis Curran, General Counsel, National Football League
  • Serona Elton, Associate Professor, Department of Music and Media Industry, University of Miami
  • Alan K. Fertel, Partner, Ferrell Law, P.A.
  • Anthony Hernandez, Senior Associate Athletic Director, University of Miami
  • Derek Jackson, General Counsel, Florida Marlins
  • Charles Jones, Vice President of Client Services, Wragg & Casas
  • D. Marvin Jones, Professor, University of Miami School of Law
  • Steven Robert Kozlowski, Kozlowski Law Firm, P.A.
  • Joshua Kusnick, Director of Player Personnel, Double Diamond Sports Management 
  • Ernesto Luciano, yahoo! inc.
  • Jeffrey S. Miller, Foster Pepper PLLC
  • Ivan J. Parron, Law Offices of Parron & Associates, PL
  • Oswaldo Rossi, Director, Legal & Business Affairs, EMI Televisa Music
  • James Sammataro, Partner, Silverman Cosgrove & Sammataro
  • David B. Schwartz, Vice-President, Business Affairs, DISNEY*ABC Domestic Television
  • Jason A. Setchen, Law Offices of Jason A. Setchen, P.A.
  • Kenneth L. Shropshire, Director, Wharton Sports Business Initiative
  • David Andrew Slutsker, Partner, Adorno & Yoss
  • Louis Tertocha, General Counsel, Carnival Center for the Performing Arts
  • Donald L. West, Jr., Of Counsel, Pittman Law Group; Director of Football Operations, Revolution Sports Management
  • Richard C. Wolfe, Partner, Wolfe & Goldstein, P.A.

*Subject to Change.

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The purpose of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society is to educate and inform students about the representation of entertainment and sports figures and entities, including actors, musicians, athletes, and sports franchises. The ESLS sponsors several seminars annually featuring leading attorneys from across the country.


Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium

Each year, our Society hosts a one day event for law students and local professionals to take part in a legal forum to discuss issues in sports, entertainment, intellectual property, the arts and the media. As part of this endeavor, we invite local and national attorneys, faculty, agents, legal advisers, athletes, and entertainers to serve as panelists, lead Q and A sessions, and foster academic debate. In addition, the symposium offers our students a venue to meet and network with local professionals working in the careers they would like to pursue. What is more, the event serves as an invaluable opportunity for alumni and local firms to connect with aspiring attorneys and agents here at UM Law.

If you would like more information about the ESLS Symposium, email um.esls@gmail.com

ESLS Past Events:

10th Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium

Faculty Advisor

Prof. Lili Levi

2007-2008 E.S.L.S. Executive Board

President - Sharlene Escalera
Vice-President of Sports - Justin Sievert
Vice-President of Entertainment - Anita Surendran
Secretary- Michael Strocko
Treasurer - Melissa Exposito
Vice-President of Administration - Jon Brown


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