ESPLA Entertainment Law Symposium
Join the GW Entertainment and Sports Law Association (ESPLA) for the 1st Annual Entertainment Law Symposium. Hear insights from DC's leading practitioners into the world of entertainment law. Three panels with speakers from BET, FOX, Kelly IP and many others. Attendance at individual panels is welcome.
Agenda
11 am - Noon: Panel 1 - Getting into the Business (B418)
Moderator
- Robert Brauneis, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Program, GW Law
Panelists
- Scott Zebrak, Founding Partner, Oppenheim + Zebrak
- Nicole Pope, Talent and Licensing Counsel, Feld Entertainment
- Christopher Klein, Immigration Counsel, Feld Entertainment
- Ross Dannenberg, Attorney, Banner & Witcoff
- Jay Rosenthal, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
Noon: Lunch (L402)
Courtesy of Banner & Witcoff
1:15 - 2:30 pm: Panel 2 - Working In-House (L402)
Moderator
- Jay Rosenthal, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
Panelists
- Stephen Kabler, Partner, Potomac Law Group (formerly a General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Business and Legal Affairs at National Geographic)
- Natalie Madaj, Licensing & Enforcement Counsel, National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA)
- Laura Farina, Member, SmithDehn (formerly Vice President for Legal Affairs at Discovery)
- Michelle Rogers, Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Business and Legal Affairs, BET
2:45 - 4 pm: Panel 3 - First Amendment Issues in Entertainment (L402)
Moderator
- Jay Rosenthal, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
Panelists
- Lynn Jordan, Partner, Kelly IP
- Nathan Siegel, Partner, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz
- Joseph Di Scipio, Senior Vice President for Legal and FCC Compliance, FOX TV Stations