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American Bar AssociationForum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries

Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries

ANNUAL MEETINGOctober 7-9, 2010

Four Seasons Hotel3960 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Las Vegas, Nevada

ChAIrForum on the Entertainment and Sports IndustriesKirk T. SchroderSchroder Fidlow, PLCRichmond, VA

ChAIr-ELECT Forum on the Entertainment and Sports IndustriesChristine LeperaMitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLPNew York, NY

IMMEDIATE PAST ChAIrForum on the Entertainment and Sports IndustriesLon SobelSouthwestern Law SchoolLos Angeles, CA

ANNUAL MEETING PLAN-NING COMMITTEEPeter J. DekomWeissmann Wolf Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall LLC Beverly Hills, CA

richard J. IdellIdell and Seitel, LLPSan Francisco, CA

Cynthia SanchezUnivision Communications Inc.Los Angeles, CA

Debbie SpanderMTV EntertainmentLos Angeles, CA

GArY A. WATSONLos Angeles, CA

KEN ABDOMinneapolis, MN

JAY L. COOPErSanta Monica, CA

DAVID M. GIVENSan Francisco, CA

JOEL A. KATZAtlanta, GA

PAMELA r. LESTEr Hopewell, NJ

DAVID NOChIMSONLos Angeles, CA

GErALD F. PhILLIPSLos Angeles, CA

EDWArD P. PIErSONLos Angeles, CA

MIChAEL I. rUDELLNew York, NY

LON SOBELLos Angeles, CA

rOBErT G. WOOLF**Deceased

Dear ColleagueSWe look forward to seeing and visiting personally with you at the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries Annual Meeting October 7-9, 2010. Our meeting will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel. This year’s program includes topics on ethics, merchandising and licensing, theatre and performing arts, interactive media and new technologies, music, sports, tax issues/wealth management, art, film, and television. Our programs will explore how the entertainment, arts, and sports industries are reacting to the transformed economic climate in which these industries operate. We will present four plenary sessions (for all attendees), which focus on general industry issues.

The Governing Committee has assembled an outstanding group of nationally noted industry and legal experts. Practicing attorneys, business people and corporate executives who represent and lead the entertainment, arts and sport industries, will attend the conference. Bring your laptops, as the materials will be readily accessible on the Forum website and in CD-ROM only.

Please join us for what promises to be an excellent program and a wonderful gathering of entertainment, arts and sports law colleagues. The networking opportunities from this event are worth the price of admission in itself! On behalf of the Forum’s Governing Committee, we look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas!

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PAST FOrUM ChAIrS

ABA FORUM ON THE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS INDUSTRIES ANNUAL MEETING • OCTOBER 7-9, 2010 • FOUR SEASONS HOTEL • LAS VEGAS

TODD BrABECLos Angeles, CA

rIChArD J. IDELLIdell and Seitel, LLP San Francisco, CA

rOBErT A. rOSENBLOUMGreenberg Traurig LLP Atlanta, GA

CYNThIA SANChEZUnivision Communications Inc.Los Angeles, CA

JANINE S. SMALL Carroll, Guido & GroffmanNew York, NY

DEBBIE SPANDErMTV EntertainmentLos Angeles, CA

Budget Chair

hOWArD J. WIENErHoward J. Wiener & Associates, P.L.West Palm Beach, FL

Sponsorship Co-Chairs

NEETA rAGOOWANSISoundExchangeNew York, NY

rIChArD WArrEN rAPPAPOrTAdorno & Yoss LLP Boca Raton, FL

recruitment, Membership & Promotions Director

PhILIP K. LYONLyon & Phillips, PLLC Nashville, TN

Membership Chair

TrAVIS LIFELife Law Office Chicago, IL

Special Projects Chair

PETEr J. DEKOMWeissmann Wolf Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall LLC Beverly Hills, CA

Book Publishing Chair

rOBErT G. PIMMCalifornia Lawyers for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Editor-in-Chief, The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer

VErED N. YAKOVEELaw Offices of Vered N. Yakovee Marina del Rey, CA

Liaison, Young Lawyers Division

ANDrEW BOOrTZReed Smith Washington, DC

Liaison, Law Student Division

AShLEY VICTOrIA MYErSGulfport, FL

DIVISION ChAIrS AND VICE ChAIrS Arts & Museums

JESSICA ALEXANDrA DArrABYThe Art Law Firm Los Angeles, CA

Vice ChairsCheryl L. Davis, Min Kang

Interactive Media and New Technologies

MArCELINO FOrD-LIVENEIntel Corporation Santa Clara, CA

Vice ChairsMelissa Devita, Sapna Lal

Literary Publishing

ErIC S. BrOWNFranklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C. New York, NY

Vice ChairsScott Bain, Anke Steinecke

LitigationTBA

Vice ChairLawrence A. Waks

Merchandising and Licensing

CYDNEY A. TUNEPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP San Francisco, CA

Vice ChairsRyan Boyle, Leonard Glickman

Motion Pictures, Television, Cable and radio

DANIEL h. BLACKGreenberg Traurig LLP, Santa Monica, CA

VErNON GrEGG ChUBBC Worldwide Americas, New York, NY

Vice ChairsJamie Kershaw, Dan Satorius

Music and Personal Appearances

hENrY W. rOOTLapidus, Root, Franklin & Sacharow, LLP Santa Monica, CA

Vice ChairsDara L. Gelbtuch, Zeina Hamzeh

Sports

JEFF GEWIrTZ NETS Basketball/Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment New York, NY

Vice ChairsDouglas Hand, Maidie Oliveau

Theatre and Performing Arts

VICTOrIA G. TrAUBEImagem USA New York, NY

Vice ChairsMarsha Brooks, M. Graham Coleman

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

PETEr J. STrANDLeavens, Strand, & Glover, LLC Chicago, IL

Vice ChairsMarci A. Rolnik, Judy Tint

goVerNINg CoMMITTee MeMBerS

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ThUrSDAY, OCTOBEr 7, 20103:00 pm - 5:30 pmregistration

3:30 pm - 4:30 pmForum Membership Committee Meeting(Open to all registrants)

4:30 pm - 5:30 pmFirst Time Attendees, New and International Members reception

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Current Trends in Television – Digital, reality, The rebirth of Scripted, Alternative Distribution PlatformsThis panel will address the legal and business issues arising in the rapidly changing television landscape from the type of content being produced to how and where the content is being exploited. The speak-ers also will address the various sources of funding which in itself is causing significant changes in the television business and prompting the need for at-torneys to be aware of developing legal issues.

MODErATOr:Daniel h. Black, Principal Shareholder & Co-Chair, Los Angeles Entertainment Group, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Santa Monica, CA

PANELISTS:Vernon Gregg Chu, BBC Worldwide Americas, New York, NYSteven Katleman, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, Santa Monica, CAJamie Kershaw, Dreamworks, Studio City, CADan Satorius, Satorius Law Firm, PLLC, Minneapolis, MN

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm PLENArY I: hot Legal Issues in Entertainment Litigation for the Talent, Studio, Network and Label LitigatorThis distinguished panel will discuss the current and most significant trends in entertainment litigation in the film, television and music industries.

MODErATOr:Lawrence C. hinkle II, Blank Rome LLP, Los Angeles, CA

PANELISTS:Stephanie Furgang Adwar, Furgang & Adwar, LLP, New York, NYYakub hazzard, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, Los Angeles, CAAaron J. Moss, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, Los Angeles, CArobert Schwartz, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Welcome reception (Open to registrants and their guests) Sponsored by BNY Mellon Wealth Management

FrIDAY, OCTOBEr 8, 20107:00 am - 5:30 pm registration

8:00 am - 9:30 am Continental Breakfast Sponsored by BNY Mellon Wealth Management

8:00 am - 9:00 am Law Student and Young Lawyers Orientation to Entertainment and Sports Law: Your Questions AnsweredIn this freewheeling question and answer period, the audience determines the agenda. Questions on substantive law, practice preparation and employment opportunities are anticipated.

MODErATOr:richard J. Greenstone, Richard J. Greenstone Attorneys & Counselor at Law, San Francisco, CA

PANELISTS: Caleb Jay, Associate General Counsel, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix, AZrobert G. Pimm, Chief Learning Officer & Director of Legal Services, California Lawyers for the Arts, San Francisco, CAElizabeth J. rest, Idell & Seitel LLP, San Francisco, CAPeter J. Strand, Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC,Chicago, IL

8:00 am - 9:00 am EThICSWhat Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Need To Know About Malpractice InsuranceGiven the unique areas of law, entertainment and sports lawyers must carefully consider a variety of factors when selecting malpractice insurance. This panel will discuss those considerations as well as other important insights when it comes to malpractice insurance coverage.

MODErATOr: Lon Sobel, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA

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PANELIST: richard W. rappaport, Adorno & Yoss LLP, Boca Raton, FL

FrIDAY, OCTOBEr 8, 20109:00 am - 9:15 amBreak

9:15 am - 10:30 amPLENArY II: Licensing Content for Mobile PlatformsMobile devices have exploded as a platform for delivery of all kinds of entertainment content. Newer devices, including next generation smart phones, the recently released iPad and the new wave of digital readers are rapidly transforming the mobile industry and the way consumers access content. This panel will address critical issues and strategies for mobile transactions, including copyright and trademark issues, business models, data protection and related privacy issues, as well as international and other territorial aspects of the deals. Challenges in connection with specific types of entertainment content will also be addressed.

MODErATOr: Cydney A. Tune, Pillsbury Winthrop ShawPittman LLP, San Francisco, CA

PANELISTS: Todd Brabec, Former ASCAP Executive Vice President, Author – “Music Money and Success,” Los Angeles, CABrad Inman, Founder and CEO, Vook, San Francisco, CABruce B. Siegal, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, IMG College and The Collegiate Licensing Company – An IMG Company, Atlanta, GASeth J. Steinberg, Digital Arts Law, San Francisco, CArichard Thompson, Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman, LLP, Beverly Hills, CA

10:30 am - 11:00 am Networking Break

11:00 am - 12:15 pm MUSIC/FILM/TVNew Media & Old Copyright hell – Clearing Necessary rights for Film & Television Productions“Old World” rights grants don’t fit well into the litany of new platforms. Older copyrights are facing termination in major franchise properties. And everybody wants more money for every new platform imaginable. Welcome to clearance hell + overlapping and multiply copyrights for the big new mash-ups we call “film and television”. This panel will explore copyright termination issues specifically in new platforms, the complex

issues underlying licensing use and exploitation of copyrighted properties, film and TV rights clearance issues, and opportunities for copyright owners to share in new platform revenue streams.

MODErATOr: Debbie Spander, Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, MTV Entertainment, Santa Monica, CA

Panelists: Kenneth Abdo, Vice President, Lommen Abdo Cole King & Stageberg, P.A., Minneapolis, MNrobert Lind, Professor of Law and Director Emeritus, Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CAMarc Toberoff, Founding Partner, Toberoff & Associates, PC, Los Angeles, CA

11:00 am - 12:15 pm MErChANDISING AND LICENSINGInternational Licensing: A Cross-Industry PerspectiveWith the continued growth of licensing as a business model in the entertainment, sports and fashion industries and today’s global business environment, international licensing presents unique opportunities, challenges and legal issues. Protecting and enforcing your clients’ rights in foreign territories, using the right business structure, and understanding local laws and culture as well as key international treaties, are all critical to the success of any international licensing program. A panel of experts in international licensing transactions from the entertainment, sports and fashion industries will share their insights on licensing issues and strategies that arise in an international context.

MODErATOr: Len Glickman, Cassels Brock & Blackwell, Toronto, Canada

PANELISTS: Barbara Kolsun, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Stuart Weitzman LLC, New York, NYChris Prindiville, Vice President, The Collegiate Licensing Company International – an IMG Company, Atlanta, GABrad rose, Partner, Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY


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FrIDAY, OCTOBEr 8, 201011:00 am - 12:15 pm SPOrTS American Needle: Current Antitrust Issues in US SportThis panel will consider the recent Supreme Court decision in American Needle v. NFL, the most important sports case since Brown v. Pro Football in 1996. Panelists will analyze the decision and its effect on the legal and business activities of sports leagues and unions.

MODErATOr: Clark C. Griffith, Clark C. Griffith, PA, Minneapolis, MN

PANELISTS: Gabriel Feldman, Associate Professor of Law & Director, Sports Law Program, Tulane, Law School, New Orleans, LAScott rosner, Associate Director, Wharton Sports Business Initiative & Practice Assistant Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PABradley ruskin, Partner & Co-Chair, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Dept., Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

LUNChEON Sponsored by SESAC and Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLPIntroduction of keynote speaker by Peter Dekom

GUEST SPEAKEr: Keenen Ivory WayansKeenen Ivory Wayans is an actor, comedian, director and writer, perhaps best known as the host and creator of the hit FOX sketch comedy series In Living Color, which also starred

Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, brothers Damon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, sister Kim Wayans, David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson and featured Rosie Perez. Wayans is the director/ creator of many successful films, including Scary Movie, the highest grossing movie ever directed by an African-American, and the recent White Chicks hit motion picture. He is our keynote “interviewee” for our Friday luncheon… live and in living color.

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

PLENArY III:Cloud-Based Content: Business and Legal IssuesThis plenary will explore the business and economic paradigms associated with Cloud-based content models and myriad novel legal issues presented by these models, including content licensing, copyright, data ownership and privacy issues. These models will be explored from the perspectives of both content owners and technology companies, including a focus on various content types ranging from music to motion pictures to literary works.

MODErATOr: richard J. Idell, Idell & Seitel LLP, San Francisco, CA

PANELISTS: Scott Bain, Litigation Counsel, Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DCTerry Farrell, Microsoft, Inc., Redmond, WAGeoff ralston, former CEO of Lala Media, Inc.,Atherton, CADavid ring, Executive Vice President, Business Development & Business Affairs, Universal Music Group, eLabs, Santa Monica, CArobert rosenbloum, Principal Shareholder & Atlanta Entertainment Group Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Atlanta, GA

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm NETWOrKING BrEAK

Forum Group Pageshttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=280426295453

http://www.linkedIn.com/groups?gid=2297323&trk=hb_side_g

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FrIDAY, OCTOBEr 8, 20103:45 pm - 5:15 pm ArT/FILM/TVDigitization of Film, Photos, Archives and Museums: Legal Strategies for Cache CollectionsDigital collection building from the archivist’s view is a trifecta of strategies on digital standards, display technologies, and user demands. For the entertainment lawyer, however, digital archives, new media and multimedia produced from digital sources, and the entire new genre of born-digital images, pose copyright challenges. Evolving concepts of transformative fair use, damages claims, the Google case itself, have altered the digital and legal landscape. What is the impact of the digital works and viral distribution on rights holders, orphan works, derivative works? How to license the new legal algorithms to protect the client? Why is obsolescence a problem for this new technology? Do digital collections further copyright purposes and promote universal access?

MODErATOr: Jessica Alexandra Darraby, The Art Law Firm, Los Angeles, CA

PANELISTS: Paul Arbor, President & C.O.O., Images.com, New York, NYDr. Thomas Learner, Head of Modern & Contemporary Art Research, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CAPauline Stakelon, Digital Media and Copyright Strategist, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Los Angeles, CA

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm MUSICBands & BrandsDeclining record sales, diminishing music publishing royalties and often dismal concert box office grosses (if not tour cancellations) are resulting in ever increasing manners of generating revenues for musical artists in other areas. Representatives for artists as diverse as The Doors and Janis Joplinto Linkin Park and Slash will explore the value of the artist as a brand, branding strategies, non-conventional digital and brick and mortar revenue sources, legacy artist initiative and the gen-eral licensing terms and deal structures that apply.

MODErATOr: henry W. root, Partner, Lapidus, Root, Franklin & Sacharow, LLP, Santa Monica, CA

PANELISTS: Jeffrey Jampol, President, JAM, Inc., Los Angeles, CADan Levin, Daniel J. Levin, Managing Director, West Coast Operations – Beanstalk, Venice, CAAaron ray, Partner & Head of New Media, The Collective, Los Angeles, CA

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm SPOrTS/FILMPay-Per-View and Subscription Models in the Entertainment and Sports IndustriesThis panel will address the evolution and recent trends of pay-per-view and other subscription models. The discussion will cover the use of these models within standard television and new media as they relate to the film industry and to live and archived sports programming.

MODErATOr: Peter J. Dekom, Weissmann Wolf Bergman Coleman, Grodin & Evall LLC, Beverly Hills, CA

PANELISTS: Stephen B. Espinoza, Partner, Ziffren Brittenham LLP, Los Angeles, CABobby Sharma, Vice President & General Counsel, NBA Development League, New York, NY

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm ThEATrE AND PErFOrMING ArTSCapturing the Performance: Audio-Visual Exploitation of Live Stage ProductionsThe panel will examine various legal and business issues arising from the increasing number and variety of audio-visual recordings of live theatrical and other performing-arts productions, ranging from theatrical release (Spike Lee’s PASSING STRANGE) to television (MTV’s uses of LEGALLY BLONDE) to special-event cinecasts and simulcasts (the Metropolitan Opera live in HD).

MODErATOr: M. Graham Coleman, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP,New York, NY

PANELISTS: Jason M. Cooper, Creative Artists Agency, New York, NYBradley M. hazzard, Senior Vice President – Administration, MTVN Business & Legal Affairs, New York, NYrose h. Schwartz, Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, P.C. New York, NY

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm rECEPTION(Open only to registrants) Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP


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SATUrDAY, OCTOBEr 9, 20107:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm Information & CLE Desk

7:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 am EThICSEthical Issues for Lawyers in the New Technological Age – how to roam the Web While Keeping Your Law License Safe & SecureTips, suggestions and admonitions for tech savvy entertainment lawyers who want to use social networks and other forms of new and not so new avenues to enhance, grow and simplify their practices while staying within the bounds of our ethical guidelines.

MODErATOr: Philip K. Lyon, Lyon & Phillips, PLLC Nashville, TN

PANELISTS:Professor Stan Soocher, Editor-in-Chief, Entertainment Law & Finance, Denver, COCydney A. Tune, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, CAJordan Vandiver, Lyon & Phillips, PLLC, Nashville, TN

9:15 am - 10:30 am TAX ISSUES/WEALTh MANAGEMENTInternational and Domestic Tax and Wealth Preservation Planning for Entertainers, Artists and AthletesEntertainers, artists and athletes have various kinds of taxable income from personal appearances, writing, name and likeness licenses, royalty payments, celebrity agreements to use products and appear in commercials, and from sponsorships and merchandising. This may be taxed in the country of source and in the country of residence. Further, unexpected tax consequences can arise from rights of publicity and product endorsement agreements. In the area of state income taxation, athletes, artists and entertainers can have multiple tax problems if they perform in more than one state.

A panel of leading experts in U.S. and international taxation and wealth management will share their strategies in planning to minimize multi-state, federal and foreign taxes, while identifying opportune structures for wealth preservation. Sponsored by BNY Mellon Wealth Management

MODErATOr: howard J. Wiener, Howard J. Wiener & Associates, PL, West Palm Beach, FL

PANELISTS: Warren S. Cohn, Vice President and Senior Director, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Los Angeles, CALon Sobel, Southwestern Law School, Immediate Past Chair, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industrieshoward J. Wiener, Howard J. Wiener & Associates, PL, West Palm Beach, FL

9:15 am - 10:30 am FILM LABOr Big Traps and Fine Print – What Production Lawyers Neet To Know About Union/Guild Agreements in Film & TelevisionCollective bargaining agreements in film and television are becoming increasingly complex in a world of emerging digital rights and evolving issues on production sets and locations. This panel will discuss the legal, business and plain practical considerations that production lawyers need to consider when advising clients on union/guild agreements for SAG, AFTRA, IATSE, DGA, WGA as well as new developments in this area.

MODErATOr:Kirk T. Schroder, Schroder Fidlow, PLC, Richmond, VA

PANELIST: Bradley M. hazzard, Senior Vice President – Administration, MTVN Business & Legal Affairs, New York, NY

9:15 am - 10:30 am MUSICMaking Money in Music in the Digital Age: A New World for Songwriters, Composers, Artists, Music Publishers, record Labels and Collection SocietiesThe internet has not only affected the negotiation and collection of online royalties but has also significantly affected the traditional licensing models for music. This panel will cover how music licenses and deals are being negotiated and structured and by whom, how much money is involved, what effect does this new world have on traditional music licensing and how does the U.S. “way of doing business” fit into the worldwide scheme of music licensing.

MODErATOr: Todd Brabec, former ASCAP Executive Vice President, Author – “Music Money and Success,” Los Angeles, CA

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The Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries would like to thank the following Sponsors:

PLATINUM GOLD SILVEr

PANELISTS: Jeffrey Brabec, Vice President of Business Affairs, Chrysalis Music Group, Beverly Hills, CAEdward r. hearn, Law Offices of Edward R. Hearn, San Jose, CADennis Lord, Executive Vice President, SESAC, Nashville, TN Neeta ragoowansi, Director of Artist-Label Relations, SoundExchange, New York, NY

9:15 am - 10:30 am SPOrTSFundamentals of Sports Law Practice This panel will cover all major components of sports law practice. In particular, there will be a discussion of negotiation of a variety of sports transactions, including sponsorship, media, and player contracts, as well as litigating and arbitrating disputes prototypical in the sports industry. In addition, the panel will touch upon the various aspects of intellectual property legal practice as it relates to sport.

MODErATOr: Jeffrey B. Gewirtz, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, NETS Basketball / Brooklyn Sports & Enter-tainment, New York, NY

PANELISTS: Alan Baldachin, Partner, Hand Baldachin & Amburgey, LLP, New York, NYJeffrey Benz, Law Offices of Jeffrey Benz & Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Pacific Palisades, CADouglas hand, Partner, Hand Baldachin & Amburgey LLP, New York, NYhoward Jacobs, Law Offices of Howard L. Jacobs,Westlake Village, CA

10:30 am - 11:00 am Networking Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

PLENArY IV: Game On: Dealmaking Essentials to Play in the Interactive Entertainment SpaceFrom game development, to distribution and publishing, a panel of industry experts discuss the key terms that make up these deals and touch on a few of the other areas of practice becoming more prevalent in the space.

MODErATOr: Seth J. Steinberg, Principal, Digital Arts Law, San Francisco, CA

PANELISTS: Greg Deutsch, Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, Activision Publishing, Inc., Santa Monica, CArussell Weiss, Partner, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Los Angeles, CAAndy Zaffron, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Sony Online Entertainment, LLC, San Diego, CA

Written Materials will be provided on CD-ROM ONLY- PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP WITH YOU TO THIS MEETING (MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS COMPATIBLE CD-ROMs WILL BE PROVIDED)


hotel Information: The conference will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119 Phone: 702-632-5000 (toll free room reservations: 1-877-632-5000)Website: http://www.fourseasons.com/lasvegas/

To make your hotel reservations, please contact the Four Seasons hotel at 800.332.3442 or 702.632.5000. The ABA room rate is $195 single/double and room tax of 12%. We have reserved a limited block of rooms and the reservation deadline is Tuesday, September 7, 2010. After this date, the ABA cannot guarantee rooms or availability and the hotel will assign rooms on a space available basis. Your reservation has to be guaranteed with one night room & tax deposit by credit card or deposit check at the time of making a reservation. Guaranteed reservations must be cancelled 72 hours prior to the scheduled day of arrival to avoid a one-night cancellation charge. Rooms shall be available for check-in no later than 3:00 pm with a checkout time of 12:00 pm. Please refer to the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries 2010 Annual Meeting when making your reservations.

Air Travel: Airfare discounts are available through ABA Online Travel, the ABA travel agency, Orbitz or directly from the airlines. To access ABA Online Travel, go to www.abanet.org, and click on the link at the bottom of the ABA Calendar box or go to www.abanet.org/travel/onlinetravel.html. At ABA Online Travel you will have automatic access to meeting airfare discounts, web fares and web book only airlines. The toll-free number for Orbitz for Business is 1-877-222-4185.

Program registration/Deadline: To register for all programs and events described in this brochure, please submit your completed registration form and payment to: The American Bar Association, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 321 N. Clark Street, MS. 18.2, Chicago, IL 60654. You can also register online at http://new.abanet.org/forums/entsports/Pages/default.aspx. Credit card users may fax registration forms to 312-988-5677. Confirmations will be sent to you within five days of registration of receipt. In order to be included in the list of program attendees, you must register by September 15, 2010.

On Site registration is available for those persons who miss the registration deadline. If you plan to register at the door, please call Suzette Eights at 312-988-5580 at least 72 hours before the conference to confirm that space is still available. Failure to call in advance may preclude admission to a sold-out conference. On site registrants must pay the registration fees by check, Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

registration Fees: The fee includes admission to the programs, continental breakfasts, coffee breaks, luncheon, course materials, and two receptions.

Cancellation Policy: Registrants who are unable to attend the conference will receive a refund less a $50 administrative fee if written cancellation is received by September 15, 2010. Cancellations must be faxed to 312-988-5677. No refunds will be granted after September 15, 2010. We will allow substitutions or conference materials will be sent in lieu of a refund after the program. The ABA reserves the right to cancel or alter any programs and assumes no responsibility for personal expenses.

CLE Credit: CLE accreditation has been requested for this conference from every state with mandatory continuing legal education requirements for lawyers. Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regulations, including its definition of CLE. Check with your state agency for confirmation of this program’s approval. Attorneys seeking to obtain MCLE credit in Pennsylvania will be required to pay state accreditation fees directly to these states. Certificates of attendance will be available at the conclusion of the conference. For information on approved number of credit hours to be awarded, please contact Teresa Ucok at 312-988-5658.

Membership: To encourage registrants to join the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, the reduced member’s tuition rate will be extended to registrants who join the Forum when they register for the conference. Forum membership dues are $50 for attorneys/associates and $20 for law students. Membership in the ABA and in any one of its many sections or divisions is a prerequisite to Forum membership.

Written Materials: Written materials on CD will be available for purchase 30 days after the conference. Please contact the ABA Service Center (800-285-2221) to order and please reference the date and title of this meeting.

Tax Deduction for Education Purposes: In the United States, an income tax deduction may be allowed for education expenses undertaken to maintain or improve professional skills. This includes registration, travel, meals and lodging, subject to applicable limitations (see Treas. Reg.1.162-5: Coughlin v. Commissioner, 203 F.2d 307 (2d Cir.1953)).

Americans with Disabilities Act: If special arrangements are required for disabled individuals to attend this program, please contact Teresa Ucok in writing by September 5, 2008 at the American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654 or Fax: 312-988-5677.

Dress: Business casual attire.

For latest program information: Please visit the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Law website: http://new.abanet.org/forums/entsports/Pages/default.aspx

Questions: If you have questions or require additional conference information, please call Suzette Eights at 312-988 5580 or e-mail: [email protected]

Written Materials will be provided on CD-ROM ONLY- PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP WITH YOU TO THIS MEETING (MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS COMPATIBLE CD-ROMs WILL BE PROVIDED)

The Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the CD-ROMS: Lyon & Phillips, PLLC and the Center for American and International Law.

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