Categories
Colleges Entertainment Headline Sports Law

Georgetown Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

What: 3rd Annual Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

When: April 16, 2010 (8:15 a.m. –

Where: Georgetown University, McDonough Room 200

Cost: Attorney receiving CLE credit ($159, $179), Attorney/Practitioner w/out CLE credit ($99, $129), Non-Georgetown Student ($19, $39), Georgetown Student (Free, Free).  First number is applicable if you register before April 7th.  Second price is if you wait until after that date to register.  Click here to register.

Agenda:

8:15 – 9:00 a.m. – Networking Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:10 – 10:55 a.m. – Adapting to New Media: A Look at the Legal Barriers Faced by the Entertainment and Media Industries in Adapting their Business Models to Include New Media.

  • Dan Brenner, Partner, Hogan and Hartson
  • Erin Dozier – Associate General Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters
  • Bennett Fidlow – Partner, Schroder, Fidlow, Titley & Davis, PLC
  • Mark MacCarthy – Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
  • Jon Sichel – Acting General Manager, Travel Channel Media

11:00 – 12:30 p.m. – The Future of the Music Industry: A Look at the Drastic Changes to the World of Music.

  • Robyn Guilliams – Attorney, Fettmann, Tolchin & Majors, P.C.
  • Marcus Johnson – Founder, Three Keys Music Label
  • Colin Rushing – Attorney, SoundExchange

12:30 – 1:30 -p.m. – Lunch

1:35 – 3:05 p.m. – Privacy v. Publicity: A Look at the Competing Interests of an Athlete and Entertainer’s Right to Privacy versus the Media’s Right to Speak Freely.

  • Meaghan Kent – Attorney, Venable LLP
  • Terence Ross – Partner, Crowell & Moring
  • Alicia Shephard – Professor, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies; Ombudsman, National Public Radio

3:10 – 3:35 p.m. – Networking Break

3:40 – 5:10 p.m. – Labor and Arbitration in Sports: A Look at the Role of Arbitration in the Sports Industry.

  • Donald Fish – Assistant General Manager, Director of Legal Affairs, Washington Capitals
  • Damon Jones – Vice President and General Counsel, Washington Nationals
  • James Oldham – Professor, Georgetown Law; Labor Arbitrator
  • Benjamin Zelenko – Senior Counsel, Baach, Robinson and Lewis PLLC

5:10 – 6:30 p.m. – Reception

7:05 p.m. – Washington Nationals Game – Tickets will be sold in conjunction with Symposium registration at a discounted rate.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.

2 replies on “Georgetown Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium”

Comments are closed.