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Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries
We foster excellence in our industries through education, networking, and camaraderie with industry leaders and colleagues.
Registration is Open! | November 14 - 16, 2024
Bright Lights, Big Opportunities: Best Bets in IP, Sports, and Entertainment Law
The Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries and the Section of Intellectual Property Law bring you an unparalleled conference experience at Resorts World Las Vegas this fall. The conference will provide legal insights for emerging technologies and new business with dedicated Continuing Legal Education (CLE) tracks in sports, intellectual property (IP), and entertainment law. Capitalize on unique networking opportunities with corporate counsel, leading practitioners, and prominent sponsors. Enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes activities, including tours of the Sphere and Ainsworth Gaming’s design and manufacturing facilities.
Register - TodayWebinar | Monday, August 26, 2024 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT
Introduction to Immersive Entertainment and Legal Issues
The webinar will explore and explain the field of "immersive entertainment" in which live theater, exhibitions, pre-existing works (e.g. stage plays, pop music, film and television titles) and digital media combine in different iterations to provide experiential "worlds" for audiences and spectators. These range from "immersive exhibitions" where audiences enter an all-surrounding digital universe of sound, image and other sensory experiences, to live immersive theater in which the traditional demarcations between performer and audience are crossed, allowing for interactive experiences where audience members participate in, and/or determine the progress of, dramatized events. The presentation will describe several types of immersive events and will discuss the legal issues that arise in connection with these experiences.
Register - TodayWebinar | Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 1:00 - 2:00 EDT
Best Practices for Film & Television Profit Participation Arbitrations
The panel, co-sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Section, will discuss best practices for resolving film and television profit participation arbitrations quickly and economically. Topics include arbitrator selection, holding a productive preliminary hearing, drafting effective pre-hearing and post-hearing briefs, presenting witnesses and evidence, how to handle closing arguments and attorney fee applications, the advantages and disadvantages of in-person, remote, and hybrid evidentiary hearings, and how COVID-19 has impacted arbitrations. Bring your questions and dilemmas to these experienced arbitration thought-leaders to get their perspectives and ideas.
Register - TodaySponsorship Opportunities
The Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries welcomes you to discover the benefits of sponsorship. We are offering new opportunities tailored to different budget levels and objectives.
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Resources for New Entertainment & Sports Lawyers
Get the resources and CLE new lawyers need to kickstart a career in entertainment and sports law.
CLE OnDemand Products
The Forum presents a variety of OnDemand products covering all aspects of entertainment and sports law include social justice issues.
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