EASL’s Annual Music Buiness And Law Conference – 2017

Recorded 11/14/17

Total Credits:  10.0 New York CLE/CPE credit hours
9.0 Areas of Professional Practice | 1.0 Ethics and Professionalism
*Amount and type of credit is dependent on the panel selected.   
The majority of this course is approved for credit for experienced attorneys only. 2.0 credits (1 in Professional and Practice and 1 in Ethics) of this program are approved for credit for both experienced attorneys and newly admitted attorneys (admitted to the New York Bar for less than two years). If you attend the following panels: Music Business Basics – Publishing / Recording / Ethics and Everyday Practice)  

NYSBA Member Price: $500.00
Non-Morning Price: $650
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AGENDA:

Music Publishing and Digital Media
Speakers:
Marc Jacobson, Esq., Marc Jacobson, P.C. (Moderator), Noah Becker, President/CEO AdRev (AudioMicro, Inc.), Seth M. Goldstein, Esq., Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, MediaNet, Art Levy, Esq., VP of Business Affairs and Administration at Spirit Music Group

Music Business Basics – Publishing / Recording / Sampling
Speakers:
Ralph DePalma, Esq., Pryor Cashman LLP (Moderator), Keith Hauprich, Esq., General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, BMG-North America, Natalia Nastaskin, Esq., Head of US Music Operations, United Talent Agency, Joseph Lloyd Serling, Esq., Partner, Serling Rooks Hunter McKoy & Worob LLC, Andrew G. Tavel, Esq., Tavel & Shulman, P.C.

You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone – the Implications of Bankruptcy
Speakers:
 L.P. (Lynn) Harrison III, Esq., Partner, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP (Moderator), Allen G. Kadish, Esq., DiConza Traurig Kadish LLP, Melinda D. Middlebrooks, Esq., Managing Partner, Middlebrooks Shapiro, P.C., David B. Shemano, Esq., Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP

Licensing Music for Broadway
Speakers:
Diane Krausz, Esq., The Law Offices of Diane Krausz (Moderator), Jason Baruch, Esq., Sendroff & Baruch, LLP, Roberta L. Korus, Esq., Roberta Korus, Attorney-at-Law, Karen A. Kowgios, CPA, Partner, WithumSmith+Brown, PC
 

International Focus – Global Database Efforts
Speakers:
Jeff Liebenson, Esq., Liebenson Law & President of IAEL  (Moderator), Christos Badavas, Sr. VP & General Counsel, SESAC, Mark Isherwood, Chief Operating Officer, DDEX, Dan Millington, Performer Development Manager, PPL-UK
 

Luncheon Speaker: Willard Ahdritz, Founder/CEO, Kobalt
Willard Ahdritz founded Kobalt in 2000 with a mission: making the music industry more fair and rewarding for creators. He wanted to give artists, songwriters, musicians, labels and publishers the freedom and transparency they needed to build their careers. (NO MCLE)

Taking the Band on the Road – Tour Accounting
Speakers:
Joyce Dollinger, Esq.,  (Moderator), David Lory., Producer / Manager, Joseph P. Callaghan, CPA,  Prager Metis, Peter Pappalardo, Agent, Artist Group International, Monika A. Tashman, Esq., Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Ethics and Everyday Practice
Speakers:
Tyler Maulsby, Esq., Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC, Lewis Tesser, Esq., Senior Partner, Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP

Trends in Branding and Merchandising
Speakers:
Andrew Hampp, VP-Brand Strategist, at MAC Presents (Moderator), Jason Boyarski, Esq., Partner, Boyarski Fritz LLP, Natalia Nastaskin, Esq., Head of US Music Operations, United Talent Agency, Kim Youngberg, Esq., Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Screenvision Media
 

It’s Still About the Money – Royalty and Licensing Audits
Speakers:
J. Christopher Hull, CPA, Partner, Prager Metis CPAs, LLC (Moderator), Brian D. Caplan, Esq.,  Partner, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC, Mark A. Levinsohn, Esq., Levinsohn Associates, P.C.

Copyright Law and Litigation – Annual Review
Speakers:
Stephen B. Rodner, Esq., Senior Counsel, Pryor Cashman LLP (Moderator), Ilene Farkas, Esq., Partner, Pryor Cashman LLP, Paul V. LiCalsi, Esq., Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP, Brian D. Caplan, Esq., Partner, Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC, Robert W. Clarida, Esq., Partner, Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC