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The 10th Annual GEMALaw Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

 January 8, 2017

The 10th Annual GEMALaw Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium
Friday, February 3, 2017 | 10:00AM-5:00PM
Georgetown Law | Hart Auditorium

Schedule
10:00-10:10AM
Opening Remarks, Annick Banoun & Marissa Moshell, GEMALaw Co-Presidents

10:10-11:10AM
The Founders: A Conversation with the Founders of GEMALaw about the Role of In-House Counsel

  • Moderator: Daniel Werly (L’09), Partner, Sievert & Werly LLP
  • Raquel Braun (L’10), Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Fox Sports/Fox Cable Networks
  • Claire Magee (L’09), Corporate Counsel, Raycom Media
  • Daniel Navarro (L’09), Associate Counsel, National Basketball Association
  • Riana Positano (L’11), Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, The Madison Square Garden Company

11:15-12:30PM
The Dealmakers: A Conversation About the Art of Making a Deal in Hollywood

  • Moderator: Jeffrey Schneider, Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, National Geographic Partners
  • Roy Cho (L’09), Vice President of Distribution, AMC Networks
  • Christopher Floyd (L’90), Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, Amblin Partners
  • Rebecca Sanhueza, Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, IMG
  • Lisa Williams-Fauntroy (L’94), Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Discovery Communications
  • Claudine Wilson (L’09), Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, HBO

12:35-1:00PM
Presentation of the Alumni Achievement Award
Darrell D. Miller (L’90), Chair, Entertainment Law Department and Managing Partner, Los Angeles Office, Fox Rothschild LLP

1:00-1:45PM
Networking Lunch

1:45-2:00PM
A Decade of GEMALaw: A Look Back
Raquel Braun (L’10), Founder, GEMALaw

2:00-3:00PM
The Innovators: A Conversation About the Legal Challenges Facing Technology Platforms

  • Moderator: Evelyn Miller, Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, National Geographic
  • Gregory Brehm (L’91), Assistant General Counsel, BuzzFeed
  • Jim Lucchese (L’05), Global Head of Creator, Spotify
  • Rob Seiden (L’13), Senior Manager, Business Affairs, Vevo
  • Emily Sharpe (L’13), Privacy & Public Policy Manager, Facebook

3:05-4:05PM
The Game Changers: A Conversation with the GCs of Major Sports Franchises

  • Moderator: Samyr Laine (L’10), Counsel, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
  • Nicole Duckett Fricke (C’95), General Counsel & Vice President, LA Clippers
  • John Keenan (L’95), Senior Vice President & General Counsel, AEG
  • Djenaba Parker (B’02), General Counsel, New York Red Bulls
  • Joe Pierce (B’91), Vice President & General Counsel, Hornets Sports & Entertainment

4:05-4:15PM
Closing Remarks

4:15-5:00 PM
Reception

CLE Credit Available
Please RSVP https://tenthannualsymposium.eventbrite.com
Direct all questions to Annick Banoun & Marissa Moshell at GEMALaw@law.georgetown.edu