Yale Law School Hosts Entertainment and Sports Law Conference

Prominent sports agents, entertainment transactional lawyers and litigators, baseball and basketball executives, movie and TV producers will speak at the Yale Law School Entertainment and Sports Law Conference on April 23.

The conference is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Yale Entertainment and Sports Law Association, and made possible by a gift from Shearman & Sterling LLP. A complete schedule and list of speakers is available at the conference website, www.law.yale.edu/yesla.

Five panels will cover the following topics:

1. The True Hollywood Story-Real Experiences from Entertainment Litigators

2. It’s a Wrap! The Ins and Outs of Lawyering in the Entertainment Industry

3. The Real Heavy Hitters-Baseball Insiders Discuss the Future of the Game

4. I Love This Game! A Panel Addressing Legal Affairs of the NBA from Top-Tier Practitioners

5. Executive Decisions-Management and Law in Entertainment and Sports Industries

Speakers include pioneering sports agent Lon S. Babby, a partner at Williams & Connolly LLP; eminent Broadway lawyer John F. Breglio, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; “American Beauty” producer Bruce Cohen of Jinks/Cohen Productions; Creighton Condon, prominent M&A and sports transactions lawyer; Michael Fricklas, general counsel of Viacom Inc.; Adam Katz, one of baseball’s most prominent agents; Tad Low, creator of “Pop-Up Video”; Randall McMillan, director of business and legal affairs at The Island Def Jam Music Group; Lucinda Treat, general counsel for the Boston Red Sox; Ed Wade, general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies; and John Waldron, managing director of Goldman Sachs & Co.