When: Wednesday, July 22, 2009: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Where: Lovells LLP, 590 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10022 (at 57th Street)

VLA is proud to host this panel of distinguished art and entertainment attorneys to speak about their personal career trajectories and what got them there. This panel is intended for young lawyers, law students, and individuals interested in careers in art, intellectual property, and entertainment law – fields that span the full range from copyright, trademark, licensing, and television programming, to visual art, literature, music, theater, dance, and nonprofit corporations.

This career panel will be the inaugural event for VLA’s Young Associates Membership (YAM). YAM is our new membership category exclusively for young lawyers (in their 1st – 4th years of practice).

Next year, VLA will host a variety of events for YAMs designed to encourage members’ understanding of the representation of artists and arts organizations as well as to foster an appreciation for contemporary art and promote members’ involvement in philanthropic activities. Programs currently being planned include music, film and concert events; private studio tours; curator-led exhibition and gallery tours; and art fairs. YAM is a great way to meet other young lawyers as well as artists, musicians, filmmakers, curators, and collectors.

As of June 30th, panel currently includes:

· Sonia K. Katyal, Esq., Associate Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
· Andrew Lee, Esq., Principal ALL Counsel & Consulting, Former General Counsel New York Jets
· Hillel I. Parness, Esq., Lovells LLP
· Elena M. Paul, Esq., Executive Director, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
· Peter R. Rienecker, Esq., Vice President and Senior Counsel, Original Programming, Home Box Office, Inc.
· Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, Esq., Associate Director, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
· Donn Zaretsky, Esq., John Silberman Associates PC

Fees:
Non-Members: $75 ($100 at the door)

YAM Membership & Career Panel: $100 ($125 at the door).
Note: YAM membership is regularly $100

Please note that there will NOT be any CLE credit for this event.

For more information, please call Ben Brandow of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts at 212.319.2787 x14, or e-mail him at bbrandow@vlany.org.

Tags: creator rights, Education, Legal

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