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Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium and Launch of GEMALaw

For Immediate Release
March 27, 2008

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WHAT:	First Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium and Launch of GEMALaw (formerly the Georgetown Sports and Entertainment Law Society) at Georgetown University Law Center
WHEN:	Friday, April 11, 2008, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Georgetown University Law Center McDonough Hall - Hart Auditorium 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
SCHEDULE:	3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Panel 1: Contract Negotiations in Sports and Entertainment Stan Kasten, Founding Partner and President, Washington Nationals Maurita Coley, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine, former Senior Vice President, BET and Georgetown Law Class of 1981 Lisa A. Williams-Fauntroy, Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, Discovery Communications, and Georgetown Law Class of 1994 Donald Fishman, Assistant General Manager and Director of Legal Affairs, Washington Capitals Jimmy Lynn, Vice President, Diversity Partnerships and Strategic Relationships, AOL Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Panel 2: Urban Planning in Sports and Entertainment Gregory O’Dell, CEO, District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission (Invited) Edward L. Cohen, Principal, Lerner Enterprises, Principal Owner, Washington Nationals and Georgetown Law Class of 1971 Peter Biche, President of Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer, Washington Sports & Entertainment and Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Class of 1978 J.R. Clark, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 5:45 – 6:00 p.m. Presentation of the GEMALaw Alumni Achievement Award
NOTE:	The panelists will discuss the approaches and challenges of contract negotiations in the sports and entertainment industry and the process of urban planning regarding sports and entertainment facilities, such as the new Washington Nationals Stadium. The Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) and the Georgetown Sports and Entertainment Law Society have joined forces to form GEMALaw. This event marks GEMALaw’s official launch. GEMALaw is for students, alumni, faculty, parents and friends in the Georgetown community who share an interest in legal issues affecting the sports, entertainment and media industry. The first GEMALaw Alumni Achievement Award will be presented to Edward L. Cohen, Principal, Lerner Enterprises, Principal Owner, Washington Nationals and Georgetown Law class of 1971. The award is given to a Georgetown Law alumnus who represents outstanding professional accomplishment as well as a long-standing devotion to the sports, entertainment and media industry. Media interested in attending should e-mail mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu.