Please Click on the name of each segment to watch the corresponding webcast.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Panel 1: Effect of the Internet on the Sports, Entertainment and Media Worlds (link above)
Jody Arlington, Director, GEMA-DC (Moderator)
Julie Ross, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Kathleen Gallagher-Duff, Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP and Georgetown Law Class of 1984
Jimmy Lynn, Vice President, Diversity Partnerships and Strategic Relationships, AOL Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Kenneth M. Kaufman, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Jane Mago, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters
1:15 - 2:00 p.m.
Remarks and Presentation of GEMALaw Alumni Achievement Award
George Mitchell, U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace; Partner and Chairman Emeritus of the Global Board, DLA Piper; former U.S. Senate Majority Leader; former Chairman of the Board of Walt Disney Company; and Georgetown Law Class of 1961. In 2006 - 2007, Mitchell chaired an independent investigation into the illegal use of performance enhancing substances in Major League Baseball.
2:10 - 4:00 p.m.
Panel 2: Effect of the Economic Crisis on the Sports and Entertainment Industry
Matt Winkler, Associate Dean, Georgetown University Sports Industry Management Program (Moderator)
Dan Brenner, Senior Vice President for Law and Regulatory Policy, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Lori Creasy, CFO, Washington Nationals
Erik Moses, CEO, D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission
Lyle Yorks, Managing Director, Proactive Sports Management
4:10 - 5:45 p.m.
Panel 3: The Behavior of Entertainers and Athletes and How It Affects Their Employment Contracts
Jimmy Lynn, Vice President, Diversity Partnerships and Strategic Relationships, AOL Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
(Moderator)
Damon Jones, Vice President, Club Counsel, Washington Nationals
Benjamin Block, Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
Matt Winkler, Associate Dean, Georgetown University Sports Industry Management Program
Derrick Mayes, CEO and Director, ExecutiveAction Sports & Entertainment
This event is sponsored by GEMALaw.
The Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) and the Georgetown Sports and Entertainment Law Society joined forces to form GEMALaw in 2008. 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 second annual GEMALaw Alumni Achievement Award will be presented to George Mitchell, U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace; partner and chairman emeritus of the global board, DLA Piper; former U.S. Senate Majority Leader; former chairman of the board of Walt Disney Company; and Georgetown Law class of 1961. In 2006 - 2007, Mitchell chaired an independent investigation into the illegal use of performance enhancing substances in Major League Baseball. 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. |
