ETHICS: LAWYERS DOING BUSINESS WITH THEIR CLIENTS Moderator: DEENA B. KALAI, Austin Deena Kalai, PLLC Panelists: RICKY ANDERSON Anderson & Smith One Arena Place 7322 Southwest Freeway, Suite 2010 Houston, TX 77074 (713) 621-5522 (713) 995-1499 Fax
[email protected] W. AMON BURTON, JR., Austin Attorney at Law State Bar of Texas 22ND ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT LAW INSTITUTE October 25-26, 2012 Austin CHAPTER 1 Deena Kalai Deena Kalai, PLLC Deena Kalai earned her law degree at the University of Texas at Austin. She is licensed in Texas and New York, and has offices in both Austin and Manhattan. Deena represents artists and businesses engaged in entertainment, intellectual property and technology, including film, music, television, fashion, literary publishing, and mobile/interactive media. Deena has a particular interest in fair use and assists many documentary filmmakers each year in assessing the applicability of this important copyright doctrine to their projects. Always active in her community, she is affiliated with or donates time to many organizations including, the Texas Motion Picture Alliance, the Austin Film Society, Volunteer Legal Services, The College of the State Bar of Texas, and other professional associations in Texas and New York. Deena frequently provides pro bono services for low-income Texans, in addition to her pro bono activities for entertainment industry clients. She has been recognized by The Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, and has been awarded the Judge Suzanne Covington Award in connection with her pro bono services. She has lectured at several legal workshops, at the University of Texas, and at various film conferences.