Seventh Annual Media & Entertainment Law Symposium
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Fordham Media and Entertainment Law Society Seventh Annual Media & Entertainment Law Symposium Tuesday, February 10, 2021 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar PROGRAM 9:30 – 10 a.m. 12:15 – 12:40 p.m. Welcome Break 10 – 11 a.m. 12:40 – 12:45 p.m. The New Normal in the Art of Cinema Welcoming Remarks and the Stage • Dean Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul (1.0 Professional Practice) Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham Law • Scott Jaffee ’98, Senior Vice School President, Head of Content Acquisitions, Legal for WarnerMedia 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. Studios & Networks Keynote Address • Amy Omar, Manager, Business • Ian Stratford ‘02, Chief Legal Officer & Legal Affairs, FilmNation & Head of Business Affairs, First Look Entertainment Media • Scott Wilcox, Head of Legal & Business Affairs, National Artists 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Management Company Who is Steering the Ship: Social Media • Rachel Kiwi, Senior Counsel, Loeb & or Us? Loeb LLP (1.0 Professional Practice) • Moderator: Courtney Cox, Professor • Gary Kibel, Partner, Davis & Gilbert of Law, Fordham Law School LLP • Joshua Greenberg, Associate, 11 – 11:15 a.m. Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams, & Break Sheppard LLP • Robert deBrauwere, Partner, Pryor 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Cashman LLP The Masters of the Music: Streaming • Moderator: Olivier Sylvain, Professor and Licensing Today of Law, Fordham Law School; Director, (1.0 Professional Practice) McGannon Center • George Howard, Professor, Berklee College of Music 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. • Benjamin Semel, Partner, Pryor Closing Remarks Cashman LLP • Dan Blumberg, Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Sony Music Entertainment • Moderator: Abner S. Greene, Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law, Fordham Law School SPEAKER BIOS Ian Stratford ‘02 & Bockius LLP in New York, where he was a senior Chief Legal Officer & Head of Business Affairs, First Look associate in the Business & Finance group. His practice Media focused on secured and unsecured lending, private equity and bankruptcy and restructuring, specializing in the Ian Stratford is the Chief Legal Officer & Head of Business production, finance and distribution of motion pictures Affairs at First Look Media. and television programming. Launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, First Look Scott received his BA from Binghamton University and his Media (FLM) is a new model media company that was JD from Fordham University. He was the Business Editor created with the belief that independent perspectives are of the Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law vital to both a vibrant culture and a thriving democracy. Journal, as well as one of the founding members of the FLM’s current assets include Topic Studios, The Intercept, Fordham Sports Law Society & Symposium. Field of Vision, The Press Freedom Defense Fund, and the recently launched Topic streaming service. FLM plans to aggressively expand its portfolio by investing Amy Omar in and building a variety of media brands, platforms and Manager, Business & Legal Affairs, FilmNation technology companies that support its mission and help Entertainment creators and audiences develop, distribute, discover and Amy Omar is an entertainment attorney based in New connect with meaningful stories. York City. She works in-house in Business & Legal Affairs Before joining FLM, Ian was a Senior Vice President, at FilmNation Entertainment, a leading independent Associate General Counsel at Endeavor where he was a film and television company behind award-winning hits member of the Endeavor Content (EC) founding team. ARRIVAL and THE BIG SICK that the LA Times called At EC, Ian built and led the business and legal affairs “the emerging Oscar powerhouse you’ve never heard team of 30+ lawyers working across EC’s motion picture, of.” At FilmNation, she has worked on deals for film, scripted television, non-scripted/documentary, and television and podcasts such as, “The Map of Tiny Perfect podcast studios, as well as the company’s partnerships, Things”, Tom Hanks’ film “Greyhound”, “Promising Young investments, and joint ventures. Prior to EC, Ian was a Woman”, and the podcast “Murder on the Towpath”. partner at Gray Krauss Stratford Sandler Des Rochers Prior to FilmNation, Amy attended Loyola Law School, LLP, where he served as a strategic advisor to various where she focused her coursework and internships media companies, and led the firm’s finance practice, in entertainment law. She was the president of the representing production-finance companies, institutional Entertainment & Sports Law Society and held internship lenders, hedge funds, private equity companies, and family positions at Lionsgate and NBCUniversal. Amy holds an offices. Ian began his career at The Endeavor Agency. undergraduate degree in Politics and French from NYU’s Ian received his law degree from Fordham University College of Arts & Sciences and a master’s degree in School of Law (2002) and his bachelor’s degree in biology French Studies, from NYU’s Institute of French Studies. from Fordham University (1999). Scott Jaffee ’98 Senior Vice President, Head of Content Acquisitions, Legal Scott Wilcox for WarnerMedia Studios & Networks Head of Legal & Business Affairs, National Artists Management Company Scott Jaffee is the Senior Vice President, Head of Content Acquisitions, Legal for WarnerMedia Studios & Networks. Principal, Scott Wilcox Law PLLC He oversees the business and legal affairs teams Scott Wilcox is the head of legal and business affairs for tasked with acquiring major studio theatrical releases, National Artists Management Company, the producers independent films, Spanish-language content and of Broadway shows including Chicago and Waitress. In international programming for HBO, Cinemax and their this capacity, he negotiates underlying rights, author, and channels and platforms. For the past year, he has advised creative team agreements, and consults on other matters the management team for HBO Max, Warner Media’s in the development of new plays and musicals. Scott also new streaming platform launching in May of this year. He advises producers on myriad business and legal issues in also oversees legal entity management and other general sit-down, touring, and licensed productions in the United corporate matters across WarnerMedia’s legacy HBO, States, the United Kingdom, and other theatrical markets. Turner and CNN network groups. In addition to his in-house role, Scott is the founder Prior to joining HBO, Scott worked at Morgan, Lewis and principal of Scott Wilcox Law PLLC, through which SPEAKER BIOS CONTINUED he represents clients including entertainment/media Circuit, and was a Yale Fox Fellow at Fudan University in companies, film and theatre producers, screenwriters, Shanghai. Cox earned her J.D., with highest honors, from authors, musicians, streaming services and digital media the University of Chicago Law School; her doctorate, in content creators, and financiers/investors in a range of philosophy, from the University of Oxford; and her B.A., matters. Scott also advises clients on technology, data magna cum laude with distinction, from Yale University. privacy, and cybersecurity law matters and represents several non-profit organizations in the arts and social George Howard services sector. CIO, Riptide Music Group Scott serves on an advisory committee to the American CMO, Moodagent Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries and on the board of advisors for the SIE Society, George Howard, JD/MBA, MA, is the former president the leading alliance for social impact entertainment. In of Rykodisc, the world’s largest independent record 2016, Scott received the prestigious Thurgood Marshall label, and cofounder of TuneCore, the world’s largest Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service from the Federal independent digital music distributor. He is also the Bar Council for his leadership in the pro bono community cofounder of Music Audience Exchange, which comprises while an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, a team of digital marketers, engineers, and music lovers, including representations of artists/writers, veterans, and using technology to redefine the fundamental structure of survivors of domestic violence. He also has received pro brand-artist relationships. Currently, Mr. Howard is CIO of bono awards from Sanctuary for Families and the City Bar Riptide Music Group, and CMO of Moodagent. Justice Center. Mr. Howard is a Professor of Music Business/ Following his graduation magna cum laude from the Management at Berklee College of Music, and the University of Michigan Law School, Scott served as a founder of GHS, a strategic consulting firm that advises law clerk to U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman in the a wide range of clients on how to integrate technology Southern District of New York. He also holds a Master of with strategy in order to increase brand awareness and Fine Arts degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor revenue. of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. Mr. Howard is a columnist for Forbes, and his most recent book is “Everything In Its Right Place: How Blockchain Rachel Kiwi Technology Will Lead To A More Transparent Music Senior Counsel, Loeb & Loeb LLP Industry.” Rachel Kiwi maintains a diverse entertainment and media practice with experience advising on licensing, acquisition, Benjamin Semel disposition, financing and exploitation of entertainment Partner, Pryor Cashman LLP properties for film, television, podcasts and live stage productions. Her clients include producers, production Benjamin Semel is a partner at