exploiting live stage properties, including engaging creative and key and more. Pedram’s speaking engagements include the Social Media production personnel, acquiring rights, and negotiating and drafting Strategies Summit, the Long Island Digital Summit, Trade Brooklyn and co-production and distribution agreements. In addition, she supports Trade Nassau, the Blog World and New Media Expo at the Jacob Javits Fordham Media and Entertainment Law Society organization-wide initiatives in a variety of departments including Center, the Ohio Northern University College of Law Symposium and programming, marketing, public relations, fundraising, and education. the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Danielle began her legal career as a prosecutor for the Brooklyn Pedram was honored as one of Long Island’s “30 Under 30” young District Attorney’s Office in New York, and as an intern for the National professionals by the Huntington Chamber of Commerce for 2012 Geographic Channel and the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. and as one of The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” in 2013. Pedram has made dozens of television appearances as a commentator on topics Danielle is an active member of the Georgetown University Alumni including social media, privacy and technology on Fox 5 News and has Association’s New York chapter and serves as a mentor to high school also appeared on Fox & Friends and PIX11 News. students through Student Sponsor Partners, a New York-based non- profit organization. Pedram is an Adjunct Professor of Law at St. John’s University School Fourth Annual of Law; where he became one of the area’s first dedicated social media Danielle graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in law professors. 2011 and received her undergraduate degree in government from Georgetown University in 2006, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Tres Williams Entertainment Law Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, iHeartMedia Inc. Linda Steinman Tres Williams is a music and media industry professional with over Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 20 years of experience. Tres’ broad professional experiences range Linda Steinman has more than 25 years of litigation and counseling from jazz saxophone performance to concert promotion to his current experience in media and intellectual property law, and First position as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs for iHeartMedia, Inc. Amendment law. Tres manages iHeartMedia’s Business Affairs group and is responsible Symposium for strategic dealmaking, primarily as related to iHeartMedia’s She represents a wide range of clients in media and the arts, including relationship with the music and entertainment industries. Tres book publishers, television production companies, networks, and new began his legal career working with well-known music attorneys and media. Her cases involve defamation, privacy/publicity, copyright, managing business affairs for key album projects for the Zomba group trademark, newsgathering torts, reporter’s privilege, prior restraint, and of companies and eventually Sony BMG, including for artists such as other publishing law and First Amendment issues. Outkast and Britney Spears. Tres then practiced music and technology law at eMusic.com for several years. During this time, Tres also Linda also regularly provides counseling advice to media clients negotiated several key deals for eMusic’s sister company, independent including pre-publication and pre-broadcasting review of publications, digital distributor The Orchard. From 2008 to 2011 Tres was the television shows (including reality programming), and documentaries. general counsel of music tech startup Thumbplay where he was Linda also works with clients on intellectual property rights acquisition. instrumental in launching its cloud-based music subscription service as well as its eventual sale to Clear Channel Radio (now iHeartMedia + Entertainment). Tres holds a JD from Brooklyn Law School, and both Pedram Tabibi BS and BM from Appalachian State University. 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Her first music industry Alexei Auld is Staff Counsel for Verizon where he advises clients the world, including the United States, China, and Europe. job was working as General Manager for tomandandy (pronounced 10:30 – 11 a.m. across all Verizon lines of business and properties on social media “Tom and Andy”), a post-production music company that created Check-in & Welcome matters, drafts and negotiates social media influencer, marketing, Before founding his own firm he served for 14 years as a legal and soundtracks and sound design for commercials, TV and film. In technology, advertising agency, sponsorship, and licensing business affairs executive at the Universal Music Group (UMG), where 1995, she became inhouse counsel for the independent record agreements. He develops and implements social media strategy, his roles included: Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, of UMG’s company, Profile Records, and its related label imprints and publishing 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. policies, best practices, and training for Verizon. Mr. Auld also worldwide corporate unit; General Counsel and Senior Vice President, companies. In 1997, she joined the boutique music law firm of Selverne, Say What You Need to Say: Social Media & The provides day-to-day review of social media campaigns, videos, Business Affairs, of Universal’s start-up “music video” cable and Mandelbaum & Mintz, working there for eight years as an advisor to First Amendment posts, and vignettes and risk assessments and orientations for client satellite television network, branded IMF – International Music Feed; recording and music publishing industry clients, primarily in the genres organizations and individuals seeking to create and/or expand their and Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, of UMG’s Universal of hip hop, pop, and electronic music. During her time at Profile, she • Alexei Auld – Social Media & Entertainment Counsel, social media presence. Prior to Verizon, he was the VLA Director Motown Records Group (now the East Coast Labels Group). met and married AM Only founder, Paul Morris. Following the birth Verizon of Legal Services and created the VLA Transactional Law Clinic and of their second child, Morris became a solo practitioner, working Seminar for Brooklyn Law School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa Derek represents companies and individuals, established and out of AM Only’s offices. From 2005–2015, the period leading up to • Katie Fallow – Senior Attorney, Knight First from Howard University (B.A. 1994, summa cum laude) where he emerging, including: recording artists, songwriters, DJs, producers, AM Only’s acquisition by Paradigm, Morris served as the company’s Amendment Institute at Columbia University majored in history, and Columbia Law School (J.D. 1998). He is the and other entertainers and creative talent; personal managers; General Counsel, created a business affairs department staffed by • Linda Steinman – Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP author of 7 Secret Sources of Inspiration: A Snappy Guide for Creative promoters of live events; the “major” recorded music companies; multiple attorneys, and helped to oversee the establishment of a Procrastinators and hosts the If The Shoes Fit Podcast. music publishers; cable television networks; software developers and contract administration department. • Pedram Tabibi – Business Litigation & Social Media publishers; filmmakers; visual artists; and galleries. These clients are Attorney, Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP based around the world and range from global corporations and other • Moderator: Professor Abner Greene, Fordham Law Jim Cooperman established businesses, to small, entrepreneurial startups, to investors. Jonathan Olson Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Madison Square Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Disney Theatrical Group School Garden Entertainment Katie Fallow Jonathan Olson graduated with a B.A. in History from Cornell Since mid-2012, Jim Cooperman has served as Senior Vice President, Senior Attorney, Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University, Arts and Sciences School in 1980, and graduated with a J.D. Legal and Business Affairs for MSG Entertainment. In this role, he University from Stanford Law School in 1984. He worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, 12 – 12:30 p.m. oversees the negotiating and drafting of all agreements relating Katie Fallow is a senior staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Wharton & Garrison in the Entertainment Department from 1984 until Catered Lunch to concerts, comedy shows, family shows and special events that Institute at Columbia University, a newly-established organization that 1986. He then worked in the Business Affairs Department at William take place in MSG’s venues across the country including Madison works to protect and strengthen free speech in the digital age. Ms. Morris Agency from 1986 until 2000, becoming a vice president in Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Fallow is currently litigating a First Amendment challenge to President 1988 and later head of the department. Jonathan has been working at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Music Hall, Beacon Theatre, The Forum in Inglewood, California and Trump’s practice of blocking individuals from his Twitter account on Disney Theatrical Group since 2000, first as V.P., head of business and The Show Must Go On: Live Events & The Law The Chicago Theatre. Jim’s team is also responsible for handling the basis of their viewpoints. Before joining the Knight Institute, Ms. legal affairs and later was promoted to S.V.P. the transactional work of MSG Productions in connection with the Fallow was a partner at Jenner & Block, where she litigated media and • Stephanie Morris – Senior Vice President, Business company’s original productions including perennial favorite Christmas First Amendment cases for over 15 years. After leaving Jenner & Block, Affairs – Music, Paradigm Talent Agency Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes. In addition, the team Ms. Fallow was deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection N. Cameron Russell (Moderator) • Jonathan Olson – Senior Vice President, Business & supports MSG’s Marketing Dept. regarding its TV, online, mobile, at the Federal Trade Commission. Executive Director, Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy in-venue and out-of-home initiatives and MSG’s Merchandising (CLIP); Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School Legal Affairs, Disney Theatrical Group Department, and is responsible for oversight of the company’s rights N. Cameron Russell is the Executive Director of the Center on Law • Danielle Schiffman– Director, Business & Legal clearances, as well as the administration of the company’s non-team Abner S. Greene (Moderator) and Information Policy (CLIP) at Fordham Law School in New York. Affairs, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts related trademarks and those of its affiliates including the TAO Group. Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law, Fordham Law School CLIP conducts research and facilitates high-level public discourse on Prior to joining MSG, Jim spent more than 20 years in the music Abner S. Greene is the Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law at topics such as data privacy and security, peer-to-peer technologies • Tres Williams – Senior Vice President, Business business in such roles as: General Counsel, COO and Co-Founder of Fordham Law School, where he has taught since 1994. He was awarded and intellectual property protection of information assets. In addition Affairs, iHeartMedia Inc. tinyOGRE Entertainment, LLC., a joint venture with Sony Music; COO Teacher of the Year in 2002. He currently teaches First Amendment, to his role with CLIP, Cameron is an adjunct professor of trademark, and EVP Business & Legal Affairs at Wind-Up Entertainment, Inc.; Federal Courts, and Criminal Law. In 2012, Harvard University Press information privacy, and copyright law courses at Fordham Law • Moderator: Professor Derek Dessler, Fordham Law Co-General Counsel of BMG Entertainment; EVP of Business & Legal published his book Against Obligation: The Multiple Sources of Authority School, taught as a Lecturer in Fordham University’s Department School Affairs at s RED Distribution, Relativity Records and LOUD Records in a Liberal Democracy. In 2001, NYU Press published his book of Communication and Media Studies, and has been interviewed and Director of Business & Legal Affairs at RCA Records. Jim started Understanding the 2000 Election: A Guide to the Legal Battles that Decided regarding online privacy issues by various media outlets including CBS, his legal career as an Associate at the global law firm of Kaye Scholer the Presidency. He has published widely on constitutional law, primarily NBC and CNN. He has articles published in the Stanford Technology 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. now known as Arnold & Porter, Kaye Scholer. the First Amendment (speech and religion). He graduated from Yale Law Review, the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, I/S: A Journal of Keynote Conversation College and Michigan Law School, and then clerked for Chief Judge Law and Policy for the Information Society, and the John Marshall • Jim Cooperman – Senior Vice President, Business & Jim graduated cum laude from American University Washington Patricia M. Wald of the D.C. Circuit and Justice John Paul Stevens of Review of Intellectual Property Law. Previously, Cameron practiced law College of Law and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the U.S. Supreme Court. as a partner in the Wender Law Group in New York and worked as a Legal Affairs, Madison Square Garden Entertainment the University of Michigan. music manager for then up-and-coming pop star Rihanna. Cameron • Moderator: Professor N. Cameron Russell, Stephanie Morris earned his undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan- Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Music, Paradigm Talent Agency Flagler Business School and his J.D. from the University of Denver. Fordham Law School Derek Dessler (Moderator) Stephanie Morris is SVP of Business Affairs, Music for Paradigm Talent He is also a magna cum laude LL.M graduate of Fordham Law School Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School Agency. With offices across the US and in the UK, Paradigm provides in intellectual property and information technology law. Cameron is Derek Dessler is an attorney with over 20 years of experience global representation to clients in television, live music, motion admitted to practice in New York and California. focusing on entertainment and media, new technology, the arts, and pictures, theater, digital, book publishing, content finance, brand related intellectual property and corporate matters. partnerships and beyond. The Paradigm team is a group of creative entrepreneurs who lead with the belief that when the artist’s interests Danielle Schiffman CLE CREDIT His work routinely includes matters at the intersection of intellectual are placed front and center, lasting success will follow. Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Lincoln Center for the

property rights and new technology, and he regularly advises clients Performing Arts CLE credit for the program has been approved in accordance with the on issues relating to the ongoing convergence of technology and Morris has been involved in the electronic dance music industry since Danielle Schiffman is the Director of Business and Legal Affairs for requirements of the New York State CLE Board for a maximum of 2 content, including new technologies for distributing and monetizing the early ’90s. With a background in law, she helped to create an infra- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA), the world’s largest transitional and non transitional credits: (2) professional practice. content. structure that allowed premiere electronic music booking agency, AM performing arts center. Danielle oversees all legal aspects related to Only, to flourish through the expansion and commercialization of EDM the creation and distribution of LCPA’s film, television, and new media CLE course materials available at: law.fordham.edu/clematerials Over the past 20 years he has successfully negotiated and closed that began in the aughties. In 2016, Paradigm acquired AM Only, at undertakings, including its Emmy Award-winning television series Live hundreds of transactions, big and small, ranging from customary which time Morris was tapped to run a newly-formed business affairs From Lincoln Center, and its newest franchise, Lincoln Center at the industry agreements, to joint ventures, to strategic corporate department for Paradigm’s rapidly expanding music division. Movies. She counsels internal clients on developing, producing, and