Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium

10/26/2010

Media Notice

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Martin Keller, Media Savant Communications Co.
612-729-8585, kelmart@aol.com


Recording Artists' rights, current deals and the future of the music business up for discussion

THE ENTERTAINMENT LEGAL TEAM FROM LOMMEN ABDO, DIGITAL MEDIA WIRE, VIKINGS FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT, AND OTHERS TO EXPLORE “FUTURE SHOCK” OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND OTHER TIMELY TOPICS AT “THIRD ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAW SYMPOSIUM” AT THE IDS CENTER NOVEMBER 12

 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., — October 26, 2010 — Some of the best legal and business minds working with artists and professional athletes to protect their rights and counsel them about the fluid/digital state of the entertainment and sports business will openly discuss the future of the industries and other timely topics — including addiction issues — at the "Third Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium," November 12 at the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis, 50th floor (80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402). The event will be followed by a mixer presented in cooperation with South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive, Film, and Music Conference.

The event is presented with the support of the GRAMMY® Foundation, Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters® and Digital Media Wire® — sponsored by the Lommen Abdo Law Firm. A registration fee of $125 can be paid by sending in the form found online at www.lommen.com, or by contacting Brad Wicklund at 612-336-9325, or brad@lommen.com.

Moderated by Ken Abdo, Entertainment Practice Chair at Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A., and legal counsel to many artists including multiple GRAMMY®, gold and platinum record award recipients, the program participants in the all-day session include:
 
  • Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire, Los Angeles;
  • Jeff Brabec, Vice President, Business Affairs, Chrysalis Music Group, Los Angeles;
  • Scott Goldman, Vice President, GRAMMY Foundation®, Los Angeles;
  • Harold Owens, Senior Director,MusiCares/MAP Fund, Los Angeles;
  • Les Pico, Director of Player Development, Minnesota Vikings; and 
  • The entertainment and sports law team of Lommen Abdo: Ken Abdo, Bob Donnelly, Lee Hutton, Tim Matson, Paul Bezilla and others.
 
Topics include (see Lommen Abdo website for full program and presenter bios, www.lommen.com):
  • How addiction issues impact lives of musicians, athletes, caregivers and attorneys;
  • Protecting the persona and property of celebrities;
  • What artists get — and have to give up — in current recording, songwriting and film deals;
  • Prognosticating about the future of entertainment and sports industries as technology, law and commerce converge; 
  • Plus, wealth preservation planning and licensing across the digital media board.
  • A concluding mixer with the staff of SXSW Interactive, Film, and Music Conference — held annually in Austin, TX and the largest conference of its kind in the U.S. 
 
The Symposium is targeted for professionals in the entertainment and sports industries, including artists and athletes, and for lawyers interested in the industry (with CLE credits available) and others.

For more information — or to interview Ken Abdo or participating Symposium guests about the entertainment industry — please contact Martin Keller, Media Savant Communications Co., 612-729-8585, kelmart@aol.com.