YESLA Presents:
The Yale Law School Entertainment and Sports Law Conference

Yale Law School
Friday, April 23, 2004

Panel I
9:15– 10:30 a.m.
The True Hollywood Story—Real Experiences from Entertainment Litigators

Moderator: Tania Krebs, YLS '03
Associate, Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP
Entertainment Litigator and former YESLA President

Patricia Glaser
Partner, Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, LLP
Co-Head of Litigation Group; Entertainment Litigator for studios like MGM, Disney, and many others.

Alan S. Goudiss
Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Entertainment Litigator for Showtime, Mike Tyson, and many others.

George R. Hedges
Partner, Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP
Entertainment Litigator for TV, talent, production companies, and many others.

Stanton "Larry" Stein
Partner, Alschuler, Grossman, Stein & Kahan LLP
Entertainment Litigator for talent-side plaintiffs, Head of Litigation Group.

Panel II
10:40 a.m. – 11:55 p.m.
It’s a Wrap! The Ins and Outs of Lawyering in the Entertainment Industry

Moderator: Sacha Comrie-Baker, Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP

John Breglio, YC '68
Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
Chair of Entertainment Department and member of Intellectual Property Group, clients include Broadway and Off-Broadway producers and theater owners.

Patti Felker
Partner, Nelson, Guggenheim, Felker, & Levine
Film and TV transactions attorney, clients include Vin Diesel, Hillary Swank, Paul Walker, Brandon Fraser.

Randall McMillan
Director, Business and Legal Affairs, The Island Def Jam Music Group

Neil Rosini, YLS '76
Partner, Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Wassallo
News media transactions attorney, NYU School of Law Professor of Entertainment Law.

Gary A.Watson
Of Counsel, Huron, Maki & Johnson. LLP
Transactional Law Specialist in Motion Picture, Television and Music Industries.

Panel III
12:40– 1:55 p.m.
The Real Heavy Hitters—Baseball Insiders Discuss the Future of the Game

Moderator: Daniel C. Glazer, Associate, Shearman & Sterling, LLP

Creighton O'M. Condon
Partner, Shearman & Sterling, LLP
M&A and Sports Transactions Attorney, clients include the Red Sox, the Florida Marlins, Viacom and many others.

Adam Katz
Managing Partner, Reich, Katz and Landi
Has negotiated contracts for Sammy Sosa, Ken Caminiti, Andy Ashby, John Wetteland, Omar Vizquel, Magglio Ordonez, Tim Raines, Aaron Boone and many others.

Mark Rosenthal
Partner, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP
Chair of Sports Group and arbitration specialist in professional sports, clients include Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinatti Reds, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and many others.

Lucinda Treat
General Counsel, the Boston Red Sox

Ed Wade
General Manager, Philadelphia Phillies

Panel IV
2:05– 3:20 p.m.
I Love This Game! Top-Tier Practitioners on the Legal Affairs of the NBA

Moderator: Jonathan Oram, Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP

Lon S. Babby, YLS '76
Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
Sports law attoreny and NBA/WNBA Agent, clients include Grant Hill, Tim Duncan, Shane Battier, Chamique Holdsclaw, and many others.

David G. Feher
Partner, Dewey Ballantine LLP
Sports litigator and expert on salary cap and team revenues, clients include the NFL and the NBA and many others. Adjunct Professor of Law at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.

Wayne D. Katz
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Sports and media industries transactional attorney, clients include the NBA and NHL and many others.

Jeffrey A. Mishkin
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Sports law litigator; formerly the executive vice president and chief legal officer of the NBA.

Panel V
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Executive Decisions—Management and Law in Entertainment & Sports Industries

Moderator: Creighton Condon, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
M&A and Sports Transactions Attorney, clients include the Red Sox, the Florida Marlins, Viacom and many others.

Bruce Cohen
Executive Producer, Jinks/Cohen Productions
Recent works include American Beauty (1999), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000), Down with Love (2003), Big Fish (2003).

Tad Low
Executive Producer, Spin the Bottle Productions
Creator of Pop-Up Videos.

Ed Wade
General Manager, Philadelphia Phillies

John Waldron
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs and Co.
Specialist in sports and media transactions.