The Grammy Foundation's Seminar Series

The GRAMMY Foundation's®
Entertainment Law Initiative
Presents two exciting panel presentations
as part of the Fall Legal Seminar Series 2007

October 18, 2007, CMJ Music Marathon
Games Without Frontiers: Ethics and Music Law
Entertainment law is a highly competitive practice in which the lawyer often assumes non-traditional legal roles and responsibilities. As a result, lawyers often resemble agents and managers. However, lawyers are distinguishable from agents, managers and entrepreneurs because they are governed by codes of professional behavior. A panel of music industry executives and artist representatives discuss legal ethics in the field of entertainment law.

Featuring a Keynote Address at 12:00pm given by Michael L. Reinert Esq., Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Universal Motown Records Group and ELI Executive Committee Member

Featured Panelists:
- Ken Abdo, Vice President, Lommen Abdo Cole King Stageberg, PA and Chairman of the ELI Executive Committee
- Howard Siegel, Senior Partner, Pryor Cashman, Entertainment Group

WHEN: Thursday, October 18, 2007
Keynote Address: 12:00pm
Panel Time: 1:30pm to 2:30pm
WHERE:
CMJ Music Marathon
New York University
Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South
Richard L. Rosenthal Pavillion, 10th Floor
New York, New York
REGISTRATION: Panel open to CMJ Music Marathon attendees.

*This panel is part of an all-day 7.5 CLE program presented by the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.

November 1, 2007
Benjamin Cardozo School of Law
Why Record Companies Can't Make Money Selling Records
The shifting music business economy has made the old business models obsolete. A panel of music industry executives and artist representatives discuss how and why record companies need to expand their interest beyond the traditional record-buying market and how this agenda affects recording agreement negotiations going forward.

Featured Panelists:
- Michael L. Reinert, Esq. Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Universal Motown Records Group (Moderator)
- Bob Frank, President, KOCH Records and KOCH Music Publishing
- David Sonenberg, President, DAS Communications Ltd.
- Clark Miller, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, EMI Music Publishing
- Michael Kushner, Executive Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Atlantic Records
- Vernon J. Brown, Esq, CPA, President V. Brown & Company

Opening Remarks by Ken Abdo, ELI Executive Committee Chairman

WHEN: Thursday, November 1, 2007, 7:00pm-8:30pm(reception to follow)
WHERE: Benjamin Cardozo School of Law/Yeshiva University
Moot Court Room, 55 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street), New York
PRICE: No Charge For General Attendees
$25 - For attendees interested in receiving CLE credit (1.5 hours)
To Register for CLE Credit, Please RSVP by October 30, 2007
REGISTRATION: Please call 310.392.3777

Co-Sponsored by
The ABA Forum on the
Entertainment and Sports Industries

The GRAMMY Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) was conceived as a means to recognize and further develop the bond between the legal profession and the recording community with the goal of resolving issues confronting the music industry. One of the premier educational initiatives of ELI is the national legal writing contest and scholarship program, which is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. Law students from across the country are invited to research, analyze and submit essays regarding important issues facing the industry.