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The Sports, Entertainment, Fashion, and Art Law Society (SEFA) First Annual Symposium

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March 22-26, 2021

WHERE

Virtual. Please register for each panel you would like to attend below. A Zoom link will be emailed to you so you can add it to your calendar.

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The Sports, Entertainment, Fashion and Art Law Society (SEFA) is thrilled to announce its first-annual symposium. The week-long symposium will bring together some of the most knowledgeable minds across various areas of the sports and entertainment industry to discuss the most prominent topics and legal issues. The Symposium will kick off with a discussion about name, image, and likeness, which goes into effect in Florida in July 2021. The following day turns the card to a discussion about the future of sports betting and gambling in Florida. Recently, Florida House Bill 1317 was filed to include professional sports venues as licensed operators. On Wednesday, the focus shifts to the meteoric rise of esports, content creation, and virtual reality in which the panelists will discuss copyright issues surrounding streaming, working with esports teams and content creators, and more. On Thursday, we will explore the world of influencer law and analyze the social media marketing deals and partnerships between brands and influencers. To close out the week, Friday’s panel will highlight three superstar negotiators in the NFL who will discuss the challenges and triumphs of being a woman in the industry.

The symposium will be fully virtual on Zoom.

Click here to view the full program & bios of each speaker.

 

You can register and sign up for each panel below:

 

Day 1 Monday, March 22, 2021

12:30-2PM EST : Name, Image, and Likeness (Watch here)

Casey Schwab – CEO/Co-Founder Atlius Sports Partners

Blake Lawrence – CEO/ Founding Partner – Opendorse

Kevin Kendrick – FIU Associate Athletic Director of Compliance

Kionee McGhee – Miami Dade County Commissioner District 9

 

Day 2 Tuesday, March 23, 2021

12:30-2PM EST : The Future of Sports Betting and Gambling in Florida (Watch here)

Daniel Wallach – Founder, Wallach Legal

Tamara Malvin – Partner at Akerman LLP

Seth Young – Chief Innovation Officer at PointsBet

 

Day 3: Wednesday, March 24, 2021

12:30-2PM EST : Content Creation and Esports: An Introduction to the Future of Gaming (Watch here)

Zachary Rich – Lead Counsel AR/VR Facebook

Justin Jacobson – Vice President at The Jacobson Firm

John Laster – Founder Laster Law

Adam Gertz – Senior Counsel and Head of Esports at Morrison Rothman

 

Day 4: Thursday March 25, 2021

12:30-2PM EST : Influencer Marketing and the Law (Watch here)

Justin Maya – FIU Law Alum and Associate at Cole, Scott & Kissane

Kameron Monet – Influencer and Founder of Kameron Monet LLC

Sharon Toerek – Founder of Legal and Creative

 

Day 5: Friday March 26, 2021

3:00-4:30PM EST : You Negotiate Like A Girl: Power Negotiators in the NFL (Watch here)

Hannah Gordon – Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at San Francisco 49ers

Savannah Foster – NFL Agent and Vice President of Client Relations at Athletes First

Samantha Sankovich – Vice President, Football Operations at Steinberg Sports & Entertainment


Please direct any questions to Josh Goldberg – jgold155@fiu.edu

 

The SEFA executive board and 1L representatives thank you and look forward to seeing you attend SEFA’s first annual symposium.

President – Josh Goldberg (2L)

Vice President of Sports & Entertainment – Darya Massoudi (3L)

Vice President of Fashion & Art – Madison Berman (2L)

Treasurer – Max Weinberg – (2L)

Secretary – Alexis De La Rosa (2L)

Section A 1L Representatives – Khaleel Martin, Adrienne Kanter

Section B 1L Representatives – Horacio Ruiz-Lugo, Mark Ason

Section C 1L Representative – Justin Coffie

Past President and Symposium Moderator – Zane Katz (3L)