The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) BUILD Education Initiative
and the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law (EASL) Section Pro Bono Committee of the New York State Bar Association present
Legal Issues for Dance Companies
DATE: Saturday, February 12, 2011
TIME: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PRICE: Free, but RSVP required as space is limited. Contact
LOCATION: Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall, 110 W. 3rd St. (at MacDougal)
New York University Law School
PRESENTATIONS:
*Introductory Remarks*
Michael Royce, Executive Director, NYFA
Carol J. Steinberg, Esq., Co-Chair, EASL Pro Bono Committee; School of Visual Arts
* The Martha Graham Case: Determining Who Owns a Dance*
Judith B. Prowda, Chair, EASL Section, Senior Lecturer, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Law Office of Judith B. Prowda
* Licensing: Contracting with Collaborators and Other Artists*
Cory Greenberg, Esq., Director of Operations & Special Projects, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Marc Kirschner, Founder and General Manager, TenduTV
Christine A. Pepe, Esq., American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP), Director of Legal Affairs
* Trusts and Estates: Protecting Your Legacy*
Timothy J. DeBaets, Esq., Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams and Sheppard
Jean Davidson, Executive Director, New York Live Arts, (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. and Dance Theater Workshop Re-imagined.)
Terence Dougherty, Board Director and Corporate Secretary of New York Live Arts (Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company Re-imagined); General Counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union; Commissioner of the Women's Refugee Commission.
Daniel Scott, Esq., Chadbourne & Parke LLP
* Business Entities and Accounting: Innovative Solutions*
Innes Smolansky, Esq., Law Office of Innes Smolansky
Lesley F. Rosenthal, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lane Harwell, Director, Dance/NYC
Brian S. Perkis, CPA
* How You Can Use Social Media to Build Your Brand and Avoid Some Legal Problems Along the Way*
Elissa D. Hecker, Esq., Co-Chair, EASL Pro Bono Committee; Law Office of Elissa D. Hecker
Erik Gensler, President, Capacity Interactive Inc.
Andrew Berger, Counsel: Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
* Bring a brown bag lunch, and a networking reception with light refreshments will follow the event.*
For more information about the space, please visit:
http://www.law.nyu.edu/specialevents/locationguide/dagostinohall/liptonhall/index.htm