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Legal Aspects of Producing:

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 through Thursday, April 11, 2013

- Location -
Snapple Theatre
1627 Broadway
New York, NY 10019

5:30PM – 9:30PM
(each evening)

 Registration Form 

Legal Aspects of Producing: An Inside Approach To Navigating the Theatrical World

For the second year, The Entertainment Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, in collaboration with the Commercial Theater Institute, the industry’s leading training program, will host an intensive CLE seminar focusing on the roles that theatrical lawyers have in guiding both new and seasoned industry professionals through all of the stages and legal aspects of producing.

Led by the top entertainment lawyers in the business, the first day will again cover all of the basics from acquiring underlying rights, engaging the dramatists, investor fundamentals and not-for-profit enhancement agreements. The second day will introduce new content focusing on contracts with and among the creative team, and then specific case studies to show how these specifics are put into play and the successes and challenges met along the way.

5:30-5:50 pm Registration

6:00-7:15 pm Acquiring Underlying Rights and Author Agreements
Presenter: Jason P. Baruch of Sendroff and Baruch, LLP

  • Screenplays, Films, and Separated Rights
  • Novels
  • Pre-existing famous music
  • Life Story Rights
  • Dramatist’s Agreements ( Composer, lyricists, book writers)

7:15-7:25: Break

7:25 -8:40 pm Investor Fundamentals
Presenter: Susan Mindell of Levine, Plotkin & Menin, LLP

  • Front Money Agreements
  • Operating and Limited Partnership Agreements and related subscription documents
  • Co-Producer and Joint Venture Agreements
  • Associate Producer and Big Investor Agreements
  • Alternative Funding (e.g., crowd-funding, raising money under the JOBS Act)

8:40-9:30 pm Not for Profit Enhancement Agreements
Presenter: Carol Kaplan of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

  • Agreement between NFP and commercial producers
  • Agreement between NFP and dramatists
  • Agreement between commercial producer and dramatists

Thursday, April 11th

5:30-6:00 pm Check-In

6:00-7:00 pm Agreements with and Among the Creative Team
Presenters: Diane Krausz
of Diane Krausz & Associates and Robert C. Harris of Lazarus & Harris, LLP

  • Agreements with directors, choreographers, designers, music staff, etc
  • Collaboration Agreements among dramatists
  • Subsidiary rights side letters

7:00-7:10 Break

7:10 -8:50 pm Best Practices & What I Learned from the Front Line: Legal Victories, Defeats and Pitfalls Along the Way
Presenters: Seth Gelblum of Loeb & Loeb, LLP and Loren H. Plotkin of Levine, Plotkin & Menin, LLP 

8:50-9:05 pm Wrap-up/Summary

 

This program is approved for 6.5 CLE credits in Professional Practice - this program does not qualify for newly admitted attorneys  

CTI Alumni Members Please Call 518-487-5674 to regsiter or fill out the form above and fax it in.

The last day to pre-register online was April 11, 2013.

Members, please login to get member discounts.

Pricing Information for Member
Seminar
0
Both Days Registration $285.00
Wednesday Only $165.00
Thursday Only Registration $165.00
 

Pricing Information for Non Member
Seminar
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Both Days Registration $365.00
Wednesday Only $215.00
Thursday Only Registration $215.00
 

Pricing Information for Section Member Rate
Seminar
0
Both Days Registration $285.00
Wednesday Only $165.00
Thursday Only Registration $165.00
 

Pricing Information for Student Member
Seminar
0
Both Days Registration $185.00
Wednesday Only $215.00
Thursday Only Registration $215.00
 

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