The ESI Spring Meeting, co-sponsored by the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA), and hosted by Southwestern Law School, will present a series of panels on the subject of Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?


The conference will focus on the current boom in Artificial Intelligence in the Sports and Entertainment Issues and the impact on rights of publicity, copyright, and trademark laws.


Register to attend in-person at Southwestern Law School or stream online as it happens through BHBA+.

Friday, April 12, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Pacific via ZOOM & In-Person

Attend In-Person
Stream through BHBA+

$159 discounted rate for ABA ESI Forum members and BHBA members.

$199 for ABA members; $295 for all others. Special rates for Law Students, Government, Academic, or Non-Profit available.


Earn 5.5 CLE Hours, Including 1 hour of Legal Ethics*

9:55 am - 10:00 am

Welcome Remarks


Forum Chair


Mark G. Tratos, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Las Vegas, NV


Forum Co-Chairs


Kenneth D. Freundlich, Esq., Freundlich Law, APC, Los Angeles, CA

Ilan Haimoff, CPA, CIA, CFE, CFF, Entertainment Practice Leader, GHJ, Los Angeles, CA

10:00 am - 11:00 am

How Litigation and Legislation Is Shaping the AI Future


Moderator:


Kenneth D. Freundlich, Esq., Freundlich Law, APC, Los Angeles, CA

 

Speakers:


Cassandra Seto, Esq., Partner, O’Melveny & Myers, LLP, Member of O’Melveny’s AI Task Force, Los Angeles, CA

Britt Lovejoy, Esq.,Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, Member of Latham’s AI Task Force, San Francisco, CA

Rebecca Delfino, Esq., Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning, Clinical Professor of Law, Director of Moot Court Programs, Los Angeles, CA

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Generative A.I. and Music: Synthesizer, Sampler or Rise of the Machines?


In this segment, we intend to educate our audience on recent proposed legislation and litigation affecting the music ecosystem. Following this brief primer, we’ll engage in an exploratory discussion on how generative A.I. works and can supercharge or supplant the talents and abilities of our generation’s greatest recording artists and songwriters. 


Learning Objectives:


  • Identify emerging issues and understand their application to copyright, trademark, and name and likeness laws.
  • Better understand and explain proposed changes to the United States Copyright Act.
  • Identify key issues affecting artists and their ability to license their voice rights.


Moderator:


Daniel Walvick, Senior Corporate Counsel, Music at Sirius XM | Pandora, Oakland, CA 


Speakers:


Kevin Bodenheimer, VP, Business & Legal Affairs, TuneCore, New York, NY

Kosta Elchev, Marketing Innovation Advisor, CreateSafe, Los Angeles, CA

Daouda Leonard, CEO, CreateSafe, Los Angeles, CA

Joshua Love, Partner, Reed Smith, Los Angeles, CA

Loren Mulraine, Professor, Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Lunch Break: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Labor Patterns and Collective Bargaining: Artificial Intelligence and (vs) Entertainment Agreements


The panel will focus on how unions and guilds in the entertainment industry have dealt with artificial intelligence in hard-fought recent agreements, including the scheduled continuing AI discussions, what upcoming negotiations are anticipated and generally how creative and technical workers in film, television, digital entertainment, music and video gaming are dealing with the new reality.


Speakers TBD

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

Generative AI: Disrupting Games, Sports and Media


Join our panel of experts as they delve into the game-changing impact of generative AI across diverse media sectors. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing content creation, audience engagement, and strategic approaches in the gaming, sports and entertainment industries.


Moderator:


Seth J. Steinberg, Principal, Digital Arts Law, Sausalito, CA


Speakers:


Jack Buser, Director for Games, Strategic Industries, Google Cloud, San Francisco, CA

Felix Hilgert, LL.M. Osborne Clarke, San Francisco, CA

Patrick J. Myers, Principal Counsel, Media & Entertainment Distribution, The Walt Disney Company

Conor O’Flaherty, Senior Attorney, Gaming, Microsoft, Seattle, WA

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

(Ethics) Generative AI and the Law: Navigating the Ethical Dangers of Adopting AI Tools for competent Legal Practice


From the internet to Web3, the legal industry has been historically slow in the adoption and implementation of disruptive technologies, and for good reason. Lawyers are duty bound by a code of ethics unlike any other profession that prevents practitioners from liberally diving into the latest trends. This seminar will discuss the practical implications of generative artificial intelligence on the legal profession, and how lawyers can reap the benefits of this groundbreaking technology while maintaining their ethical duties to their clients, the courts, and the profession.


Michael T. Lee, Park Shaffie LLP, Los Angeles, CA

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