Getting Successful Settlements in Entertainment and Intellectual Property Disputes

Thursday, June 5, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Pacific via ZOOM

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Meet the Speakers

Mediator Paul E. Burns, Esq.


Managing Attorney | Mediator | Arbitrator

Burns Legal – Los Angeles and Beverly Hills

Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Adj. Prof. of Law Arbitration and Mediation

College of Commercial Arbitrators, Fellow

Aaron Gothelf, Esq.


Regional Vice President

Commercial Division (California)

American Arbitration Association

About the Program

This two-part program offers an in-depth exploration of how to secure the best possible settlements for clients in mediations involving entertainment agreement disputes and intellectual property disputes, including copyright, patent, trade secret, and trademark issues.


Part One: Entertainment-Related Disputes


  • Streaming royalty agreements
  • The use of artificial intelligence in entertainment
  • Modern-day production agreements
  • Music publishing agreements
  • Copyright infringement disputes


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Thursday, June 5th, 12:30 pm

Part Two: Intellectual Property Disputes


  • Patent infringement disputes
  • Trade secret misappropriation
  • Trademark infringement
  • Licensing agreement conflicts


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Through real-world examples and practical guidance, attendees will learn how to effectively prepare for and represent their clients in entertainment and intellectual property mediations to achieve optimal outcomes. This program is essential for outside and in-house entertainment lawyers, intellectual property attorneys, transactional lawyers, and litigators.

 

Mediator Paul E. Burns, Esq. is an experienced mediator with over 25 years as a litigator and more than 15 years mediating (and teaching law students how to advocate for their clients in settling) entertainment and intellectual property disputes.


Aaron Gothelf, Esq. is Regional Vice President of the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Division for California and serves as the National Chair of AAA’s Entertainment Practice.

This program is presented by the Entertainment Law section, and the Intellectual Property Law section and co-sponsored by the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation sections. The Entertainment Law section is sponsored by Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company. Find out more about the sections at www.bhba.org.

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