Wednesday, February 15, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Pacific via ZOOM

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Peter Dekom - The Legendary Entertainment Attorney

Noted author & lecturer, Peter Dekom was listed in Forbes in the top 100 U.S. lawyers & in Premiere Magazine in 50 most powerful people in Hollywood. Formerly with Bloom, Dekom & Hergott, his clients have included George Lucas, Keenen Ivory Wayans, John Travolta, Ron Howard, Andy Davis, Sears & JVC. As advisor to New Mexico, he was an architect of their film incentives. 

Peter has been awarded Entertainment Lawyer of the Year by Beverly Hills & Century City Bar Associations, and a comparable award from the American Bar Association. He has been on the adjunct faculty of both UCLA and Berkeley, and served as President, then Chairman of the American Cinematheque where he was responsible for the restoration of the Egyptian Theater into a modern, living museum of film. He was cofounder and initial editor for the UCLA Entertainment Symposium.

Peter co-authored a recently released study on New Media and its impact on the film industry, has authored three books (two on the entertainment industry) and continues to write and lecture on the “business”. He has authored dozens of articles including “The Evolution of Film and Television Upside: But Where Are We Now and Where Are We Likely to Go?” for the ABA’s Entertainment & Sports Lawyer (March 2022).

Peter Dekom is a management consultant and entrepreneur in the areas of entertainment, Internet, and telecommunications. He graduated from Yale in 1968 and graduated first in his class in 1973 from the UCLA School of Law. He is considered by most to be the legal wizard behind the Los Angeles wall of Oz — where film deals happen only by magic.

Peter will be interviewed by Keith Cooper, partner at Morrison Rothman. Keith L. Cooper practices business and entertainment law. Although he has extensive litigation

experience, his primary focus is dedicated to transactional, financial and intellectual property matters. Mr. Cooper’s entertainment practice areas include video game development and publishing,music recording and publishing, copyright and trademark law, licensing, merchandising, production, distribution,management, and digital content. clients include developers, publishers, musicians, songwriters, arrangers, actors, photographers, designers, streamers and influencers. Mr. Cooper’s business practice areas include entity formation,

dissolution, equity and debt financing, mergers, acquisitions, and investor, employee and contractor relations.

This program is presented by the Entertainment Law section. The Entertainment Law section is chaired by John R. Baldivia and Matthew Hobbs. The program is chaired by Megan Cullen. Find out more at www.bhba.org.