[The Tulane Entertainment and Sports Law Conference has been postponed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and adherence to university protocol.]
Please Join Dean David D. Meyer and the Tulane Center for Sport for the 3rd Annual Tulane Entertainment & Sports Law Conference. A cocktail reception and crawfish boil will immediately follow the conference. This annual event brings together many of the most influential lawyers and executives in the entertainment and sports industries to discuss the dynamic changes reshaping sports, media, and entertainment. CLE credits will be available. Conference Co-Organizers Jeff Frost (L '89) President, Sony Pictures Television Studios And Kevin Yorn (L '90) Founding Partner of the Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm, which represents such Hollywood celebrities as Ellen DeGeneres, Scarlett Johansson, and the creators of South Park.
Other confirmed speakers include: Steven Bersch, President of Screen Gems Marvin Demoff, Founder of Demoff Sports Group and legendary sports agent Len Elmore, Former NBA Player and Sports Broadcaster; Lecturer, Columbia University Gabe Feldman, Co-Director, Tulane Center for Sport; Tulane Law School Sher Garner Associate Professor of Sports Law and Paul and Abram B. Barron Associate Professor of Law; Associate Provost, Tulane NCAA Compliance; Director, Tulane Sports Law Program Tim Francis (L' 84), Counsel, Sher Garner Kerry Gordy, President, Kerry Gordy Enterprises; former Director of A&R, Motown Records; clients have included Prince, Rick James, The Temptations, and Diana Ross Jason Hillman, Basketball Chief of Staff/General Counsel, Cleveland Cavaliers Holly Jacobs, Executive Vice President of Alternative Television; Sony Pictures Television Jim Kiick, Partner, Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein & Kohner Jared Levine, Partner, Morris Yarn; clients include Steph Curry and actor/director Jordan Peele Jacques McClendon, Director of Player Engagement, Los Angeles Rams Steve McKeever, CEO, Hidden Beach; creator of MoJAZZ Records; clients have included Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Boyz II Men, and Queen Latifah Amy Perko, Chief Executive Officer, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Gary Ross, Film director, writer, and producer; best known for writing and directing Seabiscuit and the Hunger Games and for writing the screenplays for Big and Dave Dan Scharf, Head of Television Business Affairs, Amazon Studios Dawn Steinberg, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Talent and Casting, Sony Pictures Television Mike Tannenbaum (L ’95), ESPN analyst and former Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins and former General Manager of the NY Jets Tyrone Thomas (L ’01), Co-Chair, Mintz Sports & Entertainment Practice Michael Weinsten (A&S ’87), Partner, Lavely & Singer Warren Zola (L' 92), Executive Director, Boston College Chief Executives Club And other leading sports and entertainment lawyers and executives
