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Mondo CLE
Music & Tech Law Symposium
Friday, October 16, 2026

CLE Agenda 2024
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CLE 2022 Agena

Mondo.NYC 2026 CLE Music & Tech Law Symposium

Friday, October 16, 2026, 8am-5pm

Overview

Mondo’s Tenth annual CLE program hosts top music lawyers and thought leaders for an all-day entertainment law seminar addressing some of the biggest legal and regulatory developments affecting the music industry, including recent court decisions and key policy matters focusing on AI, IP valuations and acquisitions, streaming, reputational risk & defamation, streaming, public performance, terminations, ethics and more.

All Mondo attendees are invited to attend CLE panels on Friday, October 16. For CLE credit, a Continuing Legal Education single-day or Mondo combo registration is required.

Important Information

CLE 2026 credentials and course materials shall be emailed to all CLE registrants just prior to the seminar.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDITS PENDING:

  • New York: Total possible credits: 7.0 NY CLE credits (Areas of Professional Practice credit)

  • California: Total possible credits: 7.0 CA MCLE credits (General credit)

  • Pennsylvania: Total possible credits: 7.0 PA CLE credits (Substantive Law/General credit)

New York, California and Pennsylvania certificates of attendance will be provided.  A Uniform Certificate of Attendance will be provided for all other jurisdictions, which attendees may submit to their respective state bar associations for CLE review.

DISCOUNTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

Financial assistance to attend this program may be available. Attorneys who require financial assistance may apply in writing, no later than September 20, 2026, explaining the basis of need, and, if approved, may be offered a discount or scholarship, depending on the circumstances. For more details, please contact joanne@mondo.nyc.

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2026 Steering Committee

Steering Committee Chair

Michelman Robinson

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Michael Poster

Covington & Burling LLP

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Phil Hill

Granderson Des Rochers, LLP

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Lynn Gonzalez

Covington & Burling LLP

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Adrian J. Perry

Lewis & Lin, LLC

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Nicole Haff

Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP

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Scott Sholder

2025 Agenda

Breakfast hosted by Technotainment

Going Direct? Pros, Cons and Pitfalls

Moderator: Monika A. TashmanPartner, Loeb & Loeb LLP

Panelists: 

Clara Kim, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer, ASCAP

Kat MacLean-DaleyA&R, AYO Music Group

Natalie Madaj, EVP, Global Digital, Warner Chappell Music

Beyond Catalogs: Navigating the Broader World of Music Acquisitions

Moderator: Cynthia Katz, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Panelists:

Elon Altman, Director, Music & Entertainment Valuation Services, Citrin Cooperman

Anika Amin, Vice President, M&A Legal Affairs, Create Music Group

Dan Hoffman, Executive Vice President Business & Legal Affairs, Concord

Software, Streaming, and Socials: A Year of Tech-Focused Legal Battles in the Music Industry

Moderator: Scott SholderPartner, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP

Panelists: 

Lunch

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews Keynote Conversation with Variety's Jem Aswad

Where are we now? Generative AI, Music and an Emerging Deal Ecosystem

Moderator: Adrian Perry, Partner, Co-Chair of Music Industry Practice, Covington & Burling LLP

Panelists:

Reclaiming Rights: Today’s Terminations Landscape

Moderator: Lynn GonzalezPartner, Granderson Des Rochers

Panelists:

Guy Blake, Founding Member & Managing Partner, Granderson Des Rochers, LLP

Kevin CasiniAttorney, Lecturer, Quinnipiac University School of Law

Cancel-Proof Catalogs? Managing Reputation Risk in a Hyper-Aware Market​

Moderator: Michael Poster, Chair of Music Acquisitions & Financing and Partner, Michelman Robinson

Panelists:

Duff Berschback, EVP, Publishing Business and Legal Affairs, Concord Music Publishing

Palisa Kelley, Managing Director, Business & Legal Affairs, HarbourView Equity Partners

Benjamin Massarsky, Partner, Miller Friel, PLLC

Adam Ritholz, Managing Partner, Ritholz Levy Fields LLP

Mic Drops & Lawsuits: Defamation in the Music Industry

Moderator: Nicole HaffSenior Counsel, Lewis & Lin, LLC

Panelists: 

  • Gary Adelman, Founding Partner, Adelman Matz P.C.

  • Daniel Watkins, Founding Partner, Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP​​

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