Mondo’s CLE program invites attendees to join top music lawyers and thought leaders for an all-day virtual entertainment law seminar addressing some of the biggest legal developments affecting the music industry, including recent court decisions upending fundamental issues, the re-imagining of key policy matters and how multiple aspects of the industry have been affected by – and forced to adapt to – a post-COVID world.

 

Mondo CLE 2021 Virtual Panel Agenda (All times ET):  

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• 9:50-10:00 am Welcome & Introductory Remarks

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Joanne Abbot Green, Executive Producer, Mondo.NYC

Michael Poster, ​Partner; Head of Corporate Securities Group, Michelman & Robinson, LLP; Chair Mondo CLE Steering Committee

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• 10:00-10:55 am Digital Streaming: Envisioning a More Equitable Model: The recent pandemic has led many streaming royalty recipients to take a hard look at their royalty statements and question the fairness of how streaming and other digital royalties are split. This panel will look at the recent UK-based government hearings on this issue, user-centric and other digital payment models, and the laws and regulations which would have to be changed in order to start rebalancing digital royalty payments.

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Moderator

Larry Miller, Clinical Professor & Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt

Panelists

Jordan Bromley, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Garrett Levin, CEO, DiMA

Sami Valkonen, Chief International Business Officer, PRS for Music

Dick Wingate, Principal, DEV Advisors

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• 11:00-11:55 am International Deal Making: With Latin and K-pop music infiltrating US pop culture, we believe it is time to take a closer look into the nuts and bolts of deal making in those genres. From recording agreements, publishing agreements, endorsement agreements and the general advantage of cross-cultural collaborations, it is important to understand the distinctions in business models, accounting practices, and strategies, along with the development of multicultural literacy when working with global talent. Join us as a diverse and dynamic group of practitioners with deep knowledge in the area engage in a conversation about important issues pertaining to these exciting and growing markets.

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Moderators

Sonja J. Kim, Vice President, Commercial Counsel, TIDAL at Square

Angela Martinez, Angielaw.com 

Panelists

Jessie M Abad, VP, Business & Legal Affairs, Rimas Entertainment LLC   

Bernie Cho, President/Founder, DFSB Kollective

Ginam Lee, Principal Attorney, LPL Lawyers

Simran Singh, Managing Partner, Singh, Singh & Trauben Law, LLP

  

• 12:00-12:55 pm The Risks and Rewards of NFTs in the Music Industry: NFTs continue to present exciting revenue opportunities and novel legal risks for both music industry players and the NFT platforms working with them. This panel will discuss the ever-changing landscape of NFTs in the music industry, touching on the latest developments from a legal perspective, trends in commercial opportunities, and common intellectual property rights and regulatory issues impacting NFT partnerships. This panel will also explore how the NFT explosion may impact royalty and rights tracking in the music industry.

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Moderator

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

Panelists

Joe Conyers III, EVP NFT, Crypto.com

Burr Eckstut, Special Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP 

Tonya Evans, Professor, Penn State Dickinson Law School

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• 1:00-1:55 pm Keynote Conversation: Recording Academy Co-Presidents
  Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay in conversation with Adrian Perry: The keynote speakers for the 2021 Mondo.NYC Music & Tech Law Symposium will be the newly-appointed Recording Academy Co-Presidents Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay, interviewed by noted music and entertainment lawyer Adrian Perry, Partner and Co-Chair of Music Industry Practice at Covington & Burling LLP. In one of their first public appearances together in their new roles, all Mondo.NYC attendees will be treated to an insightful conversation discussing the Recording Academy's® plans to drive innovation and accountability in the organization. ​

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• 2:00-2:55 pm Catalog Shopping 2021: The catalog sale market continues to expand and evolve, with existing buyers expanding their holdings, the major labels getting back into acquisitions, and new players emerging on a weekly basis. In addition, the types of assets being acquired, and the deal sizes (both larger and smaller), are broadening in ways never before seen. This panel will discuss these changes in the marketplace and will feature the voices of several prominent buy-side and sell-side experts as they discuss how these changes are affecting the deal-making process.

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Moderator

Michael Poster, Partner; Head of Corporate Securities Group, Michelman & Robinson, LLP

Panelists

Nari Matsuura, Partner, Massarsky Consulting

Peter Paterno, Partner, King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP

Lylette Pizarro, Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Influence Media

Dan Weisman, Vice President, AllianceBernstein/Bernstein Private Wealth

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• 3:00-3:55 pm Music Litigation Update: From the recording studio to SDKs to virtual worlds and NFTs, litigants and courts are delving more deeply and broadly into novel applications of copyright at the intersection of music and technology. This panel of established litigators will distill recent developments in music litigations, and discuss risk assessment and enforcement strategies in this dynamic and evolving music ecosystem.

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Moderator

Phil Hill, Attorney, Covington & Burling LLP

Panelists

Sy Damle, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

John M. Gatti, Partner, Entertainment Litigation, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Luke Nikas, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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• 4:00-4:55 pm Better, Stronger and Recouping Faster: The Super Powers of the Audit: There are few rights in any contract that have the power, the might, or the righteousness of the audit. It has the power to expose human errors, bad business practices, and outdated customs. It can accelerate income, facilitate communication, and expose systemic problems. Audits are essential to good business hygiene and to getting artists paid what they are due, but they are especially important if you are contemplating an asset sale and want to maximize a catalog’s valuation. This roundtable discussion will include when and how to initiate an audit, what to expect during the process, and how you can ensure you are harnessing its full potential to improve your business and its bottom line.

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Panelists

Robert Briggs, Founder, Levity Music, LLC

Chris Hull, Partner, Citrin Cooperman

Michael Closter, President, Reach Music Publishing 

Lewis Kovac, Chief Operating Officer, 10th Street Entertainment  

Monika Tashman, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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• 5:00-5:55 pm The Restatement of Copyright: What You Need to Know: The American Law Institute’s Restatement of Copyright project has garnered unprecedented attention from practitioners, scholars, the RIAA and NMPA, the Register of Copyrights, and even members of Congress. In this session, we will explore the Restatement project and its implications.  Panelists will include members of the advisory group for the Restatement Project and will offer a range of perspectives and insights.

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Moderator

Simon Frankel, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Panelists

Robert Brauneis, Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School

Jane Ginsburg, Professor of Law, Columbia University

Hon. Pierre N. Leval, Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit  

Lydia Loren, Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School

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