Stay informed with this 2025 update on avoiding State Bar complaints and responding effectively if the Bar comes calling. Learn about new requirements for mandatory State Bar CTAPP compliance, and new universal requirements for MCLE compliance. This panel will explore trends in legal malpractice claims and defenses, with a special focus on the unique challenges and trends in entertainment law.

Neville Johnson, Johnson & Johnson LLP
Marshall Cole, Nemecek & Cole
Erin Joyce, Erin Joyce Law, PC

This presentation explores how artificial intelligence can be used effectively and ethically in the legal field. Topics include confirmation bias, token limits, hallucinations, context bleed, and personalization. Perhaps most controversial, how AI impacts work product, privilege, and client confidentiality. Learn AI’s best practices for safely integrating it into your legal work without compromising ethics or security.

Matt Whibley, The Vartazarian Law Firm

HBO's hit series "Succession" follows a fictional media company led by a legendary patriarch. As the title suggests, the patriarch's children are angling to seize the throne and succeed their father as the company's CEO. In this presentation, Brent Turman, Partner at Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, tracks the power plays of the company's C-level executives and general counsel, explaining whether their on-screen actions comply with specific ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (spoiler alert: most of the time, they don't.). Through the lens of this captivating series, Turman provides an entertaining way for attorneys to obtain ethics credit.

Brent Turman, Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is exploding everywhere including the practice of law. As lawyers increasingly use AI in a variety of ways, the possible misuses of AI multiply and expand, creating risks for the unwary. This program will focus on the ethics of using AI in legal practice and the application of ethics principles, including duties of competence, confidentiality, supervision, and others, including the duty to report misuse pursuant to Rule 8.3. This program is suitable both for those who are familiar with AI and its uses in legal practice and for those who have little or no experience with those tools.

Merri Baldwin, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC

Hon. Holly J. Fujie, LA Superior Court
Hon. Rupert A. Byrdsong, LA Superior Court
Mia F. Yamamoto, Law Office of Mia Yamamoto
Dr. Gitu Bhatia, Gitu Bhatia Psy.D.
Moderated by Jinna Kang, Enenstein Pham & Glass, LLP

The legal landscape is transforming faster than ever, and firms that don't adapt risk losing clients to tech-savvy competitors. This session cuts through the hype to deliver actionable intelligence on AI and emerging technologies that are already reshaping how successful firms operate. Learn to identify game-changing tools, avoid costly implementation mistakes, and position your firm to better serve your clients.

Danny Abir, ACTS Law

As society has experienced a troubling increase in mental illness, the legal profession has long experienced a much-higher-than-average rate of mental illness. Identifying the root causes, contributing factors and possible solutions are critically important in achieving and maintaining mental health.

Entertainment law demands sharp focus, creativity, and precision under constant pressure. But chronic stress doesn’t sharpen performance—it sabotages it. In this session, TEDx speaker and master executive coach/wellness expert of 17 years, Beth Bishop shares a science-backed blueprint to help entertainment lawyers regulate their nervous systems, improve decision-making, and sustain peak performance without burnout.

You’ll learn:

The Hidden Costs of Stress in Law – Why chronic stress reduces productivity by up to 30%, increases errors by 25%, and impairs creativity and decision-making.
Nervous System Mastery for Lawyers – Understand the three key states of the nervous system and how they impact your performance, judgment, and presence in high-stakes situations.
Cut Stress in 5 Minutes a Day – Learn science-backed tools to regulate your nervous system quickly (even between client calls or contract reviews).
The Cognitive Edge – How movement and somatic resets unlock focus, sharpen memory, and boost creativity on demand.
Sustainable Success – Build micro-habits that protect your energy, confidence, and career longevity in the demanding world of entertainment law.

Beth Bishop, The Phoenix Effect

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A discussion of the benefits gained through professionalism and civility and the ramifications of poor behavior, including the impacts on clients, counsel, judges, and juries. Persuasive advocacy is focused on the facts and the law. It is not persuasive to be loud or abusive. Civility gains the respect of your peers, builds a strong reputation with the judiciary, and makes the practice of law more enjoyable.

The panel will explore how incivility arises and escalates and offer ways for counsel to avoid and react to incivility without violating their own obligations of professionalism and civility. The panel will discuss the ways in which trial and appellate courts have reacted to bad behavior by counsel, including commentary from cases imposing sanctions and reducing fee awards because counsel were jerks.

Judge Stephanie Bowick,LASC
Edith R. Matthai, Mediator, Arbitrator, Neutral Evaluator JAMS
Ryan D. Saba, Partner Fox Rothschild LLP

Experienced employment law practitioner Beth W. Mora will discuss the new Bias Incivility MCLE, what it is and why it matters to the legal community. Beth will share suggestions on how the legal community can promote civility, eliminate bias-driven incivility in the profession, including incivility and bias by and between at parties, counsel, and the judiciary.

Beth W. Mora, Owner/Managing Partner, Mora Employment Law

Join the BHBA Art Law Section for an in-depth look at the fair use defense in recent AI litigation and changes in applications of fair use in light of the Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith and the pre-publication version of the Copyright Office's report, released in May 2025, on copyright and generative AI training.

Aimee Scala, Mazzola Lindstrom LLP

Please join us for an urgent discussion about the current administration’s threats against nonprofits in the arts and cultural sectors. This panel of knowledgeable and dedicated lawyers from across the country will talk about the impact of the administration’s executive orders, the threats to strip tax-exempt status from organizations that don’t comply with administration directives, the audit process, and what lawyers can do to support their clients feeling the pressure.

Alex Glancy, Gundzik Gundzik Heeger LLP
Mikka Conway, ArtConverge
Karl Mill, Mill Law Center
Cate Chang, Mill Law Center

Join us for a comprehensive session covering updates to the advertising law landscape in 2025. Dorian, Zach, and Andrew will take us through recent legal and regulatory changes, including new requirements for businesses relating to AI, adtech, data privacy, SAG contract negotiations, digital goods, and advertising content.

Dorian Thomas, Counsel, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Zachary Lewis, Associate, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Andrew Folks, Associate, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

This panel will explore the legal landscape of sexual assault litigation in the entertainment and fashion sectors. It will shed light on the systemic forces that can foster abusive behavior—such as entrenched power hierarchies, industry gatekeeping, loosely regulated environments, and pervasive silence. Through carefully selected case studies, the panelists will dissect the most common legal claims, outline the structural anatomy of these lawsuits, and provide a nuanced understanding of how such litigation is framed and navigated in practice.

Uduak Oduok, FASHIONENTLAW
Neda Saghafi, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP
Joshua Kushner, The Kushner Firm
Professor Victoria Burke, Southwestern Law School

In this presentation, join speakers Alessandra Tarissi De Jacobis, Giulia Jannelli, and Megan Cosby, for an essential overview of key areas in fashion law, with insights across the industry.

Topics Covered in this Program:

The Intersection Between Fashion and Entertainment Law
Global IP Strategy for Fashion: Protecting Artistry and Brand Identity
Marking and Advertising for Fashion Brands from the In-House Perspective

In this presentation, join speakers Fabiana Zangara, Uduak Oduok, and Victoria Burke, for an essential overview of key areas in fashion law, with insights across the industry.

Topics Covered in this Program:

Immigration and the Fashion Industry
Visa Options for Fashion Professionals
Model Rights, Publicity, and Legal Relationships
Labor and Employment Law in Modeling
Key Fashion and Apparel Legislation in the U.S. and Internationally

Fabiana Zangara, Zaca Law PLLC
Professor Victoria Burke, Southwestern Law School

This program will provide a comprehensive overview of the professionalization process for athletes at every stage of their careers. Topics will include the legal and ethical considerations in youth sports, the transition from amateur to professional status, and the importance of building a robust support system of advisors. Attendees will gain insights into contract negotiations, NIL opportunities, and compliance with governing regulations.

This program will benefit legal practitioners, parents of aspiring athletes, and even the athletes themselves. Participants will learn what is necessary to navigate the complex landscape of athlete professionalization, ensuring legal compliance, ethical conduct, and successful career development.

This program provides a practical introduction to the core areas of intellectual property law—patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Designed for lawyers seeking to broaden their understanding of IP and how it can be leveraged to further the interests of their clients’ business, the course will cover key legal principles, recent developments, and common pitfalls across each category. Attendees will gain a foundational framework for identifying and protecting intellectual property rights.

Rebecca Horton, Venable LLP
Manny Caixeiro, Venable LLP
Elizabeth Manno, Venable LLP

Prof. Jonathan Barnett of USC Gould School of Law presents key insights from his provocative new book, The Big Steal: Ideology, Interest, and the Undoing of Intellectual Property. This program will explore how digital platforms have reshaped copyright law, diminished protections for content owners, and disrupted the creative industries. Drawing from legal scholarship and economic analysis, Barnett explains how ideological shifts and market pressures have fueled the erosion of intellectual property rights—and what that means for creators, consumers, and lawyers navigating the future of media and technology.

Professor Jonathan Barnett, USC Gould School of Law
Genna Kluchnikov, Beverly Hills Bar Association

This session will discuss the 10 most important provisions in a merchandising license agreement from a both a licensor and licensee perspective. Frequently, licensors and licensees have different agendas in negotiating license agreements. The session will explore each provision and its intended purpose; what each party may want or need; and possible compromises to create a win-win situation for both sides. Examples of provisions will be provided.

Danny Simon, The Licensing Group Ltd
Greg Battersby, Battersby Law Group

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

The Federal Circuit is best known as the nation’s leading patent law court—but it also plays a surprising and growing role in shaping copyright law. This program examines how copyright cases reach the Federal Circuit, often through the inclusion of a now-defunct patent claim and explores the implications of this procedural quirk. Topics include concerns about forum shopping, the court’s perceived bias toward rights holders, and the potential for patent law reasoning to influence copyright doctrine.

Clark Asay, Brigham Young University

As minors take center stage in the monetized world of social media, California has enacted new legal protections to safeguard their earnings and rights. This program examines the Child Content Creator Rights Act and recent updates to the Coogan Law—both of which mandate that a portion of income derived from a child’s name, image, or likeness be set aside in trust. Attendees will gain insight into the evolving legal framework surrounding minors in digital media, including issues of consent, privacy, labor protections, and the right of publicity as traditional entertainment law intersects with the modern influencer economy.

Tyler Chou, Tyler Chou Law for Creators

What drives executive decision-making in a legal dispute? Hint: the merits aren’t the primary focus. Instead, corporate leaders weigh broader business realities—market dynamics, leverage, financial pressures, and preserving key relationships, among other criteria, in determining the best course of action. Drawing on decades as a CEO and entertainment executive, Michael Schwimmer offers a candid look at how decision-makers evaluate conflicts, as well as how lawyers can build more loyalty and trust with clients through a deep understanding of their business priorities.

Michael Schwimmer, Schwimmer Mediation

Join us for a discussion of some of today’s most important entertainment-industry tax issues, including the surge in catalog sales, the new California law regarding loan-out companies, IRC §181 production deals, and emerging challenges involving equity compensation and endorsements. We will also cover the ever-present residency issue. Our experts will also discuss ethical concerns. This concise, practice-oriented session is designed to give attorneys the insights they need to navigate the evolving tax landscape of entertainment industry.

Shane Nix, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Bob Jason, NKSFB, LLC
Jonathan Kalinski, Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez, P.C.