Arbitration Essentials for In-House Entertainment Counsel

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Arbitration Essentials for In-House Entertainment Counsel
About the Program

This program will explore the critical importance of close collaboration between in-house and outside counsel to ensure alignment on strategy, cost management, and risk mitigation throughout the arbitration process. Participants will gain practical strategies for controlling costs, managing timelines, selecting arbitrators strategically, and ensuring that the arbitration process supports broader business objectives.

Topics will include:

Deciding which arbitration rules to apply for your dispute type.
Types of arbitration clauses and which ones typically lead to cost overruns.
Hiring the right outside counsel.
Working with outside counsel to select the right arbitrator.
How involved should in-house counsel be in the arbitration process?
Working with outside counsel to control costs throughout the arbitration process.

Speaker(s)
Adam Hime

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Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and Deputy General Counsel, Fifth Season

Adam Hime is Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and Deputy General Counsel at Fifth Season, formerly Endeavor Content, a global entertainment studio whose projects include Severance, Nine Perfect Strangers, and Tokyo Vice. He leads the studio’s scripted television and feature film business and legal affairs practice, overseeing studio licenses, co-productions, rights acquisitions, and talent agreements. He also oversees the studio’s intellectual property and litigation practice group. Adam has been recognized as a Leading Hollywood Dealmaker by Variety and as one of Hollywood’s Top Entertainment Attorneys.

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Andrew G. Prout

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Ross, Wolcott, Teinert & Prout LLP

Andrew G. Prout is a Managing Partner at Ross, Wolcott, Teinert & Prout LLP. He is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer and litigator who has led more than ten trials and arbitrations involving claims exceeding $250 million. In recent years, he has obtained over $100 million in plaintiffs’ verdicts and settlements, including a $39.4 million arbitration award confirmed in federal court. His practice spans complex civil litigation, trial strategy, and dispute resolution. Before joining his firm, Andrew clerked for Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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Aaron Gothelf

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American Arbitration Association

Aaron Gothelf is Regional Vice President of the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Division for California. He serves as the National Chair of AAA’s Entertainment Practice, the Western U.S. Chair for AAA’s Technology Practice, and as an Ambassador for the AAA-ICDR Foundation. Aaron is a Council Member for the ABA’s Dispute Resolution Section of which he formally served as Educational Programming Officer. He is Chair of the ABA’s Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries, Motion Picture & Television Division, a member of the ADR Committee for the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association, as well as a rotating host for the ABA podcast series “Resolutions.”

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Accreditation
Credit Hours:
1.25
Specialty Area:
None
Credit Type:
General
Original Air Date:
July 29, 2026
Accredited in:
California
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