<img width="289" height="353" class="FloatLeft" src="/site/files/oldnewsfiles/SportsEntPromo2010.jpg" alt="SportsEntPromo2010">Leading attorneys in sports and entertainment law will gather on the Delaware campus of Widener University School of Law on Wednesday, Feb. 24 for a daylong conference on hot topics in television, film, sports, music and ethics.<br><br>The program will bring together practicing lawyers and legal academics for a day of stimulating discussion on key issues, including “Collective Bargaining in Major Sports 2011” and “Digital Music Licensing in New Media.”<br><br>The conference, now in its fifth year, is presented by the law school and its <a href="/CampusLife/ActivitiesandOrganizations/OtherDelawareOrganizations/SportsandEntertainmentLawSociety.aspx">Sports and Entertainment Law Association</a>, under the direction of Widener Law Adjunct Professor <a href="/Academics/Faculty/ProfilesDeAdj/MurphyAlexander.aspx">Alexander Murphy</a>. <br><br>For practicing attorneys in Delaware and Pennsylvania attendance at the program offers five continuing legal education credits, including one ethics credit. The registration cost for attorneys attending for credit is $125 and includes lunch; the fee for Widener Law alumni, solo practitioners and public-interest lawyers is $100. The event is free for students and members of the general public, but does not include program materials or lunch.<br><br>Registration and continental breakfast the day of the conference run from 9 to 9:45 a.m. For more information or to register, contact Constance Sweeney, coordinator for special programs, at 302-477-2177 or e-mail <a href="mailto:cmsweeney@widener.edu">cmsweeney@widener.edu</a>.<br><br><strong>Schedule</strong><br>
9:00-9:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast<br>
9:45-9:50 a.m. Introductions<br>
9:50-10:00 a.m. Welcome: Sports and Entertainment Law Association<br>
10:00-11:15 a.m. <strong><em>TV PANEL/FILM PANEL</em></strong>
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<li>10:30-11:00 a.m. Globalization &amp; Trends in Film Financing<br>Alexander Murphy Jr., Esq.<br>Adj. Professor, Widener Law- Wilmington</li>
<li>11:00-11:15 a.m. TV Personality Agreements<br>Mary Cavallaro, Esq.<br>Montgomery McCracken, &amp; Rhoads LLP</li>
<li>11:00- 11:15 a.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>
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11:15-11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
<br>11:30-12:45 p.m. <strong><em>MUSIC PANEL</em></strong>
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<li>11:30-12:00 p.m. Digital Licensing in New Media<br>Marcy Rauer Wagman, Esq.<br> Professor, Drexel University</li>
<li>12:00-12:30 p.m. The Art of Negotiating 360 Agreements<br>Bob Donnelly, Esq.<br>Lommen Abdo, New York</li>
<li>12:30- 12:45 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>
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12:45-2:00 p.m. <strong><em>LUNCH: BARRISTERS</em></strong>
<br>2:00-3:15 p.m. <strong><em>SPORTS PANEL</em></strong>
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<li>2:00-2:30 p.m. Collective Bargaining 2011 MLB<br>Marc Edelman, Esq.<br> Professor, Barry School of Law</li>
<li>2:30-3:00 p.m. Collective Bargaining 2011 NFL<br>Len Schiro, Esq.<br>Mets Schiro &amp; McGovern LLP</li>
<li>3:00- 3:15 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>
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3:15-3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
<br>3:30-4:45 p.m. <strong><em>ETHICS PANEL</em></strong>
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<li>3:30-4:00 p.m. Finders Agreements and Security Placement<br>Jill Whitelaw, Esq.<br> Montgomery McCracken &amp; Rhoads LLP</li>
<li>4:00-4:30 p.m. Multi-Jurisdictional Practice<br>Robert Davis Jr., Esq.<br>Adjunct Professor of Law, Widener Law-Harrisburg</li>
<li>4:30- 4:45 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments</li>
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