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.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.”The conference, now in its fifth year, is presented by the law school and its Sports and Entertainment Law Association, under the direction of Widener Law Adjunct Professor Alexander Murphy. 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.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 cmsweeney@widener.edu.Schedule
9:00-9:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:45-9:50 a.m. Introductions
9:50-10:00 a.m. Welcome: Sports and Entertainment Law Association
10:00-11:15 a.m. TV PANEL/FILM PANEL

10:30-11:00 a.m. Globalization &amp; Trends in Film FinancingAlexander Murphy Jr., Esq.Adj. Professor, Widener Law- Wilmington
11:00-11:15 a.m. TV Personality AgreementsMary Cavallaro, Esq.Montgomery McCracken, &amp; Rhoads LLP
11:00- 11:15 a.m. Questions &amp; Comments

11:15-11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
11:30-12:45 p.m. MUSIC PANEL

11:30-12:00 p.m. Digital Licensing in New MediaMarcy Rauer Wagman, Esq. Professor, Drexel University
12:00-12:30 p.m. The Art of Negotiating 360 AgreementsBob Donnelly, Esq.Lommen Abdo, New York
12:30- 12:45 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments

12:45-2:00 p.m. LUNCH: BARRISTERS
2:00-3:15 p.m. SPORTS PANEL

2:00-2:30 p.m. Collective Bargaining 2011 MLBMarc Edelman, Esq. Professor, Barry School of Law
2:30-3:00 p.m. Collective Bargaining 2011 NFLLen Schiro, Esq.Mets Schiro &amp; McGovern LLP
3:00- 3:15 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments

3:15-3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30-4:45 p.m. ETHICS PANEL

3:30-4:00 p.m. Finders Agreements and Security PlacementJill Whitelaw, Esq. Montgomery McCracken &amp; Rhoads LLP
4:00-4:30 p.m. Multi-Jurisdictional PracticeRobert Davis Jr., Esq.Adjunct Professor of Law, Widener Law-Harrisburg
4:30- 4:45 p.m. Questions &amp; Comments
