Capitol Music Group CEO Jason Flom is Keynote Speaker at American Bar Association Meeting

Industry Legal Titans Gather at Annual ABA Meeting on Entertainment and Sports Industry Law

CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2007 — The top players and industry insiders of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries will gather in New York City for their Annual Meeting on Oct. 11-13 at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. This meeting will feature the leading legal experts from all facets of the entertainment and sports industries who will participate in 19 panels, covering a wide variety of topical issues in music, film, television, sports, interactive media and new technologies, litigation, merchandising and licensing, theater and performing arts, visual arts and ethics.

Among the event’s high profile speakers is Jason Flom, chairman and CEO of the Capitol Music Group, who will deliver the keynote address at the Forum’s annual Ed Rubin Award Luncheon on Oct. 12. 

Flom’s music industry career spans four decades and some 150 million albums. In January 2007, Flom was appointed chairman and CEO of the Capitol Music Group, EMI Music’s newly formed frontline pop, rock and urban label in the U.S.  During his career in the music industry, Flom has worked with of some of the biggest names in music, including Kid Rock, Tori Amos and Matchbox 20.

In 1995, Flom established Lava Records, a new Atlantic label and joint venture/partnership, and turned it into one of the most successful start-ups in music business history. Additionally, when Flom was president of Atlantic Records, the label group had five albums enter the Billboard Top 200 chart in the top five. 

“Our Annual Meeting brings together the people who are changing the way Americans enjoy their music, watch television, and experience professional sports,” says Forum Chair Lon Sobel of Los Angeles. “We tackle the emerging issues attorneys in our field face every day.”

 Other program highlights include:

 Friday, Oct. 12 

·         “How to Cross Market Your Client Across the Multi-Media Platforms in the Entertainment, Art and Sports Industries”

·          “Substance Abuse Both Sides Now-An Entertainment Lawyer’s Views of the Problem and Opportunities and Responsibilities for Solutions”

·         “Independent Film Financing”

·         “The Road to Beijing 2008: The Latest Issues in Olympic and Amateur Sport”

·         “The Digital Music Industry-Where Are We? How Did We Get Here? Where Are Things Going?”

Saturday, Oct. 14 

·         “Do-It-Yourself In Today’s MySpace World”

·         “Legal and Business Issues in the New Internet World of User Generated Content and Social Networking”

·         “The Sports Revenue Game: Latest Developments in Media, Sponsorship and Licensing”

For more information on the Forum, speakers and programs, visit: http://www.abanet.org/forums/entsports/home.html

The ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries educates lawyers in the legal principles and transactional aspects of entertainment and sports law, to provide a platform for the discussion of issues affecting these fields, and to foster excellence in the practice of law in these fields. The Forum consists of nine divisions: Interactive Media and New Technologies; Literary Publishing; Merchandising and Licensing; Litigation; Motion Pictures, Television, Cable and Radio; Music and Personal Appearances; Sports; Visual Arts; and Theater and Performing Arts. 

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Note to Editors: Accredited reporters are welcome to attend all sessions of the annual meeting of the Forum for free, including the receptions on Thursday and Friday and the luncheon on Friday. To pre-register contact Rachel Estrada, ABA Division for Media Relations and Communication Services, 312/988-6148 or estradar@staff.abanet.org. On site registration will open on Thursday, Oct. 12 one hour prior to the welcome reception.

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