The Entertainment & Sports Law Society hosted the 12th Annual Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium on Saturday, February 21, 2009 from 8:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus.The daylong event brought law students and professionals together to take part in a forum discussing current legal issues in sports, entertainment, intellectual property, the arts, and the media.

	David Cornwell

Among the authorities from the legal arena that convened at the event to discuss the future of the entertainment and sports industry was this year’s keynote speaker David Cornwell, president of DNK Cornwell, LLC. Cornwell is nationally recognized as the premier lawyer for professional athletes. He has served as the primary counsel for professional athletes such as Reggie Bush, Gilbert Arenas, Michael Beasley, and Darren McFadden. Cornwell also represents NFL players in administrative appeals under the NFL’s Substance Abuse and Steroid Programs and the League’s Conduct Policy.

Other speakers for the event included UM faculty members and experts from the sports and entertainment industries such as Lynn Carrillo, media counsel of NBC Universal & Telemundo; Dennis Curran, general counsel of the National Football League; Thomas Knapp and Yvonne Imbert from CBS Interactive; Donald Jackson of The Sports Group; Ernesto Luciano, general counsel of Yahoo! Hispanic America; Jose Sariego, senior vice-president and general counsel of HBO Latin America; and many other executives and attorneys in the field.

posted 23-February-2009