Conference Speaker Biographies

Kevin is an entertainment lawyer, entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist, and founder of leading entertainment law firm Yorn Levine, Through his law firm, investment firm, and ownership in category-defining companies including Spotify, Warby Parker, Impossible Foods, Lyft, Public.com, Thrive Market, and others, and in leading funds and vehicles including Plus Capital, SV Angel, Valor, Collaborative and The Helena Brain Trust, he embodies a true multi-hyphenate of the highest order. Kevin’s philanthropic affiliations include Stand Up 2 Cancer, Cedars-Sinai Hospital, and Tulane University.

In 2018, Yorn negotiated a record-breaking deal for his long-term client, Scarlett Johansson, making her the highest-earning actress in the history of cinema. Yorn also negotiated Zoe Saldaña’s deals in the Avatar and Marvel franchises. Johansson and Saldaña are the highest and second-highest grossing actresses of all time.

Yorn’s firm also represents globally-celebrated entertainment luminaries such as Alicia Keys, Anna Kendrick, CSI creator Anthony Zuiker, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, TikTok influencers Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, Chris Rock, “the Dans”—Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert—who directed Everything Everywhere All At Once, Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria, Gisele Bündchen, Jason Sudeikis, Jonah Hill, Jordan Peele, Matthew McConaughey, Mike Judge, Scarlett Johansson, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, Steph Curry, Taika Waititi, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Zach Galifianakis, and Zoe Saldaña, among many others.

In addition to brokering legacy deals on their behalf, Yorn also works alongside his clients to launch new ventures and seek to realize their most ambitious charitable endeavors. In 2014, Yorn co-created and led financing for his partnership with Ellen DeGeneres in Ellen Digital Ventures and her lifestyle brand, ED Ellen DeGeneres, and since its inception, Yorn has been instrumental in the work of the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.

Yorn proudly serves as a founding member on a number of corporate Boards including Common Sense Media, Language Media, LBI Entertainment, Zoe Saldaña’s BeSe, Ellen Digital Ventures, and Portia de Rossi’s General Public, which has an exclusive art partnership with Restoration Hardware.

He also plays a role in multiple non-profit organizations including serving on the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, as Co-Chairman of the Tulane Fund, and as Chairperson, Founder, and Chief Benefactor of Tulane’s annual sports and entertainment symposium. In addition, the Yorn Family Fund proudly supports the life-saving efforts of Stand up to Cancer through large scale donations and in funding the development of high-impact content such as the upcoming documentary, Life, Unexpected, that will air on PBS and is projected to raise millions for pediatric cancer research.

Yorn graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Business Administration, and earned his J.D. at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. After graduating from law school, Yorn began his career working for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office as a Homicide Prosecutor in the Hardcore Gang Division.

Alongside his brothers Rick, a leading talent manager, and Pete, an acclaimed musician and singer/songwriter, Yorn is a part of a Hollywood royalty triumvirate. He is a passionate art creator and collector and alongside fellow artist, Leslie Nix, he Founded Studio 68, where the two create artisan furniture, lighting, and fine art.

Yorn splits his time between California, NYC, and New Orleans, where his daughter, Samantha, recently graduated from Tulane University.

About Yorn Levine Barnes Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner Endlich & Gellman
Yorn Levine is a leading, LA-based entertainment law firm serving a client roster of premiere talent and institutions in the industry. The firm also supports the fundraising efforts of venture and growth companies in all areas of consumer and tech, as well as assisting clients in the media ecosystem with their business investments and partnerships.

The firm’s clients include talent such as Scarlett Johansson, Mike Judge, Matthew McConaughey, Jordan Peele, and Jason Sudeikis. They also work with comedians such as Chris Rock and Sebastian Maniscalco, athletes like Steph Curry, and famed musicians such as Snoop Dogg and Alicia Keys. They represent creators behind Emmy-winning series like Hwang Dong-hyuk and Kim Ji-Yeon, executive producers of “Squid Game’’ on Netflix, Bill Lawrence, co-creator behind “Ted Lasso’’ on Apple TV+, the Duffer Brothers who created “Stranger Things’’ on Netflix, Dan Levy, the writer, executive producer, and actor for “Schitt’s Creek,” and Loren Bouchard, creator and animator behind “Bob’s Burgers.” They’re also proud to work with the celebrated duo “the Dans”—Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert—who directed “Everything Everywhere All At Once” among many others.

Andrew Baker currently serves as the Senior Director of Salary Cap & Strategy for the Dallas Mavericks.  Prior to joining the Mavericks, he served 5 years in cap and strategy roles with the Brooklyn Nets.  He was also previously an assistant and intern with the San Antonio Spurs.

Baker earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from New York University. He also holds a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School, where he was the Speaker Chair for the Sports Law Society and a member of the Sports Lawyers Journal. 

Brian Burkin is executive vice president of business affairs for Columbia-TriStar Motion Picture Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment. Burkin first joined Sony Pictures in 2007 in New York City and later moved to Sony’s headquarters in Culver City, Calif. Currently, he serves as head of business affairs at TriStar Pictures, where he is responsible for managing the business operations, including negotiating deals for talent, rights and financing, as well as for sales and acquisitions.

Prior to serving at TriStar, Burkin was head of business affairs and operations at Sony’s International Motion Picture Production unit, which produces theatrical features in local languages around the world, including in China, Russia, India and Germany. Previously, Burkin worked for nearly 10 years at Miramax Films, where he was senior vice president of business affairs.

Burkin started his career in New York City, where he practiced corporate law, commercial litigation and transactional entertainment law. Burkin earned his BA from Penn State University and his JD from Tulane University Law School.

Jeff Dorso is currently in his seventh season with the Sacramento Kings, where he serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel.

Dorso oversees all legal and real estate development matters for the Sacramento Kings and its group of companies, which include the LEED Platinum Golden 1 Center, the NBA G-League team Stockton Kings, Kings Guard Gaming of the NBA 2K esports league, the award-winning Kimpton Sawyer Hotel, and the Sacramento River Cats, the AAA baseball affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

Prior to coming in house with the Kings, Dorso co-founded and served as Managing Partner of Pioneer Law Group LLP, where his practice included work for clients, such as Airbnb, LiveNation, the Sacramento Kings, and San Jose Sharks. In 2013, the Mayor of Sacramento engaged Dorso to help lead the fight to keep the Kings in Sacramento, negotiate and develop a public-private partnership for the financing of a new arena, and identify a new ownership group to purchase the Sacramento Kings. Following that success, the Kings engaged Dorso as lead outside counsel overseeing the entitlement, litigation, and development of the award winning Golden 1 Center and surrounding Downtown Commons development.

Dorso is an active member of the academic and non-profit communities. He currently serves as a Visiting Adjunct Professor at the UC Davis Law School where he teaches the business of professional sports. He also has served on the board of directors of the Sacramento Ballet Company, the Sacramento Zoo, Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief, Solar Cookers International, CLARA – the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts, and Valley Vision.

Dorso graduated in 2001 with a juris doctorate from Tulane Law School, with a specialty certificate in Sports Law.

Curtis Franks is the General Counsel, FIFA World Cup at FIFA.  Curtis joined FIFA in August 2023 and leads the legal department dedicated to the FIFA World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup Tournaments across the United States, Mexico and Canada.  Curtis handles all corporate, governance and compliance matters, and serves as the primary legal advisor to executive management in the planning and delivery of the Tournaments. 

 Prior to joining FIFA, Curtis served as Senior Legal Counsel, Head of Global Marketing Partnerships for The Coca-Cola Company.  In this role, Curtis led the legal team responsible for the acquisition of Coca-Cola’s global marketing assets across the sports, entertainment and music categories as well as partnerships with top marketing and media agencies.  Curtis has also held roles as Associate General Counsel with the NCAA, Senior Counsel – Business and Legal Affairs for the NBC Sports Group, and began his career with the Atlanta Hawks. 

 Curtis was an awardee of The University of Georgia’s 40 Under 40 Award in 2015.  Curtis earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from The University of Georgia, and a law degree from Tulane University Law School.  Curtis is a native of Atlanta, GA and currently resides in Coral Gables, FL. 

Adam Glick serves as Executive Vice President, Business Operations, at Warner Bros. Television, one of the entertainment industry’s most respected and prolific producers of original scripted programming, producing drama and comedy series, as well as limited series and movies for television for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max and external on-demand/streaming services, premium/pay and basic cable channels, and the five U.S. broadcast networks. He was named to this post in June 2023 after serving as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, since December 2015.

 In this capacity, Glick serves as lead negotiator and oversees all business affairs operations for WBTV. He directs the business affairs team and manages its day-to-day activities. He negotiates or supervises negotiations for the company’s deals with performers, producers, writers, and directors, in addition to licensing agreements with the various distribution platforms for WBTV’s original programming. As of July 2024, Glick is supervising business affairs matters for nearly 40 current scripted series and hundreds of projects in various stages of development at more than two dozen platforms, working closely with producers such as J.J. Abrams, John Wells, Greg Berlanti, Quinta Brunson, Mindy Kaling, Bill Lawrence, Chuck Lorre, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Matt Reeves, Janine Sherman Barrois, and John Wells, among many others.

Select series produced by WBTV include the Emmy®-winning global hit comedy Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, All American, The Cleaning Lady, Presumed Innocent, the Pretty Little Liars franchise, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Shining Vale, Shrinking, You, and Young Sheldon, to name a few. Upcoming series include Bookie, Found, Duster, The Penguin, Rescue HI-Surf, and many more.

 Glick previously served as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, at Warner Horizon Television (WHTV), from 2012–2015. At WHTV, Glick supervised all business affairs matters for the division, including scripted series such as Rizzoli & Isles for TNT, Pretty Little Liars for ABC Family/Freeform, and Fuller House and Longmire for Netflix, as well as unscripted series such as The Voice and Little Big Shots for NBC, The Bachelor franchise — including The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise — for ABC, and more.

 He initially joined the Studio in 1999 as Director, Business Affairs, at WBTV, before being promoted to Vice President in 2002 and Senior Vice President in 2005. In August 2008, Glick was named Senior Vice President and Co-Head of Business Affairs at WBTV. During this time, he served as the principal business affairs negotiator for producers such as Greg Berlanti, Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Bruno Heller, Michael Patrick King, Bill Lawrence, Kevin Williamson and more. He spearheaded negotiations on hit series such as 2 Broke Girls, Cold Case, The Mentalist, The Vampire Diaries and Without a Trace, among many others.

 Before coming to WBTV, Glick was Director, Legal & Music Business Affairs, at The Carsey/Werner Company, LLC. He began his career as a legal intern in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington D.C. and was an associate at the firm of Pregerson, Richman & Luna. Glick is a graduate of Dartmouth College and of the University of Southern California School of Law. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Lisa, and they have two daughters, Zoe and Maddy.

Charles W. Hamilton is an experienced music attorney and the Head of Business & Legal Affairs at Giant Music, a division of The Azoff Company. In this role, he manages the label’s legal and business affairs, including artist signings, contract negotiations, and rights management.

Before joining Giant Music, Charles was a partner at King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, where he advised high-profile clients on a wide range of entertainment transactions. He also served as Head of Business Affairs at Saban Music Group, a Latin music-focused startup, and as Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs at Warner Records. His work has encompassed recording, publishing, branding, and employment agreements for artists, executives, and companies across the music industry.

Originally from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Charles is committed to cultural preservation and intellectual property issues affecting small Caribbean islands. He writes a column on these topics for the Virgin Islands-focused platform Yellow Cedar Media and serves as an adjunct instructor at USC Gould School of Law. Charles holds a B.A. in Literature from Yale College and a J.D. from Tulane Law School.

Jed is the Managing Partner of Shearson Sports Opportunity Fund, LLC.  He started his career on Wall Street in 1986 at Lehman Brothers, and with such successful track record, was hired to run JP Morgan’s CMO Derivative Desk where he managed a 2.5 Billion Dollar position for the bank. As an expert in his field, is consulted by many notable institutions in the world regarding Government Bonds and has been a consultant for the FBI, SEC and FINRA.  At Shearson, a Wall Street Firm, He leads 30 professionals with over 2,000 clients.

He has extensive sports management experience both as a Majority and Minority Owner. As a Founding Member of the NBADL Leadership Committee, he helped build the league from 12 teams to 28.

Current Ownership
Minority Owner & Board Member, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA, 2012-Present
Minority Owner & Board Member, Dallas Wings, WNBA, 2024-Present
Minority Owner, Leeds United, English Championship, 2024-Present
Minority Owner, Memphis Hustle, NBAGL, 2017-Present

Past Ownership
Minority Owner, Swansea City, English Championship League, 2016- 2024
Minority Owner, Orlando City, MLS, 2020-2021
Managing Partner, Iowa Energy, NBADL, 2014-2017
Minority Owner, Erie Bayhawks, NBADL, 2008-2014
Co-Managing Partner, Loudoun United, USL 2017-2020
CEO, Simplicity Esports, 2017-2021
Owner, Florida Sharks, USBL, 1994-1996
Owner, Long Island Surf, USBL, 1991-1993

Thomas Patrick Lane, L91, is an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winning producer and investor. His current productions are “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”, the Whitney Houston biopic, “The Collaboration” about Warhol and Basquiat, “Moulin Rouge” coming to the Saenger in April, and “Hadestown.”

He is also an entertainment litigator. He has worked with artists such as Prince, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, James Taylor and Billy Porter. He has tried to verdict over 150 cases across the country and world, and has deposed the likes of Led Zeppelin and all living members of the Grateful Dead, as well as individual artists such as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog.

At Tulane, Tom has established the Lane/Morrison Endowment for Equality to promote diversity and encourage the Tulane community to embrace acceptance of all that we are.

Jim Nelson is a co-chair of the Technology, Media, and Commercial Group, member of the firm’s Management Committee, and partner-in-charge of Venable’s San Francisco office. Jim focuses on intellectual property-centered businesses that emphasize the development, production, and commercialization of IP assets. He manages a range of commercial contract and outsourcing engagements, in addition to general corporate work forming and financing companies and supporting them in mergers, sales, acquisitions, and joint ventures. His clients range from emerging growth to Fortune 50 companies—often located or acting globally—in technology, media and entertainment, music, life sciences, financial services, and hospitality, among others.

In his IP transactions work, Jim focuses on the revenue side of his client’s business, supporting clients creating value through the use of IP. This includes providing strategic business advice and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. He has broad experience in the life sciences field working with agreements covering all aspects of innovation and product development as well as product manufacturing, distribution, and sale. His media and entertainment work involves substantial work in licensing IP assets of various types, including managing name, image, and likeness deals and the formation of new companies and joint ventures to commercialize new product offerings. For technology-driven companies, he is particularly focused on the development, protection, and leveraging of various solutions and their related IP rights, whether they are driven by new technologies (e.g., AI or LLMs) or are more traditional approaches. Many of the technology deals involve the development and commercialization of software, whether as bespoke solutions or standardized products—delivered via the cloud or made available locally. Such deals regularly include the use, protection, and monetization of data as well. In many of these transactions, Jim works closely with Venable’s deep bench of IP and regulatory attorneys to cover all aspects of such transactions and his clients’ larger business.

He also has particular experience with sourcing transactions, working with both major corporate customers and technology and business process vendors. Jim has led sourcing transactions involving the development, implementation, or use of technologies, as well as business process outsourcing services, including real estate management. These sourcing deals have been competitive bid and sole source, and many have involved working in cooperation with third-party intermediaries.

As part of his general corporate practice, he provides counsel to companies of all sizes in corporate matters, whether focused on financings, mergers, or acquisitions or assisting them with the analysis, triage, and disposition of the wide variety of legal matters they confront.

Arianna represents corporate clients in a wide range and at all phases of commercial litigation. In 2024, Lawdragon 500 named her to its “X – The Next Generation” list. In both 2023 and 2024, Benchmark Litigation included Arianna on its “40 & Under List.” In 2023, Law360 selected her as a national “Rising Star” in Sports & Betting, and Euromoney Legal Media Group shortlisted her for “Media & Entertainment Lawyer of the Year” as part of its Women in Business Law Americas Awards. Arianna has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in the areas of mass tort and class action litigation, labor and employment litigation, and appellate practice. She has also been named by The Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in sports and in advertising and marketing litigation.

Arianna regularly defends clients in the consumer products space against class actions involving allegations of consumer fraud and deception under state and federal law. She has secured significant victories at the trial and appellate levels for companies in cases challenging product labeling and marketing as false or misleading. Arianna also advises companies on environmental, social, and governance commitments and marketing. She provides strategic guidance to clients on products labels and marketing materials related to sustainability and defends against claims challenging conditions and practices in companies’ global supply chains, including allegations of “greenwashing.”

Arianna is also an emerging leader in the sports industry, particularly in the areas of player safety, compensation, and well-being. She has represented professional players associations in cutting edge litigation and investigations, including serving as lead counsel to the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association to conduct a landmark investigation into alleged abuse, harassment, and misconduct in women’s soccer. In 2023, she served as lead counsel to Washington State University in litigation to secure control over governance of the Pac-12 athletic conference in the wake of realignment. She has also handled additional sports industry engagements focused on labor and employment claims and sponsorship agreements.*

Some of Arianna’s additional recent representative engagements include:*

• Representing several leading food and beverage companies in over 25 class actions alleging consumer fraud and deception.
• Representing global food and beverage companies in complex litigation matters challenging supply chain practices and product labeling.
• Representing a leading consumer products company in complex, multi-defendant litigation seeking to impose public nuisance liability for marine plastic pollution.
• Representing a financial services firm in a suit alleging conspiracy claims under the TVPRA.
• Representing the Players Association for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team as amicus curiae in support of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team in high-profile equal pay litigation brought against the U.S. Soccer Federation.
• Representing several prominent men’s and women’s professional and collegiate Players Associations as amici curiae before the Supreme Court in challenging the NCAA’s amateurism rules as violating the antitrust laws.
• Representing the National Women’s Law Center and Women’s Sports Foundation as amici curiae in support of former college athletes alleging Title IX violations by a university based on sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of a university sports team doctor.
• Representing David Faulkner, who was wrongly convicted of murder, in pro bono litigation that secured a grant of his petition for writ of actual innocence and won his unconditional release from custody after 21 years of confinement.

Prior to joining Weil, Arianna worked at another global law firm. From 2016 to 2017, Arianna served as a law clerk to the Honorable Anthony J. Scirica of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and earned her undergraduate degree with honors in Law, Letters, and Society from the University of Chicago.

* includes matters handled prior to joining Weil

Matthew Sharpe, Vice President and Associate General Counsel for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans. A 2010 graduate of The University of Mississippi School of Law, he has worked for the Saints and Pelicans for the previous 12 years. Additionally, he supervises the team side of the Tulane corporate extern program. 

Tim Francis is a writer, producer, and practicing lawyer. He was born and raised on a Black college campus in New Orleans where his father, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was the longest serving college president in U.S. history. From there, Tim went on to work for a U.S. Cabinet Secretary and a U.S. Senator before moving to Los Angeles to work for Stevie Wonder. Since then, Tim and Stevie worked closely with the Secretary General of the United Nations to pass a global treaty that impacts the visually impaired. As a writer-producer, Tim has had a first look deal at Sony Pictures, a television project at Fremantle Media, and has a feature in development with Gary Ross and Matt Jackson, and a feature in development with Steven Pearl and Adam Kolbrenner at Lit Entertainment. Tim serves on the Board of Administrators of Tulane University, the Trombone Shorty Foundation, and the Murphy Institute- a political economy think-tank.

Eric J. Blevins serves as Sports Law Program Manager with the Tulane Center for Sport, and an Adjunct Lecturer with Tulane’s Freeman School of Business.  As Sports Law Program Manager, Eric is responsible for coordinating academic, research, student, and community activities, including Sports Law competitions, educational development, career services opportunities, and other events for the Center’s overall mission.

Eric also teaches a Sports & Entertainment Law course at Tulane’s Freeman School of Business.

Eric earned a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 2008, and J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 2011.  At Tulane Law, he was a member of the Sports Lawyer’s Journal and authored “College Football’s BCS (Bowl Cartel System?): an Examination of the Bowl Championship Series Agreement Under the Sherman Act, 18 Sports Law. J. 153” (2011).

Before joining the Tulane Center for Sport in 2020, Eric was an attorney in private practice in New Orleans.

Keith P. Carroll is a trial attorney in Holland & Knight’s Boston office and is the co-chair of the firm’s Chambers USA rated Sports Industry Team, which clients observe “top to bottom is incredibly qualified, diligent and excellent to work with.” Mr. Carroll works with public, private and closely held companies, senior executives and boards across many industries with a focus on complex commercial litigation and closely held company business disputes. He also regularly advises prominent professional sports leagues, franchises, senior executives and athletes with regard to internal investigations, business disputes, and other sensitive and high-profile matters.

Mr. Carroll’s experience covers a wide range of subjects, including commercial contract disputes, antitrust claims, fiduciary duties, intellectual property, corporate governance, negligence, healthcare and life sciences, class actions, eminent domain, insurance coverage/bad faith disputes, and regulatory matters and investigations within the sports industry. He has also successfully argued appeals in multiple state and federal jurisdictions, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits.

Mr. Carroll is an experienced and recognized trial counsel with more than 20 matters taken to verdict, decision or award in numerous state and federal courts and arbitration forums. Mr. Carroll is also individually ranked in Chambers USA, where clients have cited his “outstanding professionalism” and noted that “he offers good practical advice” and is “knowledgeable and easy to work with.” He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America and Benchmark Litigation for his litigation skills and by the Sports Business Journal as a Power Player Outside Counsel.

In the sports industry, Mr. Carroll has conducted numerous internal investigations for professional sports leagues and teams and has successfully represented multiple clients in investigations conducted by Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). He has also successfully represented clients in multiple sports-related litigation matters and arbitrations, including National Basketball Association (NBA) and NHL-related business disputes, and a disciplinary appeal before the NBPA.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Carroll served as a law clerk to the Honorable Christopher F. Droney in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. During law school, he was articles editor and member of the editorial board for the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Carroll was co-chair of the sports and entertainment practice for a large U.S. law firm in its Boston office.

Jennifer Duberstein is Head of Sports Business Affairs at CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA).  CAA Sports represents more than 2,000 of the world’s best athletes in sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, golf, and Olympics/action sports, in addition to icons in individual sports, on-air broadcasters, coaches, and other pre-eminent personalities.  Beyond on-field athlete representation, CAA Sports provides unique opportunities for clients off-field, in areas including entertainment, endorsements, speaking, philanthropy, video games, and digital.  Based in the New York office, Duberstein advises the agency’s sports executives and agents on legal and business matters. 

In 2015, Duberstein was the recipient of Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal Forty Under 40 Award for her exceptional performance in sports business.

Duberstein began her legal career at Proskauer Rose LLP as a Corporate Associate. Duberstein also served as In-House Counsel at Time Warner, Inc. Prior to joining CAA, she served as Senior Counsel at Major League Soccer, where she provided counsel on such matters as corporate governance, league rules, expansion, sponsorship, broadcast rights, stadium agreements, and intellectual property.   She joined CAA in 2010, initially as a business affairs executive, and was promoted to Head of Sports Business Affairs – Corporate and Consulting in 2017. She was promoted to her current position as Head of Sports Business Affairs in 2020.

Before entering law, Duberstein gathered a wealth of knowledge in the world of sports through her experience with Turner Sports, Inc., where she worked with the media relations group of both the Atlanta Thrashers and the Goodwill Games, as well as in production on the NBA on TNT.

Duberstein graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in Political Science and Communications, and Northwestern University School of Law with a J.D. 

She serves on the Global Citizen Advisory Board and is a member of the Sports Lawyers’ Association.

Anne focuses her practice on structuring and negotiating large scale strategic sourcing and technology transactions, concentrating on global and domestic outsourcings in the areas of information technology, software development and maintenance, and business process outsourcing.

Her practice also includes drafting and negotiating transition services agreements in connection with M&A transactions, software licensing, integration and implementation transactions, hosting agreements, distribution agreements, related corporate transactions, and handling issues relating to data privacy, data security and intellectual property matters. She is often called upon by multinational companies for the negotiation of complex Internet of Things (IoT) contracts, big data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other disruptive technology transactions as they evolve or develop novel solutions to emerging issues. Anne’s experience spans all phases of a transaction, including the RFP stage, and contract development, execution, implementation and maintenance.

She represents Fortune 500 and other large companies in various sectors including financial services, general and investment banking, pharmaceuticals, health insurance, hospitality, food and beverage, mortgage banking, educational groups and others.

Anne is a founding member of BCLP’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) working group, with a focus on the integration of technology transactions, commercial contracts and sourcing platforms. She was a recent panelist for a webinar on AI as a commercial and technology contracts expert, whose participants discussed the newly enacted National Artificial Intelligence Act and its impact on AI-related initiatives, committees, and workflows. A critical goal of the panel is to advise organizations regarding best practices to utilize in order to respond to and comply with the emerging regulatory environment and to operate in the absence of clear guidance and standards. 

The respected legal directory, The Legal 500 recognizes Anne in both Outsourcing as well as Commercial Deals and Contracts. She is highlighted as a “Next Generation Partner” recommending her for excellence in “outsourcing deals in the areas of information technology, software development and business process outsourcing.”

Prior to becoming a transactional lawyer, Anne litigated on behalf of international pharmaceutical corporations as national counsel in multi-district federal litigation, where she focused on scientific literature review, drafting motions and expert witness development.

Providing pro bono legal services is also an important part of Anne’s practice. She participated in a New Perimeter program, recently teaching students corporate law in Zambia. Her pro bono clients include a woman’s health non-profit, the Executive Service Corps of Southern California, the IMPACT LA project in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and Bread for the City (also in Washington, DC).

Lee Goldsmith serves as Senior Vice President and Senior Media Counsel at the National Football League, where he leads a team responsible for legal and business affairs in connection with all aspects of the NFL’s media businesses.  His work focuses primarily on the NFL’s agreements with game telecast partners CBS, ESPN, FOX, NBC and Amazon and the distribution of NFL content through traditional and emerging platforms.  Prior to joining the NFL in 2014, Lee served as a media/content attorney at MLB Advanced Media and then at Comcast.  He began his career as an associate in the Sports Practice Group at Proskauer and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the NYU School of Law.

Brandon Harrell serves as Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs for Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, where he is responsible for legal and business affairs matters related but not limited to concerts, touring, artist performance, booking, festivals, co-promotion, production and venue consulting.

Prior to joining Live Nation, Harrell served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel for the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (“LA28”) which will take place in Los Angeles, CA. In his role with LA28, he was responsible for overseeing legal matters related to the delivery of the Games, including venues, infrastructure, sport programming, accommodations, hospitality, transportation, security, municipal services and related-events.

Before joining LA28, Harrell served as Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs for the Philadelphia 76ers National Basketball Association franchise and Director of Legal Affairs for the Seattle Seahawks National Football League franchise. He represented both teams in a range of matters, including transactions related to media rights, sponsorships, merchandising, licensing, technology, IP, employment, real estate and other commercial arrangements; stadium/venue development, use and lease agreements; business process outsourcing arrangements; and numerous additional key transactions. He also managed litigation, including media rights, employment, breach of contract, bankruptcy, insurance and other litigation matters; criminal, civil and league investigations; and arbitrations and mediations, including collective bargaining agreement grievances.

Harrell began his legal career as a litigation associate in the Washington, DC office of Beveridge & Diamond, PC where he served as counsel to former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue during his service as the hearing officer for an arbitration between the NFL and NFL Players Association.

He has served on the Board of Directors for the Public Interest Law Center and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. In addition, Harrell has provided pro bono representation to domestic violence victims and underrepresented tenants.

He was an awardee of the National Bar Association’s Nation’s Best Advocates 40 Lawyers Under 40 Award. A graduate of Tulane University Law School, he obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Hampton University. Harrell is a native of New Orleans, LA and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Ashlye Keaton practices intellectual property and entertainment law, and she also works in cultural advocacy and policy. Ashlye is the Co-Founder of The Ella Project, a nonprofit based in New Orleans that serves Louisiana artists, musicians and culture bearers with direct legal, business and advocacy services. Ashlye is an adjunct professor at Tulane Law School and the University of New Orleans Graduate School in Arts Administration. She received the distinguished teaching award by Tulane Law class of 2015. Along with other legal successes, Ashlye helped the Mardi Gras Indians by arguing that their elaborate suits qualified for copyright protection as works of sculpture.

She is also noted for her work around the New Orleans municipal noise ordinance and other arts-related policies and regulations. Ashlye co-founded and serves on the board of Music Policy Forum, a North American organization dedicated to providing resources and strengthening networks within the music sector, and she is part of the national leadership team for Reopen Every Venue Safely (REVS). Ashlye served the creative industries sub-committee for Mayor Cantrell’s transition team; she is the Chair of the community advisory board for WWOZ 90.7FM; she has served on numerous boards for arts and culture related organizations, including the Recording Academy.

Beyond New Orleans, Ashlye has convened stakeholders and presented at conferences at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Georgetown University, Canadian Music Week, the NoncomMusic Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts, South Arts, and other organizations steeped in conversations around developing best practices and facilitating fairness and equity in promoting thriving creative industries and cultural ecosystems.

Ashlye has been recognized with numerous accolades for her commitment to arts and culture, including OffBeat Magazine’s Best Music Attorney for nine consecutive years, The Advocate’s Forty under 40, New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law, and the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Legal Eagle Award for her work with Mardi Gras Indians.

Jennifer Lewis is the General Counsel of the Los Angeles Clippers, where she oversees all legal matters for the organization including venues, the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum. Previously, she was the General Counsel of Redbud Brands and, before Redbud, the General Counsel of The SpringHill Company; and the Managing Vice President of Business Affairs at Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products with a specialty in complex business transactions and media rights acquisitions, talent and athlete sponsorship and promotion negotiations.  She was a key synergy partner and thought leader with other studio business segments, coordinating on talent-related matters, ancillary rights negotiations, music licensing issues, trademark strategy and operations. 

Earlier in her career, Jennifer worked as an executive at Live Nation, MGM, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Fox Family Worldwide.

Jennifer is a Tulane Law School alumni and holds a BBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Jennifer has a strong commitment to the diversity of representation and has served as a board member for multiple non-profit organizations.

Vicky Neumeyer was named Senior Vice President/General Counsel of the New Orleans Pelicans, in addition to serving in the same position for the New Orleans Saints, in June, 2012, overseeing all legal aspects of both teams.

Providing comprehensive legal consultation and services to the two clubs’ executive staff and assuring compliance in all of the organizations’ business endeavors, Neumeyer has been a key member of the Saints front office since joining the club in 2000 and was promoted to vice president/general counsel in 2006.

Her responsibilities include drafting key documents – including leases, sponsorship agreements and broadcast contracts – identifying and analyzing legal issues and presenting comprehensive recommendations.

A member of the Louisiana and federal bar associations, prior to joining the Saints, Neumeyer spent over five years as an in-house corporate litigation attorney for Exxon. Previously she served as a judicial clerk for the Supreme Court of Louisiana and was in private practice as a consultant to major corporate clients and law firms.

Neumeyer possesses extensive experience in Sports Law, including antitrust, labor and organizational matters. She also has a comprehensive background in CAD engineering, software development firm drafting, negotiating contracts worldwide, copyrighting and in handling legal business issues.

In 2004, Neumeyer was selected by the Saints to attend the Stanford Business School’s Executive Education NFL-Stanford Program for Managers, an educational program and honor known league-wide as an important training ground for promising executives. She has also been invited to speak at several venues, including Harvard Law School, The Sports Lawyer’s Association annual conferences, American Bar Association programs, Tulane Law School, and Loyola University New Orleans Law School. She sits on the boards of The NOCCA Institute, the INFINITY Science Center, the Arizona State University Sports Law Program as well as the Sports Lawyers’ Association, and is actively involved with the Girl Scouts of Southeast Louisiana.

After completing her undergraduate work Summa Cum Laude at the University of Wisconsin, Neumeyer earned a Master of Science Degree in Audiology at the school. She graduated with honors from Loyola Law School and attained a Master of Law with Distinction with a dual emphasis in Intellectual Property Law and Sports Law from Tulane School of Law.

Dan is the COO at Amazon Studios, overseeing business affairs, physical production, operations, music and casting. In this role, Dan has oversight in these areas for all original content produced for the Amazon Prime Video platform, encompassing television and feature films in the US, as well as Local Originals produced for many countries globally. Recently, he has taken a lead role in integrating the MGM teams into the Amazon family. Among the shows he has worked on and helped bring in to Amazon are “Lord of the Rings”, “The Boys”, “Jack Ryan”, and many others. Previously, he was General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs at The Jim Henson Company, and has also held business affairs roles for Fox Television, Disney, and the Screen Actors Guild. Well before that, he was a Deputy Public Defender in Northern California.

Jason Sloane is a partner of Sloane Offer Weber and Dern LLP, a boutique transactional entertainment firm law firm based in Los Angeles that represents some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Amy Adams, Chris Evans, Michael Fassbender, Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Hugh Jackman, Keira Knightley, Joaquin Phoenix, Chris Pratt, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg, Will Smith, as well as 2024 Academy Award nominees Paul Giamatti, Cillian Murphy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. The firm also represents myriad writers, directors and producers including directors James Mangold, Todd Philips, Spike Jones, Kathryn Bigelow, Michael Bay, writer Ehren Kruger and production companies such as James Corden’s Fulwell 73.

Sloane represents his clients across all their entertainment industry endeavors as well as new business startups.

Sloane is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and earned his law degree from UCLA.

Jeff Frost enjoys over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry, having worked at the highest levels of some of the most prominent television enterprises in the business. Frost most recently served as President of Sony Pictures Television Studios (“SPTS”), overseeing the studio’s rise to become the leading independent television studio. Frost is currently President of Bristol Circle Entertainment (“BCE”), a boutique production company focused on developing and producing premium and scripted dramas and comedies from some of the most preeminent writers and creators.

Representative Significant Accomplishments

• Frost orchestrated and successfully conducted the renegotiation with AMC for Breaking Bad that unlocked the rights for Sony to sell library episodes to Netflix, which exposed the iconic, yet then sparsely viewed series to new and broader audiences. This development helped to ultimately cement the iconic series as one of the greatest television projects of all time.
• Frost devised and implemented the strategy to move Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time from Netflix to CBS and Pop TV, marking it as the first major television series to move from Netflix to linear television.
• Frost devised and negotiated some of the earliest license agreements with the leading streamers, including Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, helping to usher in the era of original content at streaming platforms and achieved some of the highest license premiums paid to an independent studio by those streamers to date.
• Frost was instrumental in the rise of Sony Pictures Television Studios to its dominant position in the industry, overseeing the remarkable increase in the licensing of television series from less than a dozen to more than 50, including some of the most critically acclaimed and widely viewed programs on their respective platforms. Frost formulated and managed the business, licensing and creative strategy that resulted in the studio’s dramatic ascension.
• Under his newly formed production company, Bristol Circle Entertainment, Frost choreographed the development and licensing of the latest Vince Gilligan series, culminating in a two season straight to series order from Apple+ and significant premium license fee.

Bristol Circle Entertainment

Frost currently serves as President of Bristol Circle Entertainment, a premium production company dedicated to creating exceptional and distinctive television projects for digital, cable and broadcast platforms. Frost oversees all creative, business and production facets of the company, including devising and implementing the overall strategic focus of the venture. Shortly after the launch of the company, BCE’s first production, the Untitled Vince Gilligan Project, was licensed to Apple+ in the most significant and prominent television sale of the year. BCE is currently developing several premium properties based on underlying works of Stephen King, John Grisham and Stan Lee.

Sony Pictures Television Studios

Frost served as President of Sony Pictures Television Studios, managing all production, creative, business, marketing, research and programming divisions of the studio. Under his tenure, SPTS produced more than 50 television programs, distributed on more than 20 different platforms from broadcast to cable to streaming, including some of the most highly regarded and prominent programs on those platforms. SPTS’ productions encompassed all aspects of television, including scripted dramas and comedies, unscripted series, animation, game shows, soap operas, syndicated talk shows and television movies and limited series. As the largest and most prolific independent television studio, SPTS produced programming for virtually every major distribution platform, including Netflix, Apple+, Amazon, HBO, Showtime, Starz, FX, AMC, ABC, NBC and CBS. Productions included The Boys, Cobra Kai, Better Call Saul, The Good Doctor, Shark Tank, Wheel of Time, Crossing Swords, The Afterparty, S.W.A.T., The Blacklist and Outlander.

Frost was instrumental in recruiting and retaining some of SPTS’ premier talent for the studio, including Phil Lord & Chris Miller, Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa, Amy Lippman, Vince Gilligan, Carla Kettner, Neil Moritz, Norman Lear, Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters, Nick Stoller and Tyler the Creator. Frost also orchestrated the move of numerous series from one platform to another, following cancellation on the initial platform, including Cobra Kai from You Tube to Netflix, One Day at A Time from Netflix to Pop and LA’s Finest from NBC to Spectrum. Frost was actively involved in the creation of numerous new business templates and license agreements with broadcasters, streamers and cable networks as the industry evolved and the business needs of studios and distributors transformed. Frost also established Gemstone Studios, the innovative sub-studio within SPTS focused on creating and producing cost-efficient, quality “indie” style programming.

Formerly, as Executive Vice-President, U.S. Business Affairs for SPT, Frost played a lead role in SPT’s overall strategy and negotiations with the studio’s broadcast and production partners and talent, overseeing the studio’s U.S. Business Affairs Department, including day to day operations as well as strategic counsel on the company’s network, cable and syndicated television productions. Frost managed SPT’s negotiations between the studio and its partners at networks, production companies, talent, and other outside companies. In this role, Frost was one of the key architects of the initial licensing templates for emerging platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu.

Earlier Positions

Frost joined SPT in 2008 from ABC Studios, where he served as Senior Vice-President, Business Affairs for the studio’s traditional production arm, as well as their digital media group. Frost joined ABC in 1997 as an attorney in the litigation department and, beginning in 1999, held posts in the legal affairs and business affairs departments for the production company, Touchstone Television, through 2003, when he segued into ABC Cable Networks as Senior Vice-President and Head of Legal Affairs. He rejoined Touchstone Television in 2005 as Senior Vice-President, leading the legal department before taking on his role at SPT in Business Affairs. Series in which Frost was involved include Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives.

Actress and producer Lizze Broadway is a fast-rising talent on both the big and small screen and will next star as “Emma Meyer” in GEN V, the hit spin-off of Amazon’s hit franchise THE BOYS.

Born in Toledo, Ohio to school teacher parents, Broadway relocated to Los Angeles with her family at 9 years old. She began acting as a hobby in her early years and quickly found success in television, booking guest star roles on series such as SHAMELESS (Showtime), NCIS (CBS), CHICAGO P.D (NBC) and BONES (Fox). She landed a recurring arc on Alan Ball’s HBO dramedy HERE AND NOW and starred in AMERICAN PIE: GIRLS RULES, of the iconic film franchise, as well as the independent horror-thriller THE INHABITANT.

Broadway starred opposite Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and Adrien Brody in Dexter Fletcher’s feature film GHOSTED for Apple TV+ and will also be seen in the comedy series BASED ON A TRUE STORY for Peacock opposite Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina.

Broadway resides in Los Angeles, California and enjoys spending time with her friends and her puppy, Charlie.

Bill Chais is a writer and producer, well known for FRANKLIN & BASH, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR, and other hit shows.

NFL Agent and Attorney, Klutch Sports Group

Demeka currently serves as Counsel – Global Sports Marketing for New Balance. In her current role, Demeka supports the Global Sports Marketing Department and negotiates and drafts sponsorship and partnership deals with individual athletes and teams across various sports including international football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She has served as lead attorney during negotiations of deals with athletes including tennis star Coco Gauff, baseball star Shohei Ohtani and basketball star Zach Lavine and teams including European Football club AS Roma. In addition, Demeka assists with managing company relationships with key stakeholders including the New York Road Runners organization, operators of the New York City Marathon, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association and Klutch Athletics. Demeka also helps lead various diversity initiatives at New Balance, including the New Balance-UMass Boston Sports Leadership Internship Program and a partnership with Divine 9 organizations that features shoes, apparel and other avenues for the company to give back. Demeka serves as Chair of Black Soles, New Balance’s first associate resource group. Demeka also currently serves as the General Counsel for the Black Sports Business Symposium, an annual event created to establish a more inclusive and equitable professional sports communities. Demeka assists with symposium strategy and leads all contract and negotiations for the conference.

Before joining New Balance, Demeka served as Associate Counsel for the Minnesota Vikings. A military child who has lived in cities across the country and the world, Demeka received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University and her law degree from Tulane University’s School of Law.  

Paul J. Friedman is Executive Vice President of Music Business Affairs & Administration at Sony Pictures Entertainment (“SPE”), leading the Music Affairs Group, responsible for all music business transactions on behalf of SPE’s global operations and its affiliated entities and production and distribution companies.  Paul’s group includes Business Affairs, which handles the acquisition of music rights and negotiates all terms for the creation, use and distribution of new music, Licensing, which clears and licenses existing music and Music Monetization & Administration, which protects and maximizes the value of SPE’s music assets, including music copyrighting and publishing, licensing out SPE’s musical works, financial oversite and royalty audits and the day-to-day operations of SME’s in-house record label, Madison Gate Records.

Prior to joining Sony Pictures, Paul practiced law in Los Angeles for King, Holmes, Paterno and Berliner, LLP, worked as a financial analyst for Polygram Music Publishing and as an attorney at two other Los Angeles-based law firms.  Paul earned a J.D./M.B.A. from Tulane University, where he was Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Sports Lawyers Journal and a member of the Moot Court Board, and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles. 

Renee Gomila served as an NCAA Associate Director of Enforcement from 2002 to 2014, where she helped lead multiple investigations of NCAA rule violations and, among other things, liaised and coordinated with the NCAA Recruiting Cabinet and Football Issues Subcommittee and worked with the student-athlete reinstatement staff on eligibility issues. Renee coordinated the enforcement department’s football development plans for Florida and Texas, working directly with college and high school football coaches, student-athletes and administrators to provide rules interpretations and address recruiting and eligibility issues.

Prior to joining the NCAA, Renee worked in the athletics compliance office at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Renee received her law degree from Tulane University School of Law in 2000. She received her Master’s of Science from Florida International University in 1996, and her Bachelor’s of Science in 1994.

Renee currently operates RG Sports Consulting, where she provides legal and compliance management advice to college coaches and administrators and student-athletes. Gomila also works with insurance firm, James D. Edgeworth, to advocate for additional insurance and related benefits for student-athletes, and she consults with legal firms to assess legal and risk management issues within football and men’s basketball.

Attorney Kimberly K. Haynes is among Atlanta and Baton Rouge’s elite civically engaged leaders within the professional community. A graduate of Spelman College and Tulane University School of Law, Haynes is Founder and CEO of OMBI Group LLC, a premier sports and entertainment firm that specializes in the representation of sports and entertainment professionals and executives. She is also Principal of Haynes Johnson LLC, a boutique entertainment law firm handling music, film, television, and literary matters, civil litigation, estate planning, and small business needs. With over 15 years of experience, Haynes has nurtured OMBI Group and Haynes Johnson into successful organizations that specialize in managing professional athletes and entertainers’ professional and personal endeavors, in addition to cultivating a full-service nonprofit consulting group.

Co-Executive Chairman of Winston & Strawn, Jeffrey is one of the world’s leading antitrust, sports law, and trial lawyers. He has served as lead counsel in some of the most complex antitrust, sports, and intellectual property litigations in the country, including major jury trials, and has represented a number of U.S. and international companies in criminal and civil investigations in the antitrust, sports law, trade, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) areas.

Jeffrey formerly served as the co-chair of Winston’s global Antitrust/Competition Practice and as the co-chair of the firm’s Sports Law Practice. Law360 recently named both practices as a “Practice Group of the Year” for their respective categories. He focuses his practice on all aspects of antitrust/competition, sports law, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property (IP), and government criminal and civil investigations. He has served as lead counsel in some of the most complex antitrust, sports law, and IP law cases in the country, including major jury trials, and has represented many U.S. and international companies in criminal and civil investigations in the antitrust, trade, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) areas. He successfully defended Matsushita and JVC against claims of a worldwide conspiracy in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Zenith v. Matsushita and is regarded universally as a leading commentator on international antitrust law. He has also been the lead counsel for important cases involving frontier issues of IP law and lead counsel in numerous government criminal and civil investigations. He is a member of the firm’s Videogame, Gaming, and Esports Group, which provides comprehensive legal solutions to companies in the sector.

Jeffrey is also one of the United States’ most prominent lawyers regularly engaged in high-profile sports litigation. He has litigated some of the most famous sports-antitrust cases in history, including the landmark college players-brought Alston v. NCAA case, in which, following Jeffrey’s oral argument, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed his and co-counsel’s earlier “groundbreaking and disruptive” trial victory against the NCAA in this antitrust challenge to its no-compensation rules; McNeil v. The NFL, the watershed antitrust jury trial that led to the establishment of free agency in the National Football League (NFL); and Brady v. NFL, which led to the end of the 2011 NFL lockout. Jeffrey’s sports sector clients have included the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the Arena Football League Players Association, the National Hockey League Players Association, the Major League Baseball Players Association, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), Wasserman Media Group, SCP Worldwide, MVP Sports, the U.S. Women’s National [Soccer] Team (USWNT), the NFL Coaches Association, the Women’s Tennis Benefit Association, Endeavor, Super Slam Ltd., Activision Blizzard, Adidas, Klutch Sports, and Players, Inc. Jeffrey has represented various classes of Division 1 college basketball and football players; other college athletes; elite swimmers; NBA, NFL, AFL, and MLS players; the North American Soccer League (NASL); the U.S. Football League; the Overwatch and Call of Duty Esports leagues; the Professional Bull Riders; Relevent Sports Agency, and the Cities of San Diego and Oakland, as well as Alameda County, in various sports law disputes. He negotiated the current free agency/salary cap systems in the NFL and NBA, and successfully represented Latrell Sprewell in his controversial suspension arbitration. In the area of NFL discipline, he represented the NFLPA on behalf of Ray Rice, Tom Brady (in “Deflategate”), Ezekiel Elliott, Adrian Peterson, and the “Bountygate” players. He represented pro bono Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee athlete, in his successful arbitration to obtain the right to compete against non-disabled athletes around the world. Recently, he achieved a landmark equal pay class action settlement for the members of the USWNT.

This impressive experience has led Law360 to name Jeffrey as an MVP for Sports and Betting (2015; 2018–2022; and 2024). In March 2022 at the Benchmark Litigation East Coast Awards, Jeffrey was honored as the Antitrust Litigator of the Year, and the firm was recognized for its work on NCAA v. Alston, one of the National Impact Cases of the Year. Jeffrey is also part of the group recognized with GCR’s 2022 “Litigation of the Year: Cartel Prosecution” award.

Greg Luckman is currently the Co-President of Range Sports, a division of leading entertainment management, marketing, and production firm, Range Media Partners. He has over 20 years experience launching, building, and overseeing some of the industry’s most progressive and influential sports marketing agencies. Luckman has served as an expert contributor to the WSJ, NY Times, Ad Age, and Sports Business Journal (SBJ), among others, and has earned Executive Producer credit for branded entertainment programs on ESPN, TNT, and Golf Channel. He is a three-time recipient of the SBJ “Forty Under 40” award, making him an exclusive member of the Sports Business Hall of Fame.

Built for the modern era, Range Sports’ goal is to create a thriving ecosystem for talent, properties, and brands by supporting athlete endeavors on and off-field, developing premium content, monetizing rights holder assets, and investing in IP. In collaboration with Range’s television and film studio, Range Sports develops scripted and unscripted projects while also advising clients on commercial rights, media/content distribution, brand partnerships, and business development/incubation. In less than two years since launching, Range Sports represents 75+ clients such as San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy, professional golfers Joel Dahmen, Si Woo Kim, and Sophia Popov (LPGA), Olympic athletes Gabby Thomas (Track & Field), Shilese Jones (Gymnastics), and World Surf Champion John John Florence, media personalities Kenny Smith and Jim Rome, properties/brands New Orleans Pelicans, Indiana Pacers, League One Volleyball (LOVB), MGM Resorts, Autodesk, Moet & Chandon, and CW Sports, amongst others.

Prior to Range, Luckman held numerous prestigious positions such as the Global Head of Brand Consulting for CAA, a division he launched in 2011 and a role he served in for nine years. As CAA’s sports and entertainment marketing agency, CAA Brand Consulting realized explosive growth with 250+ people across the US, Europe and China, representing 50+ prestigious brands, and managing $2+ billion in rights deals on their behalf. From JPMorgan Chase’s landmark naming rights deal with San Francisco’s new multi-purpose entertainment arena (Chase Center), to Bose’s iconic NFL platform, to brand partnerships with talent such as Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce, Jay Z, Serena Williams, and Steph Curry, the marketing programs developed by CAA Brand Consulting consistently received industry recognition, including being named Agency of the Year by the Sports Business Journal Awards.

Luckman began his career at Momentum (part of IPG), the creative brand experience agency. During his decade-long tenure, Luckman quickly rose through the ranks as the youngest Vice President in the company’s history, while also becoming the Global Director of the celebrated American Express account, the agency’s largest with 100+ people in ten countries. Amex’s robust sponsorship portfolio included the NBA, US Open Tennis, Wimbledon, PGA TOUR, MSG, Live Nation, Tribeca Film Festival, and GRAMMY Awards, while its talent strategy led to memorable campaigns with cultural icons such as Tiger Woods, Ellen DeGeneres, and Magic Johnson. Luckman was also named President of the New York Office, home to the company’s headquarters.

Luckman is a graduate of Tulane University and currently lives in Manhattan, NY with his wife, Beth (also a Tulane alum), and two daughters, Charley and Casey. In 2015, he and Beth created Give A Funk, LLC in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans.

Veteran Literary agent, Andy Patman has spent over three decades representing some of the entertainment industry’s most talented artists and creators. His resume includes working with William Broyles, Marc Cherry, David Henry Hwang, Carol Leifer, Craig Turk, Robert and Michelle King, and Kenny Ortega. Patman has packaged and sold many notable and ground-breaking television projects: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, THE GOOD WIFE, YOUR HONOR, and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. Additionally, he has helped build literary departments at three agencies and is currently running the literary division at Innovative Artists where he continues to represent many executive producers and content creators. 

Breard Snellings currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty member at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business.  Prior to this Breard worked as the Legal and Governmental Affairs Manager at Sportradar, the global leader in sports data collection and dissemination. While at Sportradar Breard’s Governmental Affairs responsibilities included – overseeing local lobbying and policy efforts in sixteen U.S. jurisdictions, serving as a relationship manager with legislative and regulatory entities, and crafting Sportradar’s sports betting policy positions. Additionally, Breard’s Legal Affairs duties included – providing legal advice to various internal stakeholders, assisting in federal and state level compliance efforts, and conducting domestic and international legal research projects. Breard also acted as lead corporate counsel for Sportradar’s innovative tech start-up accelerator – Acceleradar.

Breard graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2013 with a bachelor’s in political science, and received his JD/MBA from Tulane University in 2018. He is a member of the New York State Bar and a diehard Saints and Pelicans fan.

Tyrone “Ty” Thomas serves as Co-Chair of the Sports Industry Team at the law firm of Holland & Knight. Mr. Thomas focuses on matters concerning C-suite executives across for profit and non-profit employers including educational institutions, trade associations, and sports organizations. He has handled high profile investigations involving allegations of workplace misconduct, fiscal impropriety, and violations of NCAA and professional league rules for over 20 years.

Mr. Thomas represents clients on complex legal issues in athletics. In intercollegiate athletic matters, his experience includes laws and regulations for name/image/likeness deals and programs, enforcement investigations, and appeals of penalties assessed to institutions, athletics staff and student-athletes. He advises colleges on Title IX, privacy issues, employment contracts and policies for athletics personnel. In professional sports matters, he has experience advising teams on league compliance issues and other legal matters.

Mr. Thomas advises boards, presidents and other senior executives on employment, consulting and separation agreements. In providing compliance assessments on governance issues, he advises boards and compensation committees on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations governing intermediate sanctions, incentive programs and Form 990 reporting. In the scope of his practice, he has advised on executive employment arrangements and transitions involving over 250 academic institutions.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Thomas is a frequent speaker for various associations in higher education on presidential compensation and executive searches, including the American Council on Education (ACE), National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). He is nationally recognized for his experience in sports matters and has served as a legal analyst for The New York Times, ESPN, Forbes, Bloomberg, Sports Illustrated, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sports Business Journal, and University Business. He was recognized by Sports Business Journal with the distinction of “Power Players: Outside Counsel” in 2021. In 2022, he received the Chambers North America award for “Diversity and Inclusion: Outstanding Contribution.”

Hamilton Wise currently serves as the Director, International Scouting and Development for the Texas Rangers and has been with the Rangers organization since 2016. He oversees the Rangers amateur scouting efforts outside of the United States, principally in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. In addition, Wise oversees the Rangers international player development efforts, based out of the club’s Academy in the Dominican Republic. 

Wise earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Northwestern University, where he was a four-year varsity baseball letter winner. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School, where he was co-chair of the Tulane International Baseball Arbitration Competition, leader of the Baseball Industry Focus Group, and a member of the ADR Moot Court Team, Sports Law Society, and Business Law Society.  He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Tulane University A.B. Freeman School of Business. 

Ken Turkel is a founding shareholder in the Tampa based litigation boutique Turkel Cuva Barrios, PA. He is a civil trial attorney with a national practice who has represented business and individuals and tried cases in a wide array of matters covering numerous industries, with substantial experience in the sports and entertainment, securities, health care, finance, hospitality, and transportation industries. He has tried a broad spectrum of cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the nation, including defamation, privacy, trade secret, employment, Title VII and Title IX discrimination, Title IX, unfair business practices, fraud, contracts, and business torts. Ken also represents clients in the conduct of internal investigations at the state and federal level, and has substantial experience representing athletes with respect to their name, image and likeness rights.

 Ken is widely known for the landmark jury verdict he obtained in the Terry Bollea (pka “Hulk Hogan”)/Gawker case, in which the jury returned a $140,000,000 verdict on a number of privacy and surreptitious recording claims, including $25,000,000 in punitive damages. Courtroom Video Network recognized Ken as its “Florida Plaintiff’s Attorney of 2016” for his work in the Hogan/Gawker case, also publishing an article highlighting his work during the four-day voir dire he conducted in that case. He also represented Governor Sarah Palin in her high-profile libel case against the New York Times, a case which has generated two precedent setting Second Circuit opinions in public figure cases, and which is currently set for a second trial in April 2025.

 His other notable work includes his defense of Kid Rock against trademark infringement claims brought by Feld Entertainment relating to their “Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus” slogan “The Greatest Show on Earth”; a case in which he successfully defeated the Plaintiff’s efforts to obtain an injunction against his use of that slogan on his 2018 tour; the representation of multiple purchasers who brought ILSA and related fraud claims against The Trump Organization and Donald Trump arising out of the “Trump Tower Tampa” condominium development; his representation of one of the subjects of the movie “War Dogs” against Warner Brothers Pictures on false advertising claims; and his successful defense against a temporary injunction and subsequent dismissal of a case filed by Don King against prize fighter “Sugar” Shane Mosley, in which King tried to stop Mosley’s pay-per-view second rematch against Ricardo Mayorga. Most recently, Ken represented University of Florida Head Basketball Coach Todd Golden as part of a legal team which successfully defended him in a Title IX investigation

 Ken serves as a television legal analyst on high profile cases for several popular programs, including regular appearances on “Cuomo”, “Dan Abrams Live”, and “Laura Coates Live”. He has lectured nationally on the trial of high-profile cases,  jury selection in high-profile cases, and first amendment/privacy litigation. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America since 2009 in the practice area of Commercial Litigation, and by Tampa Magazine in its “Tampa’s Top Lawyers” edition since 2020 in the areas of First Amendment Law, First Amendment Litigation, Media Law, Sports Law, Civil Litigation and Commercial Litigation.

 Ken is a native and lifetime resident of Tampa. He is a 1986 graduate of the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, and he received his JD in 1990 from Stetson University College of Law.

Warren K. Zola serves as the Executive Director of the Boston College Chief Executives Club, a program of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Long recognized as one of the world’s premier business forums, the Boston College Chief Executives Club gathers keynote speakers to address Boston’s business leaders. The speakers are the world’s most influential CEOs drawn from the top echelons of their fields—thought leaders who welcome the opportunity to address an audience of their peers.

In addition, Zola is an adjunct faculty member in the Carroll School’s department of Business Law & Society teaching two graduate courses—Sports Law and the Business of Sports. As an attorney and key opinion leader in the business of sports and sports law, Zola is frequently relied upon by the national media for his insight and perspective, and was invited to a Congressional roundtable discussion as an expert to discuss reform in college athletics. In addition, he has provided scholarly articles for legal textbooks, books, law reviews, and newspapers.

Zola earned a B.A. with Honors from Hobart & William Smith Colleges, a J.D. from Tulane University, and an M.B.A. from Boston College. He has been an active member of the Sports Lawyers Association and Massachusetts Bar since 1993. Zola serves on the Board of Directors of four non-profit organizations: Mass Mentoring Partnership, Sports Lawyers Association, You Can Play, and his alma mater, Hobart & William Smith Colleges.

Scott Wilkinson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for ATL Hawks, LLC.

In 2004, Wilkinson assumed responsibility for all Hawks and Philips Arena (now State Farm Arena) legal matters. He is currently responsible for all legal and business affairs of ATL Hawks, LLC; Atlanta Hawks, LP; Arena Operations, LLC; College Park Skyhawks; Hawks Ventures, LLC; Atlanta Hawks Foundation, Inc. and ATL Investco, LLC (and its various related affiliates). He previously held the additional duty of Hawks Assistant General Manager from 2006 until 2015, serving in that basketball operations role during a stretch of eight consecutive Hawks playoff appearances under three different General Managers.

From 1999-2003, Wilkinson served as Assistant General Counsel for Turner Sports, Inc., providing legal support to all Turner Sports properties, including the Hawks, the Atlanta Thrashers, the Atlanta Braves, World Championship Wrestling, TNT Sports and The Goodwill Games.

Before his tenure at Turner, Wilkinson practiced law with Moore & Van Allen in Durham, NC, and was also a founding member and NFLPA certified agent for the Buoniconti Sports Management Group. Prior to that, he was a litigation associate at Ginsburg, Feldman and Bress in Washington D.C., and a Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps. Wilkinson retired from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel following over 20 years of combined active and reserve service. He currently serves on Peach Bowl Board of Advisors and as a board member of the SagerStrong Foundation.