Dave – Of Counsel to BMBR – will be serving as Co-Vice Chair of the CLA IP Law Section Entertainment and Sports Interest Group (“IG”). The IG’s mission is to educate lawyers about the intersection of intellectual property (“IP”) law and the business and legal aspects of the entertainment and sports industries. The IG’s areas of interest include the creation, protection, acquisition, and licensing of trademarks, brand/individual names, domain names, label designs, name/image/likeness issues and contracts, as well as the licensing and purchase/sale of those assets – all of which involve a web of U.S., California and foreign laws. The IG produces multiple webinars and seminars each year and acts as a forum for lawyers who specialize in entertainment and sports law to learn from each other.
“When I was playing drums in a band in college I was the only member of the band who cared whether or not we had a contract to protect us with the most notorious fraternity on campus for a St. Patrick’s Day weekend party”, Dave recalls. He went on to say: “I went to the library and found a book about how to write up a performance contract; I checked the book out, took it home, got out my portable typewriter with 3 pieces of paper and carbon paper and went ahead and drafted my first contract. I’ve loved entertainment law ever since. I’m really looking forward to working with my fellow Officers of the IG to help put on some terrific entertainment and sports law webinars and seminars in 2025 and beyond”.
For more information about the IG, Dave, and BMBR, please reach out to Dave at [email protected] or (858) 793-8090 x.104.