UCLA Entertainment Symposium
Bringing entertainment leaders and professionals together each year.
The Annual Entertainment Symposium is a flagship event for the entertainment industry, bringing leading lawyers, executives, agents, managers and producers, together with students for candid discussions on subjects at the forefront of the industry. Conversations during this conference have ranged from lively debate over the changing landscape of the entertainment business, to shared insights on planning for the success of original content in a vast digital landscape, and perspectives on filmmaking in newly developing markets. Panelists regularly include top entertainment lawyers and key executives from studios and production companies, along with leaders from digital and independent companies.
For any questions or further inquiries please email ziffreninstitute@law.ucla.edu.
Ticketing
Early Registration: $400 through April 30 (not tax-deductible).
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Purchase Tickets
Ticketing Website: https://giving.ucla.edu/49entertainmentsymposium/
In-Person Tickets (Includes On-Demand Access)
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Early Registration: $400 per person (available through April 30, not tax-deductible)
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Standard Ticket: $450 per person (starting May 1)
Virtual Ticket (On-Demand Only)
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$295 per person (not tax-deductible)
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Virtual access will be available two weeks after the event.
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Questions? Email: entertainmentsymposium@law.ucla.edu
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Guest Information
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Check In & Badge Pick Up
Badges are required for entry and can be picked up at the check in tables near the entrance of Schoenberg Hall. Check-in begins at 9:00 AM, and the event will start promptly at 9:30 AM. Refreshments and beverages will be available during this time.
Schoenberg Hall is located in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
Address: 445 Charles E. Young Dr. E, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Entrance of Schoenberg Hall
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Parking
We recommend parking in UCLA Parking Structure 2 in the designated guest areas on Level 1. Daily permits are available for $15 at Self-Service Pay Stations near the guest areas. Schoenberg Hall is a short six-minute walk from Parking Structure 2.
Directions to UCLA Parking Structure 2:
- Apple Maps | Google Maps | Waze
- Address: 602 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Entrance of UCLA Parking Structure 2
Sponsors
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Sponsors of the 2025 Entertainment Symposium
GOLD
SILVER
- Babok & Robinson, LLP
- Legendary Entertainment
- Ramo Law, PC
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
CORPORATE
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
- AON
- Brunet Riahi
- Covington and Burling LLP
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
- Eisner Law
- Feig Finkel LLP
- Fox Corporation
- Greenberg Glusker
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
- Hansen Jacobson Teller Hoberman Newman Warren Richman Rush Kaller Gellman Meigs & Fox (HJTH)
- Heller Law
- Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Lichter Grossman Nichols Feldman Rogal Shikora & Clark
- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
- Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
- Novos Law
- Paramount
- Paul Hastings LLP
- Paul Weiss
- Sheppard Mullin
- Sloane Offer Weber and Dern LLP
- Venable LLP
- William Morris Endeavor (WME)
Friends of the Symposium
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Why Sponsor?
- Support cutting-edge programming for students, alums, and practicing attorneys that enrich their experiences and add invaluable, ongoing, legal training.
- Help ensure that UCLA School of Law will continue as a center of learning and platform for the entertainment community.
- Great opportunity for name recognition and visibility amongst top-level entertainment professionals and industry leaders.
For more details, visit our website.
Questions? Email: entertainmentsymposium@law.ucla.edu
Entertainment Symposium Advisory Committee
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Co-Chairs
Elsa Ramo
Ramo Law PCCraig Wagner
Paradigm Talent AgencyChrista Workman
River Road Entertainment -
Members
Tom K. Ara
DLA Piper LLP (US)Barry Babok
Babok & Robinson, LLPHillary S. Bibicoff
FEIG / FINKELDavid Boyle
David Boyle, APCNancy A. Bruington
Latham & Watkins, LLPAnn Brigid Clark
Greenberg Traurig LLPLoan T. Dang '00
Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & DangDavid C. Eisman ‘93
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPE. Barry Haldeman '69
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLPMichael A. Helfant '83
Loeb & Loeb, LLPErik Hyman
Paul Hastings, LLPRobb Klein
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPAmy Lucas '08
O’Melveny & Myers LLPHoward Meyers
Focus FeaturesRobyn R. Polashuk ‘94
Covington & Burling LLPBenyamin S. Ross
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPMichael S. Sherman
Reed Smith LLPChristopher S. Spicer
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLPShelly Sroloff '76
Creative Artists AgencyDonald W. Steele
Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox L.L.P.Daniel R. Stutz
Stutz Law Corp.Matthew C. Thompson
Sidley Austin LLPLawrence J. Ulman
Retired / ComcastMichael Waterstone (ex officio)
Dean and Professor of Law, UCLA School of LawSophia K. Yen
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLPKenneth Ziffren
Partner & Co-Founder, Ziffren Brittenham LLP
Adjunct Faculty -
Emeriti Members
Roger Arar
Loeb & Loeb LLPJeffrey A. Barker '93
O’Melveny & Myers LLPBarbara Boyle '60
UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital MediaLeigh Brecheen
Brecheen Feldman Breimer Silver & Thompson, LLPPamela Brockie '75
ICM PartnersP. John Burke
Retired / Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLPGary O. Concoff
Jay Cooper
Greenberg Traurig LLPRobert A. Darwell
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPBonnie Eskenazi
Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLPRuth E. Fisher
Retired / Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPKeith G. Fleer
Keith G. Fleer, A Professional CorporationJohn T. Frankenheimer '73
Loeb & Loeb LLPJeffrey M. Freedman '93
Creative Artists AgencyDavid R. Ginsburg
Retired / Executive Director, Entertainment, Media, and Intellectual Property Law Program, UCLA School of LawSusan A. Grode
Nicholas La Terza
The Point MediaMichael H. Lauer
Douglas Mark
Mark Music & Media Law, P.C.Laurence M. Marks '78
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLPCharles Moore
Wiggin LLPLawrence P. Mortorff
Trilogy Productions LLCScott S. Packman
SSP Partners LLCMatthew H. Saver '78
Law Offices of Matthew H. SaverLois Scali '86
Steven Sills
Green Hasson Janks LLPTodd M. Stern
Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law CorporationGary Stiffelman
D'Amelio Brands LLCRobert M. Szymanski
Eclipse Law CorporationDirk van de Bunt '82
Executive Service Corps of Southern California