UCLA Entertainment Symposium
Bringing entertainment leaders and professionals together each year.
49th Annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium
June 27, 2025
Symposium Sponsorship Opportunities
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.
Most prior Symposia Syllabi are available from the Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law. To order, complete the syllabus order form and return by mail with check or money order. For any other questions or further inquiries please email ziffreninstitute@law.ucla.edu.
Sponsors
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