Mark McKenna has joined UCLA School of Law. The intellectual property and technology law expert will serve as a faculty co-director of the Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sport Law and will be teaching torts this fall.

“In the near future, the theatrical business will be relatively robust. But three to five years? It’s anybody’s guess….

UCLA School of Law is the No. 1 entertainment law school in the country, according to the annual rankings compiled by The Hollywood Reporter.

Leading media executives Harry Sloan and Jeffrey Sagansky participated in a spirited discussion on Oct. 26 about the recent explosion of interest in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The webinar was the latest in the Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law’s series of high-level IN-Sports conversations.