Speaking Engagements

List of Recent Presentations

Edwin F. McPherson:

2/07/22
Pollstar Live!
“Is It Time to Re-Think Front-of-House?”
Beverly Hills, California

11/12/21
North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Summit
“Unique Issues In Entertainment Litigation”
Papagayo Gulf Guanacaste, Costa Rica

9/23/20
2020 Intellectual Property Institute
USC Gould School of Law
“The Piper Will Lead Us To Reason: Current Developments In Music Copyright”
Webinar Event

9/18/20
The Americana Music Association Foundation
Thriving Roots: A Virtual Community Music Conference
“Copyright And Entertainment Litigation Update”
Webinar Event

11/16/19
North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Summit
“Persuasion Theory in Entertainment Litigation”
Cancun, Mexico

9/10/19
California Copyright Conference
“The CCC Annual Music Legal Eagles Night”
Sherman Oaks, California

5/08/19 – 5/09/19
Personal Managers Interchange – The Conference For Entertainment, Music, Sports and Talent Managers
“Sittin’ On The Docket Of The TAA”
Las Vegas, Nevada

04/04/19
Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference
Entertainment Litigation Update
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

11/09/18
North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Summit
“No-I Insist, You Pay” Entertainment & IP Contract Financial Risk Shifting
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

11/01/18
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Out of Court & Entertainment Law Section
“Blurred Lines Revisited – What the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in the ‘Blurred Lines’ Case Means from a Legal and Artistic Point of View”
Beverly Hills, California

04/05/18
9th Annual Miami Entertainment Law Symposium
“The Morality Police Have Arrived”
Miami Beach, Florida

03/27/18
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Inn of Court
“Settlement Demands – When Is A Demand Letter Considered Just a ‘Bluff'”
Beverly Hills, California

1/30/18
Guest Lecture – Music Touring Law
Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, California

11/11/17
North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Summit
“Intersection of Contract And Litigation”
Montego Bay, Jamaica

10/18/17
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Entertainment Law Section
“When Entertainment Transactional Attorneys Screw Up, The Sequel”
Beverly Hills, California

7/14/17
National Student Leadership Conference On Entertainment Management
U.C.L.A.
Los Angeles, California

5/17/17 – 5/18/17
Personal Managers Interchange – The Conference For Entertainment, Music, Sports and Talent Managers
“Post-Termination Compensation”
Las Vegas, Nevada

11/11/16
North American Entertainment, Sports, and Intellectual Property Law Summit
“Winning Strategies for Persuading Judges and Juries in Entertainment Cases”
Riviera Maya, Mexico

11/13/15
North American Entertainment, Sports, and Intellectual Property Law Summit
“The Use and Misuse of Experts In Copyright Cases”
Cancun, Mexico

10/17/15
2015 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business
U.S.C. Gould School of Law – Beverly Hills Bar Association
“Entertainment Litigation Lines: Drawn, Crossed and Blurred”
U.S.C. Gould School of Law
Los Angeles, California

6/04/15
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Inn of Court and the Entertainment Law Section
“BLURRED LINES: Inspiration or Infringement?”
Beverly Hills, California

5/05/15
California Lawyers for the Arts
“Music In The New Millennium: The Legal Landscape for Compensating Content Creators”
The GRAMMY Museum
Los Angeles, California

4/22/15
Personal Managers Interchange – The Conference For Entertainment, Music, Sports and Talent Managers
“California Talent Agencies Act”
Palm Springs, California

1/20/15
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Entertainment Law Section
“2014 Entertainment Year In Review”
“The Year In Entertainment Litigation With Stars Of The Bar”
Beverly Hills, California

11/13/14
North American Entertainment, Sports, and Intellectual Property Law Summit
“Entertainment Law Through the Eyes of a Litigator”
Liberia, Costa Rica

11/6/14
Solace or Solis?
“Do Lawyers Really Need a Talent Agency License to Negotiate Contracts in the Entertainment Industry?”
Beverly Hills Bar Association Program Chair
Beverly Hills, California

10/15/14
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Entertainment Law Section
“When Entertainment Transactional Attorneys Screw Up”
Beverly Hills, California

1/15/14
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Entertainment Law Section
“2013 Year in Review”
Beverly Hills, California

11/8/13
North American Entertainment, Sports, and Intellectual Property Law Conference
“Entertainment Wars in the Courts”
Montego Bay, Jamaica

10/15/14
Beverly Hills Bar Association Panel
Beverly Hills, California

3/28/13
“Client Crisis Management – Navigating Public and Media Attention”
American Bar Association
Webinar

1/16/13
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Section
“Entertainment Litigation – 2012 Year in Review”
Beverly Hills, California

11/14/12
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Section
“Handling Celebrity Stalkers”
Beverly Hills, California

11/10/12
North American Entertainment, Sports, and IP Law Conference
“Disaster Planning and War Stories”
Cancun, Mexico

3/26/12
University of San Diego Law School Sports & Entertainment Law Society
“Trademark Law in Entertainment”
San Diego, California

2/1/12
Los Angeles Daily Journal
“Stopping Stalkers in California”
Webinar

11/3/10
Billboard Touring Conference
“Disasters on the Road”
New York

3/25/10
University of San Diego Law School Sports & Entertainment Law Society
“Copyright Law in Entertainment”
San Diego, California

Pierre B. Pine:

9/16/20
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Entertainment Law Section
“How Current Events And Covid-19 Are Impacting The Present And Future Of The Music Industry”
Moderator
Webinar Event

10/18/17
Beverly Hills Bar Association – Entertainment Law Section
“When Entertainment Transactional Attorneys Screw Up, The Sequel”
Moderator and Program Chair
Beverly Hills, California

5/10/17
Beverly Hills Bar Association
“Terminated on Friday the 13th: An Update On Terminating Copyright Transfers”
Program Chair
Beverly Hills, California

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