Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium Culminates with Keynote Address from Michael Marino L’74, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LL.P.

The annual Entertainment and Sports Law symposium brought together alumni, professors, and industry experts to discuss timely legal topics in the entertainment and sports industries in a day-long series of panels.

The keynote speaker was Michael Marino L’ 74, Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LL.P. Marino specializes in labor and union law and litigation. He has unique exposure to and experience in sports marketing and SAG-related matters, having represented celebrity athletes and actors in marketing and entertainment matters. He was joined by his son Mike Marino L’96, who serves as a Partner for the boutique firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP after spending much of his career overseeing Labor & Employment for Warner Brothers Studios.

Pictured from left to right Anthony Ruscitto L'27, Hannah Rice L'27, Mike Marino L’96, Michael Marino L’ 74, Matt Cohn L'28, Rebecca Lee L'27, and Beth Kubala In front of fireplace in Dineen Hall.
The Marinos visit with student members of the Betty and Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic and Executive Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education, Beth Kubala. Pictured from left to right Anthony Ruscitto L’27, Hannah Rice L’27, Mike Marino L’96, Michael Marino L’ 74, Matt Cohn L’28, Rebecca Lee L’27, and Beth Kubala.  

The panels were:

Inside the General Counsel’s Office

  • Brett Greenfield ’14, L’18, BeatBox
  • Liz Weeks L’13, Wizards of the Coast
  • Aya Hoffman G’18, L’18, Comcast

Legal Issues in Broadcast Media and Content Distribution

  •  Donya Feizbakhsh L’19, Roku
  • Shawna Benfield L’09, Walt Disney Company

Music Law in Practice: Licensing, Distribution, and Digital Media

  • Olivia Barton L’24, Epic Games
  • Bryan Davidson ‘12, L’15, iHeartMedia
  • Adam Weitz L’00, APM Music

Intellectual Property in Entertainment

  • Imani Deas L’21, Sony Music Entertainment
  • Jasmine Geyen L’24, Association of American Publishers

The Business of Representation: Agents, Managers, and Athlete Advocacy

  • Riley Christian L’16, Artifex Athleta, P.C.
  • Dallas Steele L’12, William Morris Endeavor
  • Payton Sorci L’22, LIFT Sports Management

Experts in Name, Image, and Likeness

  • Dan Greene L’16, Newman & Lickstein
  • Professor John Wolohan G’18, David B. Falk College of Sport and College of Law 
  • Professor David Meluni, David B. Falk College of Sport  
  • Julz Dunne, Brand strategist specializing in NIL and athlete marketing 
Pictured from left to right Adrienne Lutz, Michael Marino L’ 74, Dafni Kiritsis , Mike Marino L’96, Lily Hughes. Standing in front of Syracuse University flag.
The Marinos met with members of Advancement and the Career Services teams during their visit to Syracuse Law. Pictured from left to right Adrienne Lutz, Michael Marino L’ 74, Dafni Kiritsis , Mike Marino L’96, Lily Hughes.