Intellectual Property 2025 Fall Meeting

Join us for strategic insight into current intellectual property issues relevant to your practice. Earn 3.0 MCLE credits, including 1.0 MCLE credit for ethics. Networking reception at 7:00 p.m., following the CLE program, is co-sponsored by the NYSBA IP Section and Akerman LLP.

This year’s program will feature a variety of timely and relevant topics, including: 

A Look at the Recent Evolution of Brand Licensing

Our panel will discuss how brand licensing has evolved since COVID, with influencers, cobranding, collaborations, NIL (Name, Image, Likeness), franchising, TikTok, AI and social media, and why licensing continues to serve as a strong revenue generator for most brands.

Speakers:

Nicole Dolgon, ESCA Legal

Evan Naar, Corporate Counsel, WHP Global

Gregory J. Sullivan, J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Moderator:

Marc A. Lieberstein, Akerman LLP

Brand Name Challenges: Advertising and Regulatory Issues 

This session will explore real-world lessons and strategies at the intersection of branding and advertising law. Learn how regulatory scrutiny and false advertising challenges can impact a branding campaign. We will take a close look at key brand name challenges to consumer products, including challenges to sustainability, supplement, and performance claims. In house counsel will provide their unique perspective on how to manage and mitigate these risks.

Speakers:

Daniel Rosen, TerraCycle, Inc.

Alexa Meera Singh, Davis+Gilbert LLP

Ariel Sodomsky, Coty Inc.

Legal Ethics for A New AI Generation – Earn 1.0 credit in Ethics! 

This panel will cover the most recent and best ethical practices for attorneys and their clients using AI in connection with provision of legal services.

Speakers:

David Bayne, Esq., Akerman LLP

Prof. Antony Haynes, Albany Law School

Moderator:

Rory Radding, Maschoff Brennan

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