The Law Student Meet and Greet, our first event after the 2022 Annual Meeting, featured three generations of EASL attorneys—Paul Cossu, Leslie Greenbaum, and Nancy Robertson—who shared their experiences and advice on how future attorneys can practice in EASL fields. As EASL Chair, I added my thoughts on the benefits of joining and becoming active … Continued

This is the first of what I hope will be many helpful articles related to improving your financial lives. While they will vary in size and scope, the goal is for them to be relevant, timely, and practical. Following a 20-year career in arts administration, which included running Isaac Stern’s family office and serving as … Continued

Growing up, sports were always a huge part of my life. I remember as a pre-teen getting up early in the morning on Sundays to watch NFL Game Day preview shows and subscribing to Sports Illustrated, reading it from cover to cover. My father was an All-American soccer and lacrosse player in college and he always … Continued

We know how prevalent is the impact of body language. We sense it every day. For example, when we attend a show and say an actor “inhabits a role,” we mean their body language acts just like the fictional person would. When you are on a train or in a restaurant and you muse about … Continued

Photographs in nonfiction books are like sprinkles on ice cream. They are valuable, but not vital. Authors who want photographs to enhance the narrative should conduct due diligence for determining rights and license fees, not only to prevent legal snags but also to honor their brothers and sisters in the visual arts. Publishers usually place … Continued

Introduction From an economic point of view, image rights in football1 are becoming one of the most discussed topics in the field of sports law. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s paper, “The Role of IP for Athletes and Image Rights,”2 “[t]he right to one’s own image is the ability to decide when, how and by … Continued