ACC Georgia event: Evolution of Sports and Media

Thursday, February 8, 2024

DLA Piper and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) hosted an in-person event exploring private investments in sports and media as well as the evolving entertainment industry in Atlanta and across the US.

Our program featured two brief panels with leading executives in the sports, media and entertainment industry.

For more information
Please contact Stephanie Maher with questions.

5:30 pm – Registration and drinks

6:00 pm – Welcome by Anne Kamosso (Senior Regulatory Counsel at Ohmium International, Inc. and President, ACC Georgia) and Gerry Williams (Atlanta Office Managing Partner, DLA Piper)

6:15 pm – Panel discussion: "Private Investments in Sport and Media"
Moderator: David Parrish (Partner, DLA Piper)
Panelists: John Carroll (Founder, Sportsology Capital Partners), Nicole Musicco (formerly CIO, CalPERS), and Richard Rubano (Partner, DLA Piper)

CLE materials:

• Private Investments in Sport and Media

6:45 pm – Panel discussion: "Sport, Media and the Changing Landscape"
Moderator: Mark Whitaker (Partner and Co-Chair, Sports, Media and Entertainment Finance and Transactions, DLA Piper)
Panelists: Greg Heller (Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Atlanta Braves), Kristi Ramsay (Senior Counsel, CNN), and Scott Wilkinson (Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Atlanta Hawks)

CLE materials:

• Sport, Media and the Changing Landscape
• Balancing User Privacy and Innovation in Augmented and Virtual Reality
• User Safety in AR/VR: Protecting Adults
• Federal Register - AI Copyright
• Folsom v Marsh Cartoon
• Regulating Misinformation on Social-Media Platforms
• H.R. 5586
• US Code 2022 Title 17 Chapter 1 Section 107
• US Code 2022 Title 17 Chapter 5 Section 512

7:15 pm – Closing remarks by Peter White (Partner and Global Co-Chair of Media, Sport and Entertainment Sector, DLA Piper) and Tom Ara (Partner and Global Co-Chair of Media, Sport and Entertainment Sector, DLA Piper)

7:20 pm – Reception