Gary A. Watson & Associates

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Specializing in Entertainment Law, Music, Film, Television & New Media

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•  Segment on "Suits Over Imitators & Sound-Alikes Who Used Their Images to Promote Various Products" August 1999

Professional Presentations

2007

•  Guest Speaker - Organization of Black Screenwriters Meeting, Los Angeles , CA , August 2007

•  "Television Production 101"/Panelist – Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association and Merrill Lynch, Los Angeles , CA , July 2007

•  "Ethical Dilemmas Representing High Profile Celebrity Clients"/Moderator -- American Bar Association Forum on The Entertainment and Sports Industries, MusiCares Foundation, Entertainment Law Committee of the John M. Langston Bar Association, and Dreier Stein & Kahan LLP Continuing Legal Education Event, Los Angeles, CA, June 2007

•  "Where's the Money?: Reps, Agents & Financial Professionals on Film Financing and Packaging"/Moderator – Hollywood Black Film Festival Infotainment Conference, Los Angeles , CA , June 2007

•  "Digitalization and Dollars: The Impact of New Media on the Entertainment Industry Collective Bargaining Agreements"/Moderator-- American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education, Daily Journal, Screen Actors Guild, Veritext LLC/National Court Reporting Services Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast, April 2007

•  "Current Trends in the Music Industry"/Panelist – California Association of Black Lawyers' 30 th Annual Conference, Los Angeles , CA , April 2007

•  "The Impact of Digitalization and New Media Technology on Entertainment Industry Collective Bargaining Agreements"/Moderator – American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries Continuing Legal Education Event, Los Angeles , CA , February 2007

•  "Packaging Your Film & Creating a Winning Business Plan"/Moderator – Hollywood Black Film Festival: First Annual Film Finance & Distribution Summit , Los Angeles , CA , January 2007

•  "The Film Deal: A Transactional Analysis"/Faculty – Tenth American Law Institute-American Bar Association Course of Study: Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law, Los Angeles , CA , January 2007

2006

•  ­ "Entertainment Law" – Butler University , Indianapolis , Indiana , November 2006

•  " From Pitch to Screen: Getting Your Film or TV Project Made "/Panelist – Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association's 26 th Annual Conference, St. Kitts, October 2006

•  "Money: Where to Find It, How to Get It and What to Do with It Now that You've Got It"/Panelist – American Bar Association Forum on The Entertainment and Sports Industries, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October 2006

•  "The Art of Distribution & Acquisitions"/Moderator – International Diversity Film Festival, Washington , DC , September 2006

•  “"Brand Hawaii ” in the Global Entertainment Market: The Tropics Hot Topics”/Panelist – American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Chicago , IL , August 2006

•  "The Merger & The Future of Black Programming"/Panelist – Hollywood Black Film Festival Infotainment Conference, Los Angeles , CA , June 2006

•  "Entertainment Law 101: The Basics of Film & Television Production"/Moderator – American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries and the Chicago Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Event, Chicago, IL, May 2006

•  "Entertainment Law 101: The Fundamentals of Recording Agreements"/Moderator – American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries and the Chicago Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Event, Chicago, IL, May 2006

"Ethics of Lawyers, Agents and Managers"/Panelist – American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Sports & Entertainment Labor Law Committee Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April 2006

•  " Mentor 's Panel"/Panelist – The Urban Network Entertainment & Marketing Summit, Palm Springs , CA , April 2006