- Copyright Law
- Cybersecurity
- Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property
- Design Law
- IP and Information Law Colloquium
- International Intellectual Property
- Patent Law
- Patent Law Practice
- Startup Law
- Taxation of Intellectual Property
- Trademark Law
The FAME Center offers rigorous academic coursework, as well as externships, clinics and symposia featuring industry leaders and practitioners, focused on the practical realities of counseling clients—from startups to Fortune 500 companies. The center is designed to teach students to confront business challenges that, in the era of social media and digital access, are evolving faster than ever before. Through a collaboration among Cardozo’s faculty, industry leaders and other institutions focused on the creative arts and entertainment and sports businesses, the FAME Center provides unique insights into the intersection of law and business in the fashion, music, performing and visual arts, entertainment, sports, industrial design, media, film and streaming industries.
Barbara Kolsun, a leading fashion industry attorney with decades of experience, directs the FAME Center, which has been shaped by a dynamic advisory board of industry leaders.
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“The FAME Center produces creative lawyers for creative companies. These are businesses that require lawyers who understand business dynamics, brand protection and other intellectual property issues in today’s highly competitive international market.”
Other Opportunities
Other Opportunities
Other Opportunities
Other Opportunities
The close association between the FAME Center and leading industry practitioners gives students access to extraordinary externship opportunities for practical training. Students have held externships at top organizations, including:
The close association between the FAME Center and leading industry practitioners gives students access to extraordinary externship opportunities for practical training. Students have held externships at top organizations, including:
Barbara Kolsun ’82, Director of the FAME Center and Professor of Practice teaching Fashion Law and the Fashion Law Practicum, is a leading fashion industry attorney, and co-editor of seminal texts on the subject including The Business and Law of Fashion and Retail. Professor Kolsun has served as General Counsel at Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman and 7 for All Mankind and as Assistant General Counsel of WestPoint Stevens and Calvin Klein Jeans.
Creativity, Innovation & IP, Copyright Law, Design Law
Patent Law
Filmmakers Legal Clinic
Technology Law, Blockchain Law, Tech Startup Clinic
Cybersecurity Law, Data Law, Intellectual Property Law, Privacy Law
Media Law
Advanced Patent Law
Entertainment Law
Fashion Law Practicum
IP Licensing and Drafting
Art Law Field Clinic
Collective Bargaining in Sports and Entertainment
Music Law
Entertainment and Media Law
Media Law
Patent Law Practicum
Sports Law
Courtney Brown ’14 , The Estée Lauder Companies
Melissa Roth ’06 , Burberry
Rachel Waranch ’05 , Chanel
Monica Dugot ’90, Christie’s
Asya Varshisky Geller ’09, Sotheby’s
Irina Tarsis ’11, Center for Art Law
Deborah Feinblum ’07, The Walt Disney Company
Rand Levin ’93, Universal Music Group
Amanda Wolfe ’04, Comedy Central
Courtney Brown ’14, Tiffany & Co.
Melissa Roth ’06, Burberry
Rachel Waranch ’05, Chanel
View MoreKari Cohen ’12, New York Red Bulls
Nicholas Eisenman ’05, Major League Baseball
David Fogel ’15, NBA Coaches Association
View MoreSamantha Anderson ’16, Sotheby’s
Abbey Green ’99, Christie’s
Diana Poussin ’17, Phillips
Irina Tarsis ’11, Center for Art Law
View MoreMichael Seltzer ’92, Universal Music Group
Steven Spira ’79, Warner Bros. Pictures
Julie Swidler ’82, Sony Music Entertainment
Mary Kate Tischler ’99, Warner Media LLC
Michael A. Turner ’01, Netflix
View MoreMatthew Asbell ’07, Offit Kurman
Jennifer Batista ’16, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz P.C.
Jason Boyarski ’00, Boyarski Fritz
Amanda Kusnierz ’18, Fish & Richardson P.C.
Abraham Lichy ’10, The Lichy Law Firm, P.C.
Eugene Pikulin ’12, Bruns, Brennan & Berry P.C.
Michael Reinert ’82, Fox Rothschild
View MoreCourtney Brown ’14, Tiffany & Co.
Alyssa Cole ’12, The Children's Place
Ava Farshidi ’15, Marc Jacobs
Fawn Horvath ’97, Macy’s
William Jelinek ’93, The Estée Lauder Companies
Stephanie Kapinos ’18, Capri Holdings
Rebecca Kravitz ’21, G-III Apparel Group
Cara Londin ’89, Luxottica Group
Lindsay Donn Mann '13, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
Lesley Matty ’07, Tiffany & Co.
Stephanie Mazepa ’06, Tech Style
Jonathan Milohnić ’19, Steve Madden
Michael Neuman ’07, Marquee Brands
Natalie Newman ’05, Michael Kors
Kathleen O'Brien ’16, Tommy Hilfiger
Miya Owens ’14, Jewelers Vigilance Committee
Alice Pang ’11, Ralph Lauren
Melissa Roth ’06, Burberry
Alexandra Simmerson ’14, Capri Holdings Limited
Heather Strum ‘17, Chanel
Ariel Tacher ’14, G-III Apparel Group
Rachel Waranch ’05, Chanel
Kari Cohen ’12, New York Red Bulls
Nicholas Eisenman ’05, Major League Baseball
David Fogel ’15, NBA Coaches Association
Jay Grossman ’91, Puck Agency
Samantha Anderson ’16, Sotheby’s
Abbey Green ’99, Christie’s
Kara Lemberger ‘09, Sotheby’s
Cathy Rae Nash ’88, Nash Law Group
Diana Poussin ‘17, Phillips
Irina Tarsis ’11, Center for Art Law
Brian Waldbaum ‘99, Sotheby’s
Lauren Wnek ‘11, Sotheby’s
Bianca Acquaviva '17, Ketchum
David Althoff ’04, Marvel Entertainment
Paul G. Anderson ’12, Barstool Sports
Michael Bales ’10, Nintendo of America
Alan Baral ’87, Open Road Entertainment
Richard Blackstone ’87, Blackstone Entertainment, Inc.
Jessica Blumert ’13, Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP
Craig Brody ’00, Map Point Management
Megan Brown ’02, ViacomCBS
Brad Cohen '05, Warner Music Group
Catherine Corsello ’14, ViacomCBS
Deborah Feinblum ’07, The Walt Disney Company
Evelyn Finster ’95, Sony
Jesse Fox ’08, Vox Media LLC
Sheryl Gold ’89, Universal Music Group
Jonathan Golfman ’03, Media Rights Capital
Matt Greenberg, 86, Ritholz Levy Fields
Andrew Hannibal ’12, Sesame Workshop
Jonas Kant ’95, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
David Yung Ho Kim ’10, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Grace Kim '04, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks
John LaBarre ’05, Snowflake
Blossom Lefcourt ’05, Entertainment One
Dan Lewis ’05, Warner Media
Alec Lipkind ’88, The Walt Disney Company
Alissa Makower ’92, CBS Corporation
Jeff Marx ’96, Composer and Lyricist
Christina S. Monteiro ’04, NBC Universal Media
Adam Pallack '13, Universal Music Group
Christian Palmieri ‘03, A&E Networks
Daniel Paretsky ’06, ViacomCBS
Gregg Pendola ’98, The Walt Disney Studios
Cathy Perifimos ’09, ViacomCBS
Skyler Salamon ’12, Universal Music Group
Michael Seltzer ’92, Universal Music Group
Gregg Shack ’88, Sony Pictures
Steven Spira ’79, Warner Bros. Pictures
Julie Swidler ’82, Sony Music Entertainment
Monika Tashman '00, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Andrew Thau ’91, United Talent Agency
Timothy Yip ’08, Logitech
Diana Yu '16, Disney Streaming
Amanda Wolfe ’04, Comedy Central
Stephanie Furgang Adwar ’91, Furgang & Adwar
Iddo Arad ’00, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Jared Bloch ’13, Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson LLP
Jessica Blumert '13, Beldock Levine & Hoffman
Jason Boyarski ’00, Boyarski Fritz
Stephen Coates '06, Coates IP
Tal Dickstein ’00, Loeb & Loeb
Jeremy S. Goldman ’05, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Lauren Herz-DerKrikorian '15, Squire Patton Boggs
Lindsay Korotkin ’13, Arent Fox
Amanda Kusnierz ’18, Fish & Richardson P.C.
Vejay Lalla '00, Fenwick & West
Eric Marder '15, Reed Smith LLP
Joshua Montazeri '17, Fox Rothschild
Viviana Mura ’06, Arent Fox
Jodi Peikoff ’87, Jodi Peikoff Law Office
Michael Reinert ’82, Fox Rothschild
Lisa Rogell '90, HLY Media Law
David S. Rosenbaum ’80, Interactive Entertainment Law Group
Marc Simon ’01, Fox Rothschild
Gregory Slewett ’02, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Steven Stern ’00, Stern & Schurin
Kenneth M. Weinrib ’84, Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo
Yael Weitz ’09, Kaye Spiegler PLLC
Vice President, Fiduciary Client Group, Sotheby's
Technology Licensing Officer MIT
Technology Licensing Office
Director of North American Record Label
Business Development Google Play &
YouTube
Adjunct Professor
Cardozo School of Law
Director of Strategic Planning G-III
Apparel Group
Partner
Hand Baldachin & Associates LLP
COO/Strategic Partnerships
MouthMedia Network
Adjunct Professor
Cardozo School of Law
Professor of Practice and Director of the
FAME Center Cardozo School of Law
The Law Firm of Rosalind Lichter
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
PUMA North America, Inc.
Partner Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison
Partner Pearlstein & McCullough LLP
CEO and Managing Partner Firelight
Capital Partners
Senior Vice President
Business & Legal Affairs
Universal Music Group
Recruiter/Talent Acquisition
Netflix
Senior Vice President Legal &
Business Affairs AMC Networks and
Sundance TV
Of Counsel Olshan Frome Wolosky
Chief Legal Officer
Liberty Media Corporation
Executive Vice President, Chief
Legal Officer, and General Counsel
National Hockey League
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