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Keynote Speeches, Symposia, Lectures and Programs

Spaces and Places: New Copyright Law Developments in Architecture Law, Public Art and Urban Planning Faculty, The Copyright Society of the USA, Northern California (CLE Program) [San Francisco, California] (February 8, 2007)
Spaces and Places: Environmental Law, Land Use Regulation and Copyright Guest Lecturer, University of California, Santa Cruz [Santa Cruz, California](February 7, 2007)
What Collectors and Dealers Need to Know about Holocaust Era Looted Art -- the Legal Issues: IFAR Panel, Panelist, Fine Art Dealers Association Art Fair [Santa Monica, California] (January 26, 2007)
The ABCs of Appraisal Contracts: Managing Risk and Promoting Professionalism, Panelist, Appraisers Association of America [New York, New York] (November 12, 2006)
International Law: The Value of Insurance (Panel 1)Moderator; The Value of Provenance (Panel 2) Moderator; Appraisers Association of America, New York University Law School (CLE Program)[New York, New York] (November 10, 2006)
Latin American Art & Antiquities: Collecting Practices, Program Chair and Moderator, ABA International Section Fall Meeting 2006 (CLE program)[Miami, Florida] (November 8, 2006) [Visit this website]
Lawyers and the Art Deal: Ethics of Representation, Entertainment Law Ethics: Codes, Cases, and Conscience, Panelist, ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Annual Meeting (CLE program) [Los Angeles, California] (October 14, 2006)
In the Museum Boardroom: A Roundtable on New Non-Profit Laws and Prescriptions for Transparency, Moderator, Annual Meeting, ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries (CLE program)[Los Angeles, California] (October 13, 2006)
The ABCs of Art Collecting: Legal and Business Principles, Keynote, Lehman Brothers Neuberger Berman, Law, Finance and The Contemporary Art Market: New Rules for a Competitive Climate (CLE program) [New York, New York] (September 13, 2006)
Brand Hawaii in the Global Entertainment Markets: The Tropics Hot Topics, Moderator, and Cover Art and Copyright: New Rules on Fair Use, Panelist, ABA Annual Meeting 2006 (Webcast and CLE program) [Honolulu, Hawaii] (August 4, 2006)
New Duties and Responsibilities of Museum Boards, Directors and Trustees, Speaker, Association of the Bar for the City of New York, Art Law Committee [New York, New York] (June 1, 2006)
Ground Zero: Architecture and Public Art, Panelist, ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Annual Meeting (CLE program) [New York, New York] (October 7, 2005)
Copyright Usage and Rights for Art & Architecture in Feature Films, TV and Video, Panelist, ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports Annual Meeting [Los Angeles, California] (October 8, 2004)
Cyber Art Law: Curiouser & Curiouser, Lecturer, Virtual Reality: Practical Tips for the Art Professional [Symposium] ArtTable, Inc., Pacific Design Center [West Hollywood, California] (November 18, 2002)
Art & Literature on the Net, Panelist, CWSL 3rd Annual Entertainment Law Conference [San Diego, California] (March 29, 1997)
New Standards for Appraisal Engagements, Speaker, American Society of Appraisers Meeting [Los Angeles, California] (November 20, 1996)
BUILDING BLOCKS: Intellectual Property Rights in Architecture and Collaborative Art-in-Architecture Projects, Beverly Hills Bar Association: Patent Trademark and Copyright Law Section (CLE program), Speaker [Beverly Hills, California] (October 17, 1996)
THE NUMBERS GAME: New Math of Art and Architecture Appraisal [Symposium] Program Chair and Moderator (CLE and ASA Accredited Program) Pepperdine University School of Law [Malibu, California] (September 28, 1996)
Public Art Contracts, Agreements, and Current Legal Issues, PAC/SoCal Public Art Coalition, Workshop Leader and Lecturer [Orange County, California] (September 17, 1996)
The Donor's Dilemma: What Does Gift-Giving Really Mean? The Future of Private Patronage, Part II, Moderator, ArtTable [Meyers/Bloom Gallery, Santa Monica, California] (March 24, 1996)
Career Faire: Intellectual Property Law, Speaker, Pepperdine University School of Law [Malibu, California] (February 15-16, 1996)
Appraisers Who Wear More than One Hat, Appraisers Association of America, National Conference (November 1995) [New York, New York]
Can the Aesthetics of Architecture be Cloned? Lecturer, Museum of Modern Art, Round Table [New York, New York] (November 9, 1995)
Surviving the Nineties and Creating the Future: Exchanges II, Speaker, ArtTable Symposium, Neuberger Berman [New York, New York] (October 29, 1995)
Photography and Copyright Law, Lecturer, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Department of Photographs [Los Angeles, California] (August 1995)
Relocating Moral Rights in Cyberspace: Digitized Images, Visual Art and Creative Credits, Workshop and Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Lawyers Section [Los Angeles, California] (April 5, 1995)
The Appraiser and Stolen Works of Art, Professional and Legal Liability Concerns for Personal Property Appraisers: AAA and NYU Appraisal Studies Program Joint Seminar [New York, New York] (June 5, 1993)
The Art of Deception: Adjudicating the Authenticity of Artworks, Keynote Speaker, Los Angeles Superior Court (West District), Huntington Library, Art Galleries and Botanical Gardens [Pasadena, California] (September12, 1992)
How to Get Paid? Speaker, Professional Practice Seminars, Artexpo NY, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center [New York, New York] (April 25, 1991)
Art Dollars: Funding Controversies, Program Chair and Moderator, Association of American Law Schools, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution [Washington, D.C.] (January 1991)
Copyright and Trademark Law for Artists, Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies (1990)
How to Avoid Fraud in the Print Market, Speaker, Artexpo CAL, Los Angeles Convention Center [Los Angeles, California](October 5, 1990)
International Law, The Law and Business of Art, Practicing Law Institute, Faculty [New York, New York] (July 12-13, 1990)
Appraisers as Agents: Duties of Loyalty, Keynote Speaker, American Society of Appraisers, International Appraisal Conference, Huntington Library, Art Galleries and Botanical Gardens [Pasadena, California] (June 1990)
The Letter of the Law for Artists and Designers, Speaker, Women In Design, Pacific Design Center [Los Angeles, California] (May 15, 1990)
The Byzantine Mosaics: A Crossroads in International Trade in Art, Pacific Southwest Business Law Association Annual Conference [Culver City, California] (February 10, 1990)
The Artist as Arbiter: Culture at the Crossroads of Constitutional Law, Keynote Speaker, Portland Museum of Art [Portland, Maine] (1990)