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*UPCOMING EVENTS* There’s No Business Like Show Business: A Conversation with Legendary Broadway Producer Manny Azenberg Duke Law School – Room 4042 Join us for lunch and conversation with Manny Azenberg, a legendary Broadway producer with more than 65 Broadway productions to his name. Mr. Azenberg will discuss his career and the unique facets of the entertainment business as they relate to the theater. Since 1972, Mr. Azenberg has produced all of Neil Simon’s plays on Broadway, including The Sunshine Boys, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Lost in Yonkers, which won 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He was most recently represented on Broadway by Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. His stage productions have earned a total of 134 Tony Award nominations and have won 41 Tony Awards. He currently serves on the American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards Administration Committee, and has taught a seminar at Duke University for the past eighteen years. "The Real World: Duke Law" Duke Law School – Room 3041 Davis Mallory, cast member on “The Real World: Denver”, will talk about his experiences on reality television, and on the legal issues he encountered in coping with newfound fame. From the NBA to the ABA: Len Elmore on Law, Leadership and a Little "March Madness" Duke Law School – Room 3041 "March Madness" just ended, and it's time to ease our way back into the law. Join Len Elmore, ESPN commentator and attorney for LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, as he discusses his life and career straddling the fields of sports and the law. Lunch will be provided. Hoop Dreams: How Sonny Vaccaro Revolutionized the Business of Basketball Duke Law School – Room 3041 Sonny Vaccaro, the trailblazing shoe company executive who created the high school summer basketball scene and signed many of the game’s greatest stars to endorsement contracts, including Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, will discuss his career and future goals. Vaccaro, who has worked for Nike, Adidas, and Reebok, will highlight the structure of endorsement deals as well as his plans to launch a national basketball academy. Duke Sports & Entertainment Law Alumni Series: Careers in Sports & Entertainment Law Duke Law School – Room 4045 Please join SELS in welcoming back Duke alumna Jill Greenwald. Jill currently serves on the Copyright Committee of the New York City Bar Association, has specialized in intellectual property at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, and several other firms, and is Executive Counsel at ABC Networks. Come learn what you need to know about obtaining an entertainment position in-house. Lunch will be served. |
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