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The Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Entertainment and Sports Law Society hosts an annual symposium focusing on the field of sports and entertainment law. The symposium covers substantive areas of law such as intellectual property, contract law, labor law, anti-trust law and corporate finance.

BEHIND THE MASK: Name, Image, Likeness.

Friday, APRIL 10, 2026

Behind the Mask: Name, Image, Likeness; the 2026 Chapman Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium, examines the rapidly evolving legal issue of identity in the sport and entertainment industries. As athletes and performers take advantage of the myriad of opportunities to commercialize their personal brands, complex legal questions arise surrounding ownership, representation and intellectual property. Through conversations with legal scholars and industry leaders, Behind the Mask: Name, Image, Likeness explores how legal approaches to NIL are reshaping the landscape of modern media, entertainment and athletics.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

John Tehranian

John Tehranian is a founding partner of One LLP, where he practices intellectual property and entertainment litigation and counseling. His storied career in this field has seen him handle high-profile disputes and transactions involving legends from the worlds of music, film, fashion, theater, photography, literature and athletics. Variety’s Legal Impact Report recognizes John Tehranian as one of the world’s Top 50 entertainment lawyers, Billboard Magazine has identified him as one of the top music lawyers in the business, and he has been repeatedly honored as a Southern California Super Lawyer.

He has authored dozens of articles and three books: Whitewashed, Infringement Nation and The Secret Life of Copyright. His work been widely cited in congressional testimony, federal, state and foreign court decisions and in briefs before the United States Supreme Court in landmark intellectual property cases such as Warhol v. Goldsmith (2022), Google v. Oracle (2021) and Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons (2013), among others. John Tehranian currently serves as the Paul W. Wildman Chair and Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School.

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Symposium Schedule

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
CHECK-IN

10 a.m.– 10:15 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
PANEL ONE: Name, Image & Likeness: Transforming the Business of Sport

Chris Koras (Moderator)
Sports Attorney & Agent | Co-Founder, Game Seven Media
Former Head of Baseball, Klutch Sports

David Braun
Serial Entrepreneur | Sportstech Expert | VC Advisor
Founder, DASHR & BuddyHelp | Mentor, LeAD Sports Accelerator

David Brickley
Founder & CEO, STN Digital & Host of Business of Social Podcast


11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Break for Lunch Service

12:15 – 1: p.m.
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE
John Tehranian
Paul W. Wildman Chair & Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School


1 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Break

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
PANEL 2: Behind the Mask: Shaping Ownership and Control of Media Identities

Fred Grinstein (Moderator)
Co-Founder, Machine Cinema
AI Strategist | Former VP Development, Viceland 

Tilly Norwood
AI Synthetic Actress Created by Xicoia

Lottie Webb
Creative AI Producer, Particle6/Xicoia
Factual & Documentary Producer | Netflix · BBC · ITV · Discovery · YouTube

Danielle Van Lier
Senior Assistant General Counsel, Contracts & Compliance SAG-AFTRA
Adjunct Professor, Southwestern Law School

3 p.m.
Symposium Concludes