Through its unique access to companies and professionals throughout the fashion, arts, media and entertainment industries, the FAME Center provides unprecedented training and development opportunities relating to the representation of businesses driven by the creative process.
Creative Lawyers for Creative Industries
The FAME Center, an affiliate of Cardozo's Intellectual Property & Information Law Program, 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.
Students confront business challenges which, in the era of social media and digital access, are evolving faster than ever. The FAME Center provides unique value on the intersection of law and business in the fashion, performing and visual arts, entertainment, sports, industrial design, media, and film and streaming industries.
The FAME Center builds on Cardozo’s core intellectual property curriculum focused on trademark, copyright and patent and privacy law. Faculty and FAME Board members sponsor events with industry leaders on topics including employment law, technology, digital media, finance, tax, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, compliance and enforcement. The curriculum has unparalleled subject-specific offerings critical to success in creative industries.
The FAME Center has provided externships that offer students practical experience and training at these organizations:
BBC | Center for Art Law | Christie's | DC Entertainment | Forbes | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Atlantic Records (Warner Music Group) | The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) | Authentic Brands Group | Brooklyn Nets | Burberry | CBS | Chanel | Coach | David Yurman | Elizabeth Arden | Estee Lauder | FilmNation| Giorgio Armani | Harry Fox Agency | J.Crew | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | Macy's Inc. | Mandalay Entertainment Group | Marvel | Michael Kors | National Media Group | Prada, Razor & Tie LLC | RCA | Reuters | Roc Nation | SAG-AFTRA | ShopKeep | Sony Music Entertainment | SONY Music Group | SoulCycle | Starwood Capital | Stuart Weitzman | Universal Music Group | VaynerMedia | Viacom Inc. | Whitney Museum of American Art
Professor of Practice Barbara Kolsun, Director, The FAME Center
Cardozo Faculty Set the Trend in Fashion Law with New Casebook: "The Business and Law of Fashion and Retail"
Cardozo Faculty Set the Trend in Fashion Law with New Casebook: "The Business and Law of Fashion and Retail"
Professor Barbara Kolsun, Director of Cardozo's FAME Center for fashion, art, media and entertainment law and Cardozo Adjunct Professor Douglas Hand co-edited the new casebook on the topic of fashion law and business: The Business and Law of Fashion and Retail. Published by Carolina Academic Press, it is the only law and business school casebook which covers not only intellectual property but sustainability, fashion finance, privacy, the new world of advertising, employment and a chapter on comparative international law.
Professor Chris Buccafusco also contributed to the book. "It was a Cardozo labor of love," said Professor Kolsun.
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Cardozo was good at emphasizing that we should be complementing our classes with real-world experience. I feel proud about coming back.
Adjunct Professor at Cardozo
Related Courses
Fashion Coursework:
- Fashion Law
- Fashion Law Practicum (an advanced course pairing Cardozo students with students in the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Master's program in Global Fashion Management)
- Related Programs: Fashion Law Society, Fashion Law Talks
Art Coursework:
- Art Law
- Art Law Field Clinic
- Related Programs: Art Law Society, Art Law Society Speaker Series
Media Coursework:
- Media Law
- Advertising Law
- Music Law
- Privacy Law
- Social Media Law
- Internet Law
- Sports Law Technology Policy
- Privacy Law Seminar
- Related Programs: The Howard M. Squadron Program in Law, Media and Society; Monroe Price Media Law Moot Court Competition; BMI Moot Court Competition; Sports & Entertainment Law Society
Entertainment Coursework:
- Entertainment Law
- Music Law
- Sports Law
- Social Media Law
- Internet Law
- Technology Policy
- Law & Film
- Indie Film Clinic
- Related Programs: The Howard M. Squadron Program in Law, Media and Society; BMI Moot Court Competition; Sports & Entertainment Law Society; Filmmakers Legal Clinic
In the music industry, it’s important to work to prevent disputes from the outset of agreements, and to try to preserve those relationships if a dispute arises.
Student Societies
I was in attendance at the Women in Entertainment event and all I can say is wow — what an amazing panel! I came to Cardozo because of the FAME law program and these panels have been so informative, authentic, and simply wonderful.
Student and Faculty Publications
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Student and Faculty Publications
The Honorable William Conner Writing Competition
The Honorable William Conner Writing Competition was established to recognize exceptionally written papers that are submitted by law students and is presented each year at the Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner.
The Winner will receive a cash award of $1,500.00 and the Runner-up will receive a cash award of $1,000.00. The deadline is February 27, 2022.
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Conner Writing Competition submission requirements