Cardozo is ranked #7 on The Hollywood Reporter's list of top law schools for entertainment lawyers.
Students who utilize Cardozo's FAME Center, an affiliate of Cardozo's Intellectual Property & Information Law Program, take 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. Professor Barbara Kolsun is the director of the FAME Center and Professor of Practice, teaching Fashion Law and the Fashion Law Practicum. She is a leading fashion industry attorney,
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.
“When Dean Leslie, Lee Sporn and I created The FAME Center, we realized that fashion is part of a bigger umbrella of key intellectual property areas including arts, media and entertainment,” said Kolsun. “Through academic coursework, externships, clinics and symposia featuring industry leaders and practitioners, FAME is focused on teaching young lawyers how to counsel creative business leaders.”