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Forum on Communications Law
Network with lawyers in the print broadcast, online & mobile media, and the telecommunications industries. Keep up to date with cutting edge issues in defamation, privacy, commercial speech, freedom of information, data collection and use, FCC regulation, and First Amendment law.
Your Career Path to Leadership & Success: Mentoring Others & Overcoming Obstacles
A moderated panel of highly successful lawyers of color, who have attained prominent leadership roles, will discuss the hurdles they confronted and overcame in their career paths, concrete/practical “lessons learned,” how they dealt with institutional and embedded racism, and how to help other lawyers of colors achieve success.
The Power of Storytelling Through Film
Documentary production has taken off in recent years, with a broad range of approaches and styles. We will assemble a panel of distinguished filmmakers with different perspectives to discuss social impact through filmmaking while retaining journalistic credibility and avoiding legal liability.
Different Types of Media and It's Lawyers: A panel discussion
Moderated by Paul McAdoo, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, panelists from various areas of media and communications offering different perspectives on career paths and employment for those seeking to become media lawyers. Click to the left to view the video.
The 13th Annual First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition
During the 26th Annual Communications Law Conference, the 13th Annual First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition was conducted.
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Leadership Corner
Chair
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Lynn Carrillo
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Hialeah, FL
Immediate Past Chair
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David M. Giles
The E.W. Scripps Company
Cincinnati, OH
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About the Forum
The more than 2,200 members of the Forum on Communications Law represent a wide variety of specialized legal talent. The principal aim and objective of the Forum are: (1) To encourage discussion of problems relating to legal counseling and representation of the print media, the telecommunications industry, and the electronic media. (2) To promote the exchange of information among practitioners in the field. To support and promote research, forums, and publications focusing on communications (3) To keep abreast of developments in the law and to discuss evolving issues. (4) To preserve and develop professional competence and integrity in the practice of law.