As the country and the world starts to reopen and artists are going back on the road, what are some of the legal contingencies that managers should be on the look out for in live performance contracts? What legal obligations are in place when it comes to managing a touring crew and team in the current landscape? Join us for a discussion around live event contracts, contractor agreements and more with lawyer and musician Paul Banwatt. We’ll look at some recent case law and best practices for contract clauses, including insurance, termination, force majeure, limitation of liability, and indemnification.
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SPEAKER - Speaker: Paul Banwatt, Gilbert’s LLP
Paul's practice includes high tech IP litigation, emerging technologies and music & entertainment law. In early 2020, Paul co-founded Slingshot, Gilbert’s LLP’s award-winning service for start-ups and small businesses. Paul has spoken on law and emerging technologies for IPIC, AIPLA, AMPPI, INTA, and the USPTO. Before rejoining Gilbert's LLP, Paul served as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of the 3D scanning start-up Matter and Form Inc.
Paul has also had a successful career as a musician. Paul's band, The Rural Alberta Advantage, has received two Juno nominations, a CBC Music Award, the Galaxie Rising Star Award, played the Coachella Music Festival, and continues to appear on Billboard sales and radio charts. Paul's music has been featured in numerous publications including Spin, NME, Playboy Magazine, and The New York Times.
Paul is currently the author of the music law blog, The Music Lawyer. Paul's previous 3D technology law blog, Law in the Making, was featured in Landslide, the intellectual property magazine of the American Bar Association.