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Legal Issues in Museum Administration, March 19-21, 2014 in Philadelphia

Posted by Nicholas O'Donnell on February 13, 2014 at 4:25 AM

Registration is open for the annual Legal Issues in Museum Administration conference organized by the American Law Institute’s Continuing Legal Education. Year after year, this conference brings together top practitioners and museum professionals for important updates and presentations, and always engaging discussions. Hope to see you there.

From the posted program, the schedule and faculty are currently as follows:

Steering Committee

Brendan Connell Jr., Managing Director and Counsel for Administration, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Farleigh Earhart, Associate General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Sara Geelan, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

Nicholas S. Holmes, General Counsel, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Eryn Starun, Assistant General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Adine Varah, Deputy City Attorney, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco

Faculty

Maxwell L. Anderson, The Eugene McDermott Director, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas

Lawrence H. Berger, General Counsel, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Rachelle Browne, Associate General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Henry S. (Harry) Bryans, Consultant, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

John R. Cahill, Cahill Partners LLP, New York

Robert W. Clarida, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLC, New York

Stephen W. Clark, Vice President. General Counsel, and Secretary, The J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles

Karen Coe, Associate Legal Counsel, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.

Michael J. Cooney, Nixon Peabody LLP, Washington, D.C.

Cristina Del Valle, Senior Associate Counsel, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Larry Dubinski, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia

Lauryn H. Guttenplan, Associate General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Julie Hart, Senior Director, Museum Standards and Excellence, American Alliance of Museums, Washington, D.C.

Roger I. Ideishi, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia

Leslie Johnston, Chief of Repository Development, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Jiyun Cameron Lee, Folger Levin LLP, San Francisco

Judith E. Leonard, General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Alison Lonshein, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, The Frick Collection, New York

Marianna Horton Mermin, Associate General Counsel, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

India Pinkney, General Counsel, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C.

C. Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania; Curator-in-Charge, Mediterranean Section, Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia

Jonathan A. Segal, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia

Marsha Shaines, Deputy General Counsel, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Yayoi Shionoiri, Assistant General Counsel, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

Eric J. Snyder, Wilk Auslander LLP, New York

Stephen K. Urice, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida

Program Schedule

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014

8:00 a.m. Museum Trademark Basics (optional session) - Mr. Clarida and Ms. Mermin

8:55 a.m. Welcome and Announcements - ALI CLE Staff

9:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks - Ms. Earhart

9:15 a.m. Keynote Address: Art Museums and the Commercial Paradigm - Mr. Anderson

10:00 a.m. Big Brother, Big Data: How Museums are Collecting, Using, and Storing Digital Data - Mss. Guttenplan and Johnston

11:15 a.m. Pieces of the Past: Repatriation and Collaborative Agreements - Professor Urice, Moderator; Messrs. Clark and Rose and Ms. Coe

12:15 p.m. Networking Box Lunches

Museum Administrators

Registrars

Problem Solving for Lawyers: "Bring your own topic."

Teaching Museum Law: Tips and Best Practices for Lawyers in Academia

New and Emerging Professionals

1:30 p.m. Maintaining a Happy and Healthy Museum Workforce: Developments in Employment Law - Mr. Segal

2:30 p.m. Interns and Volunteers: Legal Standards and Best Practices for Non-Profits - Mr. Connell and Ms. Starun

4:00 p.m. Welcoming and Protecting Your Audience: Visitor Policies - Mr. Connell and Ms. Earhart

6:00 p.m. Reception - The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014

8:00 a.m. Home Alone: A Legal Tool Kit for Solo Practitioners and Museums without Counsel (optional session) - Mr. Holmes and Ms. Lonshein

9:15 a.m. Tax and Statutory Updates - Mss. Del Valle and Shaines

10:45 a.m. Social Media/Technology Legal Updates - Ms. Starun

11:30 a.m. Donations, Not Depositions! Gift Agreement Pointers for Transactional Lawyers and Staff - Mr. Berger and Mss. Cameron Lee and Varah

2:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Ask the Lawyer (Almost) Anything

Ask the Lawyer (Almost) Anything - Mss. Coe, Geelan, and Pinkney

Accessibility of Exhibits and Programs* - Professor Ideishi

Music Licensing - Mss. Browne and Mermin

Investment Committee Policies - Mr. Cooney and Ms. Leonard

Ask the IP Lawyer - Mss. Del Valle and Guttenplan

On-site Vendor Contracts - Mr. Dubinski and Ms. Earhart

Museum Accreditation: Navigating the Process - Ms. Hart

Federal Grants: Tips and Issue Spotting - Ms. Pinkney

4:30 p.m. Litigation Update - Mr. Clark

6:00 p.m. Reception - The Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014

8:00 a.m. Ethics and Professional Responsibility - Mr. Bryans

9:00 a.m. Charitable Contributions 101 - Mss. Lonshein and Shaines

9:45 a.m. Bankruptcy and the Museum: Protecting against Uncertain Times - Mr. Holmes, moderator; Messrs. Cahill and Snyder

11:00 a.m. Corporate Sponsorships - Mr. Dubinski and Ms. Geelan

12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Topics: Smithsonian Institution, Brendan Connell Jr., India Pinkney, The Frick Collection, Jiyun Cameron Lee, The Barnes Foundation, Dallas Museum of Art, Marianna Horton Mermin, Lawrence H. Berger, Robert W. Clarida, Alison Lonshein, James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology, Philadelphia Museum of Art, University of Miami School of Law, American Alliance of Museums, Stephen W. Clark, Library of Congress, Stephen K. Urice, Yayoi Shionoiri, Michael J. Cooney, Lauryn H. Guttenplan, Karen Coe, Julie Hart, Roger I. Ideishi, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Marsha Shaines, Cristina Del Valle, Judith E. Leonard, Eryn Starun, Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Nicholas S. Holmes, Temple University, Sara Geelan, The J. Paul Getty Trust, John R. Cahill, Events, Jonathan A. Segal, Rachelle Browne, University of Pennsylvania, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Franklin Institute, Adine Varah, Eric J. Snyder, City and County of San Francisco, C. Brian Rose, National Endowment for the Arts, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Maxwell L. Anderson, Whitney Museum of American Art, Larry Dubinski, Leslie Johnston, Farleigh Earhart

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