Atlanta, Ga. – October 13, 2021 – Greenspoon Marder attorneys Alan S. Clarke and Peter G. Stathopoulos will participate in Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance’s virtual 15th Annual 2021 Corporate Intellectual Property Institute® (CIPI). Mr. Clarke will be moderating the CLE panel entitled “Intellectual Property Obstacles in the Entertainment Industry: the Production Companies Weigh in on NFTs, Tax Credits, Show Pitching and More.” Lynn Hylden, head of production at Pop Films, Brannon Anthony, general counsel of Tyler Perry Studios, Diana Palacios of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Bradley Zimmer, chief operating officer and general counsel of Remark Media, and Mr. Stathopoulos will be speaking on the panel. The panelists will discuss the new challenges facing the intellectual property practitioner whose companies may dabble in the entertainment industry. The live webcast will take place on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
CIPI draws professionals from all around the country for two days of discussions of everything intellectual property in the corporate setting. Based in Atlanta, the renowned event has become one of the leading professional conferences for industry leaders to share best practices, network, and discuss emerging business issues.
With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Clarke concentrates his practice on entertainment industry matters, including contract drafting and negotiations, trademark and copyright sales and acquisitions and corporate law, as well as infringement issues and litigation. He regularly represents and counsels entertainment companies, athletes, actors, performers, producers, writers, publishers, and artists. As a seasoned practitioner, Mr. Clarke has extensive knowledge of the television, film and music industries, including the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. He is listed as “Top Rated” by Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Legal Elite for Entertainment & Sports.
Mr. Stathopoulos concentrates his practice in entertainment tax incentives, film finance, and state and local taxation, including state tax litigation. With more than 25 years of tax and entertainment law experience, he represents major motion picture studios, national broadcasters, cable companies, independent film production companies, and others in the entertainment industry, as well as lenders in film tax credit lending deals. Mr. Stathopoulos has helped shape tax policy related to the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act, which helped make Georgia one of the leading U.S. destinations for film, television, and digital entertainment productions.
