Meet the 2024 Entertainment Lawyer of the Year, Robert A. Darwell!

Since the late 1980s, BHBA's Entertainment Law Section has proudly recognized leading figures in the entertainment industry for their significant contributions. This year, we honor Robert A. Darwell.

Noon - 1:00 pm

Darwell is the Head of Global Media and a senior partner at Sheppard Mullin's Century City office. With over three decades of experience, he has played a pivotal role in major entertainment transactions, including Amazon's acquisition of MGM. Darwell and his team has worked on the development, finance, production, and distribution of numerous high-profile projects for clients like Disney, NBC Universal, and Meta. His leadership has earned the firm accolades such as Top Tier rankings by Chambers and US Legal 500.


He combines his passion for entertainment with an interest in international business, regularly working and traveling globally. Outside of law, Darwell is an accomplished DJ and filmmaker, recently directing the award-winning documentaries "The 90s Club" and “Black Uniform.”


Join us at the first-ever Entertainment Law Summit for the presentation of the Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Award and to celebrate Darwell's outstanding contributions to the industry.

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Entertainment Law Summit

Friday, August 23 | 9:30 am to 2:30 pm

Skirball Cultural Center (Map)

Free Self-Parking Available

9:30 am

Welcome Remarks

9:35 - 10:45 am

Music Industry Legal Update led by Bill Hochberg, Peter Anderson, and Rami S. Yanni and others 

11:00 am - Noon

CLE panel discussion led by Mathew S. Rosengart, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch and presentation of Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Award to Robert A. Darwell

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

M&A, Features and TV: Trends and Transitions for Media and Entertainment Lawyers, by Ken Ziffren, Ziffren Brittenham LLP

All panels include CLE credit

FREE for Platinum | $150 for Professional members | $195 for all others

Interested in a sponsorship, Tribute Book ads, or a table? Contact help@bhba.org for more information.

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