Creative Lawyers for Creative Industries.
Through its unique access to companies and professionals throughout the fashion, arts, media and entertainment industries, the FAME Center provides unprecedented training and development opportunities relating to the representation of businesses driven by the creative process.
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The Student Experience
Michael Ecker ’25
Michael Ecker discusses his hands-on experience at FilmNation.
Riann Colbert ’25
Riann, who gained experience at a luxury fashion brand, talks about Cardozo's extensive network of connections.
Perry Santos ’26
Perry discusses Cardozo's wide-ranging resources that are helping prepare him to pursue his passion for entertainment law.
The Student Experience
Amanda Sivin ’25
Amanda talks about the impact of the FAME program and how she began her career with New York Red Bulls before eventually joining Akin Gump.
Adlai Lamason ’25
Adlai details how the FAME program sparked her interest in entertainment law and led to an externship at Spirit Music.
Find Your FAME
Director Barbara Kolsun and students discuss how the FAME program set them up for success.
A Boutique Startup that Balances Creativity with Flexibility
Founding and serving as a managing partner at her own boutique law firm—ESCA—was not something that Francesca Witzburg ’14 planned during or immediately after her years in law school. She aspired to pursue a career in big law and eventually make partner.
FAME All-Stars Q&A
Jason Boyarski ’00
Jason Boyarski is a founding partner of Boyarski Fritz LLP and has been named as one of America's Top 200 Lawyers by Forbes, a top entertainment lawyer by Billboard, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Super Lawyers and New York Magazine.
Charity Gates ’20
Charity Gates is an associate working primarily in the fields of Art Law and IP. While in law school, Charity served as the Articles Editor of the International Comparative, Policy & Ethics Law Review.
Kara Lemberger ’09
Kara Lemberger is the Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Sotheby's. Prior to this role, Kara held various legal positions at Bank of America, Kaplan PMBR, Stuart Weitzman LLC, Merrill Lynch, and Bingham McCutchen. Kara's experience includes drafting and negotiating contracts and advising on intellectual property matters.
Len Egert ’91
Len is an executive, labor leader, and attorney with over 20 years of experience in entertainment and labor relations. He currently serves as the General Counsel / General Manager at San Francisco Ballet, where he oversees the legal, operations, and union labor relations functions for one of the world's premier ballet companies.
Michael Seltzer ’92
Michael Seltzer oversees a team of 15 attorneys helping shape and negotiate the company’s agreements including recording contracts, label ventures, label distribution, merchandise, vendors, trademark entities, brand partners, film, TV and theatrical productions and equity and asset acquisitions, among other areas.
By the Numbers
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Leading Law Schools of the Top Music Lawyers
#1
Billboard.com
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13 Best Law Schools to Jumpstart Your Hollywood Career
Top 13
The Hollywood Reporter
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Best Intellectual Property Law Programs
#6
U.S. News