Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries

The Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries (ESI) is the largest organized group of entertainment and sports lawyers in the United States. It’s 5,000+ members represent talent and companies in the entertainment and sports industry in the US and internationally as in-house counsel and firm attorneys.


About Our Members

The Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries is a vibrant and active community of legal professionals including:

  • Industry decision makers and influencers

  • Representatives of record labels, management companies, visual and audio production studios, auction houses, architecture and design firms, celebrities, entertainers, athletes, publishers, and many national professional and governmental organizations

  • Senior executives from such noteworthy entertainment and sports leaders as Disney, HBO, Microsoft, Warner, Sony, the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, Phillips Auction, Rockwell Group, USPTO, NPREX, Vevo, the Authors Guild, Entertainment Software, Chicago Fire FC, and Tennessee Titans

  • Law students and young lawyers

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  1. Sports (including in-house) team GC 

  2. Specialized GPSolo

  3. Fashion Law

  4. Digital Streaming issues 

  5. Art/Collectable

  6. NFT/Metaverse Issues 

  7. Intellectual Property Topics 

Reach 5,000+ members through the following:

The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer

The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer is a digital publication directed at lawyers who devote a major portion of their practice to entertainment, sports, arts, intellectual property law, and other related areas.

Yearly Corporate Sponsorship Packages

Join us as a yearly sponsor to unlock maximum visibility and opportunities to reach the forum members. Begin increasing your brand awareness and generating new leads today.

Upcoming Events

Spring CLE and Leadership Meeting
Artificial Intelligence Friend and Foe

April 11 - 13 | Los Angeles, California

The ES Forum and Southwestern Law School will present a series of panels on the subject of Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe? This one-day conference will explore issues of Artificial Intelligence and the impact on rights of publicity, copyright, and trademark laws in the sports and entertainment industries.

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