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Do you have what it takes to be ESLA’s next fearless leader(s)?

We’re looking for an innovative student to lead our 2018-2019 executive committee to victory. No experience? No problem. Our fearless leader requires only passion and dedication to making ESLA great (again).

Responsibilities include taking charge of ESLA’s annual conference, running executive meetings and school events, managing ESLA’s budget, and generally having a awesome time. Consider this a great opportunity to take part in Osgoode extra-curriculars (and beef up your resume) while hanging out with awesome people.

ESLA welcomes all those interested to apply solo OR as co-presidents. Candidates should email why they would make a great president (in no more than 250 words) to Elisa and Jessie at elisamastrorillo2016@osgoode.yorku.ca and JessieDewdney2015@osgoode.yorku.ca.

The deadline to apply is Friday, April 6, 11:59 PM. 

David Zitzerman is a partner and head of the Entertainment Law Group at Goodmans LLP. His practice focuses on the film, television and interactive industries in Canada and the United States. Clients include independent producers, Canadian networks, Hollywood studios, U.S. cable services, OTT services, European broadcasters, film and TV distributors, publishers, game companies, talent guilds and agencies, writers and performers.

David is recognized as a leading entertainment and media lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell (Rated AV Preeminent for 2018), The 2018 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada , The 2018 Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers, Who’s Who Legal, Euromoney’s “Best of the Best” and The World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers. David regularly lectures on entertainment law, appears on the Business News Network and speaks at Canadian, U.S. and international entertainment-related seminars. He is an Adjunct Professor teaching entertainment law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He has published a number of articles and is a co-author of “Entertainment Law in Canada” published by LexisNexis. David is a director of the Canadian Film Centre and is on the Program Advisory Committee of the Ryerson School of Radio & Television Arts and is an arbitrator for the Independent Film & Television Alliance. He is a member of Film Ontario, the Canadian Media Production Association, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Canadian Association of Recording Artists and is a Gold Patron of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Hear from the best at our 20th Annual Conference! Tickets can be purchased here.

Mark Breslin was recently inducted to the Order of Canada and was designated by the Toronto Star as one of the 180 most important people ever born in Toronto. He has spent the last 40 years expanding his comedy company YukYuks, and has been involved in film, TV, publishing and education.

The only reason he is attending the conference is that the ESLA has evidence he needs suppressed.

See for yourself at our 20th Annual Conference! Tickets can be purchased here.

“Thinking entertainment law may be a great way to “follow your passion”? Go for it! But keep in mind: students who are passionate about sports, arts, and music vastly outnumber those who are able to find positions in the field.”

Tara Parker is a partner in the Entertainment Group at Goodmans LLP. She represents major US and Canadian studios, broadcasters, producers, literary, artistic and business clients, in all aspects of the development, production, financing, licensing and distribution of traditional, digital and other multi-media projects.

Named the 2015 Toronto Entertainment “Lawyer of the Year,” Tara is recognized as a leading entertainment lawyer by The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Who’s Who Legal: Canada and by Euromoney’s Guides to the World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers and Women in Business Law (media).

Tara is a frequent speaker and panellist at media business conferences and is a guest lecturer on entertainment law at the University of Toronto Law School. She has appeared as a guest expert on the subject of “Reality Television” on BNN. She is a Past President and Chair of Crow’s Theatre and current member of: WIFT-Toronto, Film Ontario and Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.