Law and Business of the Entertainment Industries

DONALD E. BIEDERMAN was Executive Vice President/Legal & Business Affairs and General Counsel, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Los Angeles and Professor of Law and Director, National Institute of Entertainment & Media Law, at Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA (now the Donald E. Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute).

EDWARD P. PIERSON is Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and General Counsel of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, Adjunct Professor of Law at Southwestern University School of Law and past Chair of the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries.

Pastor Scott T. Sanders is the pastor and founder of Rhema International Ministries, Inc. He founded the ministry in 2003 and the Lord made it very clear that he is a chosen vessel for this generation. Pastor Sanders has been married for 23 years to Cynthia R. Sanders and is the father to their two sons, Scott II (Ty) and Justin.Rhema International Ministries has reached several milestones under Pastor Sanders' leadership. In 2005 the church purchased 9.5 acres and in 2009 the first sanctuary was erected. In 2010, the church purchased an additional 12 acres of land adjacent to the church. In 2012, the church cancelled the entire mortgage and land debt and is currently "Debt Free." Pastor…  More Sanders has many accomplishments in corporate and religious environments. As a corporate leader for 10 years he held managerial positions within the telecommunications industry having local, regional and international operations responsibilities. Pastor Sanders is a dynamic preacher and teacher who proclaims the almost-too-good-to-be-true news of the Gospel. His messages and teaching series' are full of revelation and are geared to break religious traditions and transform minds so that the body of Christ can manifest God's glory. Pastor Sanders is also the founder and president of the STS School of Discipleship, a three-course training specializing in teaching foundational truths to leaders, ministers and laymen, giving them a stronger foundation for ministry. Pastor Sanders received his Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. He also received his Bachelors and Masters of Science Degrees from Ball State University. His personal mission statement reads: My intention in life is to use my preaching, teaching and leadership gifts to win lost souls to Christ and to inspire and equip individuals to fulfill their life's calling.  Less

MARTIN E. SILFEN is an entertainment attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law at William and Mary Law School and Intellectual Property Summer Institute of Franklin Pierce Law Center. He is a member of the Virginia Bar.