How to Spot Ethics Issues in a Netflix Series
Recorded On: 10/23/2023
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Creative liberties are no excuse. Using examples from various Netflix Originals with a focus on the Rules of Professional Conduct, this session will examine and debate potential violations of professional responsibilities and obligations committed by everyone's favorite fictional lawyers.
Kobie Conner
Senior Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Original Film
Netflix, Inc.
Candace Hill
Legal Counsel
Dell Technologies
Experienced attorney with over 15 years of experience in the following areas: Managing Supply Chain to achieve year over year savings, negotiating and drafting technology licensing and service agreements (SaaS, Cloud Services), intellectual property protections and risk analysis, procurement agreements, partner agreements, marketing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, sales agreements, supplier/vendor agreements, service and employment disputes/agreements, global compliance/data privacy issues, regulatory matters, UCC, FAR, DFAR, ERISA, GDPR, and HIPAA.
Thomas Lynn
Vice President and Chief Counsel, Property Transactions
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Experienced legal and strategy executive with a track record of driving revenue growth, reducing costs, securing significant deals, and improving operations in the casino and entertainment industry. Currently, I serve as the Vice President & Chief Counsel, Property Transactions for a large casino company catering to the hotel, entertainment, and food & beverage industries.
As a pragmatic and business-oriented generalist and deal leader in the corporate hospitality space, I have negotiated and finalized hundreds of high value agreements related to entertainment, attractions, special events, hotel development, and 40+ celebrity chef projects that contributed to the company breaking year over year marks since Covid and ultimately achieving the highest adjusted EBITDA on record in 2023.
• Oversee hospitality development for Caesars’ 50+ properties and lead negotiations for numerous large-scale projects, including the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Race, a reality show (Love Island) filmed in Las Vegas in 2020, 2 large digital advertising marquees on the Las Vegas Strip, and the development of Nobu restaurants and hotel towers across the country.
• Head lawyer for all entertainment matters enterprise-wide and recently worked side-by-side with the President of Entertainment and the President of Development & International Marketing on a multi-jurisdictional, nine figure agreement for the opening of three unique shows across the enterprise.
• Chief counsel for all company celebrity chef intellectual property license agreements (Gordon Ramsay, Martha Stewart, Giada, Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay, Emeril, Rick Bayless, etc.) on both a national and international level, including highest-grossing restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip.
• Helped create and implement a company-wide COVID payment deferral/abatement program for our third-party partners.
• Negotiated crypto sponsorship agreement for the naming rights of a theater on the Las Vegas Strip.
• Lead counsel for all hotel brand licensing projects, including Caesars’ first non-gaming hotel in the United States located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Provide legal guidance to procurement/sourcing, conventions, and retail operations company-wide.
• Counsel property executives on operational issues, regulatory compliance, and union obligations.
• Advisor to national partnerships with Starbucks, Gordon Ramsay, and Spiegelworld.
• 6+ years of extensive commercial, construction, and civil litigation experience before going in-house.
