Founded in 1969, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) is the leading legal aid and education organization dedicated to New York artists and its arts and cultural organizations. VLA strives to protect the artistic community’s livelihoods, businesses, and creative works through access to dedicated legal representation and focused innovative education programs.
VLA representatives will facilitate four FREE sessions on contract basics, business entities, employment law, and copyright basics for arts workers in this virtual Summer School series.
SUMMER SCHOOL 2022 WITH VLA SCHEDULE
Wednesday, July 20, 4:00-5:30pm – Contract Basics for Artists
Wednesday, July 27, 4:00-5:30pm – Business Entities for Artists
Wednesday, August 3, 4:00-5:30pm – Employment Law for Artists
Wednesday, August 10, 4:00-5:30pm – Copyright Basics for Artists
SESSION INFORMATION
FACILITATOR INFORMATION
Rachel Feingold is an associate at Virginia & Ambinder, LLP and concentrates her practice on a wide variety of labor and employment matters, helping clients recover unpaid wages and damages for sexual harassment, retaliation, and discrimination based on gender, age, race, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and religion. Additionally, Rachel represents a number of freelance artists seeking to recover payment from hiring parties.
Amy Lehman graduated from University of Michigan Law School, where she served as president of the Entertainment, Media and Arts Law Students Association.
Prior to joining Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Amy practiced in New York as a commercial litigator, and advised clients in non-profit corporate compliance. She is a trained mediator, running VLA’s MediateArt program, and is now on the panel of mediators assigned to resolve cases for the Southern District of New York.
Amy is a member of the Entertainment Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association and was selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2014, 2016, 2017 and New York Metro Super Lawyers 2018-2022.
Laura Levin-Dando, VLA’s Staff Attorney, advises clients on a range of issues including contracts, copyright and trademark matters, and corporate governance. Laura also teaches and facilitates VLA’s educational programs. Laura received her J.D. from George Washington University Law School.
Michele Moreno joined V&A as an associate in November 2015, having previously served as a legal assistant from September 2014 to October 2015. Michele concentrates her practice in a wide variety of labor and employment matters, including recovery of unpaid minimum wages, overtime wages, prevailing wages and supplemental benefits, as well as sexual harassment, retaliation, and discrimination based on gender, age, race, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, and religion.
ABOUT VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS
MISSION
Founded in 1969, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) is the leading legal aid and education organization dedicated to New York artists and its arts and cultural organizations. VLA strives to protect the artistic community’s livelihoods, businesses, and creative works through access to dedicated legal representation and focused innovative education programs.
EDUCATION
VLA plays an important role in educating artists, professionals within arts and cultural institutions, attorneys, students, and the general public about legal and business issues that affect artistic and creative endeavors.
Each year, VLA reaches more than 5,000 people through more than 150 courses and offerings, including the following:
- In-house workshops
- Speaking engagements in the five boroughs and around the state.
- Appearances at national conferences
- Online classes and talks
- Our in-office resource library
- Teaching engagements at local colleges and law schools
- Partnership with international organizations similar to VLA
- Art, music and film festivals
Learn more by visiting the VLA website.
ACCESSIBILITY
The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is committed to providing opportunities for everyone to participate in our programming. All sessions will include access to closed captioning in the main room via Zoom’s Live Transcript feature. Please let us know how we can meet your access needs or reach out if you have any questions by contacting Roundtable Programming and Membership Manager Kinsey Keck at kkeck@nycaieroundtable.org.
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