The Alliance of Performing Arts Conferences* presented a free webinar, “Ask an Expert: Contracts, insurance, visas, employment, and legislation in the COVID-19 Era”, to provide support to the broad arts community.
This informative panel presentation gathered a group of legal experts to discuss and answer questions about the current business, legal, and financial realities facing the performing arts sector.
PANELISTS
Paul Bassman – CEO, Ascend Insurance Brokerage
Matthew Covey – Attorney at Law, Covey Law; Executive Director, Tamizdat
Heather Noonan – Vice President for Advocacy, League of American Orchestras
Ali Sachedina – VP, General Counsel & Business Affairs, JioSaavn
Heather VanDyke – General Counsel/Head of Legal, SXSW
*APAC is Arts Midwest, Arts Northwest, ArtsReady, Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), Folk Alliance International (FAI), North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA), North Carolina Presenters Consortium (NCPC), International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY), South Arts, and Western Arts Alliance (WAA).