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3 rd AnnualHAWAII WINTER INTERSESSION PROGRAMDecember 20, 2013 - January 4, 2014Earn three units of credit while cruising & studying:w Entertainment Laww Alternative Dispute ResolutionSOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOLITINERARY*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013Leaves San Pedro @ 4:00 PMIntroductory Session @ 4:30-6:30 PM(Syllabi and reading materials handed out)Bon Voyage Social Event @ 9:00 PMSATURDAY, DECEMBER 21Day in Ensenada (7:00 AM-4:00 PM) (No classes)SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22Classes beginTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 26Arrive Hilo, HI @ 9:00 AMDay ashore (no classes)Depart Hilo @ 6:00 PMFRIDAY, DECEMBER 27Arrive Honolulu (Oahu), HI @ 7:00 AMDay ashore (no classes)Depart Honolulu @ 11:00 PMSATURDAY, DECEMBER 28Arrive Kauai, HI @ 8:00 AMDay ashore (no classes)Depart Kauai @ 5:00 PMSUNDAY, DECEMBER 29Arrive Lahaina (Maui), HI @ 7:00 AMDay ashore (no classes)Depart Lahaina @ 6:00 PMMONDAY, DECEMBER 30Classes resumePhotos Courtesy of Princess Cruises exceptPlumeria photo credit: Ablestock.comFRIDAY, JANUARY 3Classes endCelebratory Party @ 9:00 PMSATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2014Arrive San Pedro @ 7:00 AM*Note: Cruise itinerary is subject to change

Southwestern Law School presentsan exciting 15-day winterintersession program inEntertainment Law and AlternativeDispute Resolution. The program willtake place on the Star Princess cruiseship, leaving from San Pedro, Californiaon December 20, 2013, stopping at four(4) Hawaiian Islands and returning toSan Pedro on January 4, 2014. Theitinerary is set forth on the cover page.This groundbreaking program will offer a variety of academic, cultural and social experiences through:* Courses on entertainment law* Courses on negotiation, mediation and dispute resolution* Instruction by recognized U.S. and international experts* All the amenities of a luxury cruise ship* Four days on four different Hawaiian islands* Social events onboardThe Star Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship, operatedby Princess Cruises. It was built by Fincantieri inMonfalcone, Italy in 2002. It carries 2,600 passengers(double occupancy) and 1,100 crew members. The shipfeatures five formal dining rooms, virtual golfsimulators, four pools (and hot tubs), a “swim-againstthe-current”lap pool, the Lotus Spa®, a gym, a 24-hourThe Star PrincessInternet Café, youth and teen centers, a screening room(for recent movie releases), Movies Under the Stars® outdoor theater, multiple bars and three modern show lounges.More information is available at http://www.princess.com/learn/ships/tp/index.html.AN EXPERIENCED OFF-SITE PROGRAM PROVIDERFor over 20 years, Southwestern has offered popular summer law programs in London, England; Buenos Aires,Argentina; Vancouver, B.C., Canada; and (as part of a consortium) Guanajuato, Mexico. Students from more than 90different law schools have participated in these programs that feature courses in a variety of subjects with aninternational or comparative law emphasis.Southwestern Law School is fully approved by American Bar Association (Council of the Section of Legal Educationand Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60654-7598. Tel: 312.988.6738)and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.Since 1911, Southwestern has served the public as a nonprofit, nonsectarian educational institution. Southwesterndoes not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability,marital status, or prior military service in connection with admission to the school, or in the administration of any of itseducational, employment, financial aid, scholarship or student activity programs. Nondiscrimination has been thepolicy of Southwestern since its founding.

COURSESStudents may enroll in one course in each of the following rows [total of three (3) courses].A Mediation Certificate will be awarded to students who enroll in and successfully complete all three ADR courses.Alternative Dispute ResolutionEntertainment Law TrackCourse #1 Negotiation Selected Topics in Live Entertainment LawCourse #2 Mediation Advocacy Entertainment LitigationCourse #3 International Conflict Resolution Selected Topics in Motion Picture Production LawALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRACKClass #1: Negotiation (1 unit)Instructor: Cristina Knolton, Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Skills,Southwestern Law SchoolThis course will examine the concept of negotiation skill and strategy.It will require students to explore the theoretical context of thestrategy behind creating opportunities to benefit all parties andprincipled versus interest-based bargaining. Students will be requiredto engage in negotiating various agreements and have theopportunity to draft settlement agreements. The final grade will bebased on negotiation evaluations and settlement agreements.Class #2: Mediation Advocacy (1 unit)Instructor: David Dowling, Assistant Clinical Professor at ChapmanUniversity School of LawThis course focuses on different theories and approaches tomediation. Mediation is gaining in importance as a mechanism forparties to heal differences without the expense and trauma oflitigation. Students will learn how to navigate the mediation processand how to represent clients effectively in a mediation setting.Students in this course have an opportunity to function as bothadvocates and mediators, using a variety of techniques to resolvedisputes. The course grade is based primarily on papers assigned.Class #3: International Conflict Resolution (1 unit)Instructor: Raphael Lapin, founder of Conflict Management, Inc.; AdjunctProfessor of Law, Whittier Law SchoolThis course will focus on global disputes and introduce students tovarious methods of conflict resolution. Students will learn globalcustoms and practices that either contributes to or inhibit conflictresolution. Students will have the opportunity to understand thecultural implications of communicating disagreement and methodsto empower communities to resolve inner conflict. The course gradewill be based primarily on in-class projects and/or paper-basedassignments.“Fabulous program! Great way to vacationand learn at the same time. Good balance oftime in class and time off. The professors areexcellent and provide a wealth of knowledgefrom their experience in the entertainmentindustry.”– Jennifer J. Watson, Barry Law, FLENTERTAINMENT LAW TRACKClass #1: Selected Topics in Live Entertainment Law (1 unit)Instructor: Zachary J. Levine, Managing Partner, Wolk & Levine LLPThis course will examine selected legal issues faced by lawyers duringthe planning, production and aftermath of live events, including musicfestivals, concerts and clubs. The goal is to take students through thesteps and contracts that govern an event – from venue and coproductionagreements to sponsorship, vendor and talent contracts toinsurance, indemnifications, permits, politics and the myriad other legalproblems that arise in mass events. The course grade will be based on atake-home final exam.Class #2: Entertainment Litigation (1 unit)Instructor: Michael Blaha, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law atSouthwestern; entertainment lawyer, film and stage producerThe course will examine the types of cases which generally areconsidered to fit that category of litigation (including copyright,trademark, privacy, rights of publicity, defamation, and entertainmentindustry contract disputes). The class will proceed to examine thevarious litigation issues which arise that are unique to entertainmentcases, followed by a chronologically linear analysis of the various stepsinvolved in an entertainment litigation matter, from pre-litigationconduct, including demand letters and mediation, to pleadingscommencing the action such as complaints or demands for arbitration,responsive pleadings like answers, demurrers and motions to dismiss,discovery, pretrial preparation and trial. There will be an emphasis onactual entertainment cases that have been litigated in federal and statecourts and arbitrations. The course grade will be based on a take-homefinal exam.Class #3: Selected Topics in Motion Picture Production Law(1 unit)Instructor: Steven G Krone, Director, Donald E. Biederman Entertainmentand Media Law Institute, Southwestern Law SchoolThis course will examine a select set of topics arising out of thedevelopment, production and exploitation of a theatrical motionpicture, proceeding mostly in the order suggested by following thetimeline for a hypothetical movie from idea through development,production, distribution and ancillary exploitation – but acceleratingthe discussion of participation accounting (which comes at the endchronologically) in order to establish the financial underpinnings forother subjects. Although we will cover quite a bit of law, we willdevote a significant portion of the course to focusing on business andstrategic issues that do not have a significant legal component,drawing on the instructor’s experience as an entertainment executive.The course grade will be based on a take-home final exam.

FACULTyMichael BlahaMichael Blaha is an entertainment lawyer, film and stage producerand law professor. As an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law atSouthwestern Law School since 1985, he has created and taughtthree courses: “Trademark and Unfair Competition Issues In TheEntertainment Industry,” “Financing and Distributing IndependentFilms,” and “Entertainment Law Capstone” (co-created and co-taughtwith Professor Robert Lind). He has been executive producer orproducer on a number of films, including the Slamdance Grand JuryPrize Winner “Chi Girl” and the award winning short “The Legend ofBeaver Dam” which was screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.He has also produced over 30 plays in Los Angeles, New York,London, Edinburgh, and Hong Kong. Professor Blaha received his B.A.from the University of Miami and his J.D. from Duke University.David DowlingDavid Dowling is an Assistant Clinical Professor at ChapmanUniversity School of Law. Professor Dowling is the founding Directorof the Law School’s Mediation Clinic, which launched in August, 2009.Students under his direction provide free mediation services tolitigants in Orange and Riverside counties. Professor Dowling joinedChapman in 2007 as an adjunct professor working with theinterscholastic competition teams in mediation, negotiations andclient counseling. He has coached teams that have won theInternational Academy of Dispute Resolution’s Law School MediationCompetition, the California Bar Association’s EnvironmentalNegotiations Competition and the inaugural United KingdomMediation Tournament. After receiving his B.A. from Brigham YoungUniversity, he received his J.D. from Chapman University School ofLaw. Professor Dowling also received a Master of Dispute Resolution(MDR) from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at PepperdineUniversity School of Law.H. Nyree Gray (Program Co-Director)Nyree Gray is Associate Dean/Dean of Students and Diversity Affairsat Southwestern Law School, and Associate Professor of Law. Afounding co-director of Southwestern’s Negotiation Honors Program,she teaches Interviewing, Counseling & Negotiating, Race and Law,and Advanced Legal Topics. Dean Gray also supervises Southwestern’sDiversity Affairs initiatives.Dean Gray practiced law for seven years and was a member ofthe law school’s adjunct faculty, teaching Interviewing, Counselingand Negotiating and serving on the Faculty Ad Hoc Bar ExaminationTask Force prior to her full-time appointment. Her areas of practiceincluded contractual litigation, labor and employment law. A“Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star” (a distinction forlawyers considered in the top 2.5 percent of their practice area), DeanGray litigated plaintiff employment discrimination claims in the areas“The Hawaii Intersession was a wonderfulway to travel and take fun and interestingclasses at the same time. It was a uniqueexperience I would highly recommend.”– Erin Matchett, Southwestern Law Schoolof race, age, genderand sexual harassmentin both state andfederal courts, andsuccessfully arguedbefore the 9th CircuitCourt of Appeals. Shereceived her B.A. fromthe University ofCalifornia, Berkeley andher J.D. fromSouthwestern LawSchool.Cristina KnoltonCristina Knolton bringsexperience as anattorney, mediator andlegal educator toSouthwestern whereshe was appointed tothe Legal Analysis, Writing and Skills faculty in 2008. She also currentlyserves as Co-Director of Southwestern's Negotiation Honors Programand coaches the American Bar Association National Negotiationteam. Prior to joining Southwestern, Professor Knolton taught at TexasTech University School of Law and LaVerne College of Law. Inaddition to legal writing and analysis, Professor Knolton has taughtcourses in negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, property, andmarital property. She was nominated for the Hemphill-Wells NewProfessor Teaching Award in 2007.Steven G. KroneSteven G. Krone is the Director of Southwestern Law School’s DonaldE. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute, and Director ofthe school’s International Entertainment and Media Law SummerProgram in London. Steve was previously President and ChiefOperating Officer of Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment — amajor independent film production company. During his nine-yeartenure at VRP, the company amassed an impressive library of nearly50 titles, with production budgets totaling almost $3 billion andworldwide box office receipts of nearly $7 billion, including The Matrixtrilogy, Ocean’s Eleven and Ocean’s Twelve, Analyze This, Three Kings,Training Day, Space Cowboys, Mystic River, Charlie and the ChocolateFactory and Happy Feet.Raphael LapinRaphael Lapin is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Whittier Law School.A Harvard trained negotiation and communication specialist, hetrains and advises Fortune 500 companies and governments aroundthe world in the area of conflict management and resolution. In1995, Professor Lapin founded Conflict Management, Inc., aconsulting practice that provides negotiation strategy, advice andtraining to corporations and governments internationally. Hiscompany has assisted AT&T, British Telecom, Turner Construction,Yahoo!, Johnson Controls, the government of Qatar, USAID, the U.S.Air Force and the State Department, among others. Born in SouthAfrica, educated in England, and having consulted extensively in theUSA, UK, China, SE Asia and the Middle East, Professor Lapin brings an

transcripts) may be considered in deciding whichapplicants will be accepted.Students must register for three one-unit courses,for a total of three semester units of credit. There willbe no reduction in tuition if a student enrolls in lessthan three units. The grade in the negotiation courseswill be determined by various in-class exercises andassignments. The grade in the entertainment lawcourses will be determined by a written final, takehomeexam, which will be due two (2) weeks after theend of the Program.Grades will conform to Southwestern’s gradingpolicies. Southwestern utilizes an alpha gradingsystem in which the actual grade earned isrepresented by an alphabetical letter. Grades areassigned from A+ to F. Students are advised to consulttheir home school policies concerning receiving creditfor course work.Additional information can be found inSouthwestern’s Student Handbook, which will be sentto all accepted applicants and is also available uponwritten request.Southwestern will send a transcript to thestudent’s home institution following completion of theprogram and final payment of all tuition and fees.Students should consult with their home institutionsregarding the transfer of credit and financial aid.Acceptance of transfer credit is subject todetermination by the student’s home school. Studentsshould be aware that participation in a winterintersession program is unlikely to accelerate theirgraduation date; students interested in accelerationshould consult their home school.TUITION REFUND POLICyStudents who withdraw from the program or request aclass change must notify the Program Office in writingas early as possible. Students who withdraw before thefirst day of the program may receive a 100% credit ofcharged tuition, with the exception of the $250 nonrefundableregistration deposit. Thereafter, refund fortuition is pro-rated on a daily basis. After 60% of theprogram is completed, there is no tuition refund. Feespaid for stateroom space will not be refunded afterSeptember 13, 2013.CANCELLATION POLICySouthwestern reserves the right to change or cancelthe Program at any time prior to October 1, 2013.Cancellation of the program or any course at a laterdate will occur only if necessary for reasons beyondSouthwestern’s control. If the Program is cancelled,students will receive a full refund. In addition, theprogram director will use his or her best efforts tomake arrangements for each student enrolled toattend a similar program, if the student so desires.LIABILITy AND INSURANCESouthwestern will not be responsible for personalinjuries to students, medical conditions, or for loss ordamage to personal property in transit to San Pedro,California, on the cruise ship or during the stopovers inHawaii and Ensenada. Southwestern requires allstudents to obtain health insurance that covers orreimburses for health care abroad, and requires theplan to cover medical evacuation and repatriation.CONTACT INFORMATIONAll inquiries, forms and correspondence aboutthe program should be directed to:Ms. Angelique Porter, Director, Faculty Support ServicesSouthwestern Law School3050 Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90010-1106Tel: (213) 738-6722 / Fax: (213) 738-6698hawaiiprogram@swlaw.eduwww.swlaw.edu/hawaiiprogramFacebook: Southwestern Hawaii Law ProgramTwitter: Hawaiiprogram

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL3050 Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90010www.swlaw.eduCONTACT INFORMATIONAll inquiries, forms and correspondence about the program should be directed to:Ms. Angelique Porter, Director, Faculty Support ServicesSouthwestern Law School3050 Wilshire BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90010-1106Tel: (213) 738-6722 / Fax: (213) 738-6698hawaiiprogram@swlaw.eduwww.swlaw.edu/hawaiiprogramFacebook: Southwestern Hawaii Law ProgramTwitter: HawaiiprogramPhoto credit: Comstock