Thursdays on the Stoop is a series of free, virtual writing workshops led for and by our community members. With topics ranging from generative prompts to editing strategies, these informal workshops are sure to shake up your Thursday routine. RSVP below to get the link.
Contracts and clients and copyright, oh my! In this free hour long presentation, local attorney Gabrielle Sellei will address key legal issues for writers and creators. Topics will include contract basics (e.g., how do contracts work? what makes a contract binding? and how do I get out of a contract?) and copyright and intellectual property issues. Attendees will walk away with a clear understanding of what a contract is (and isn't), how to handle a negotiation, and the basics of copyright law as it applies to creative writing. Q&A to follow.
Gabrielle Sellei founded Sellei Law in 2015, after practicing employment, business, and entertainment law in the Philadelphia area for 20 years. Over the course of her career, Gabrielle has led complex business transactions, helped launch numerous start-up ventures, closed on many millions of dollars of financings, negotiated and completed deals for television appearances, video games, podcasts, feature and documentary film rights, sports exhibition matches, celebrity endorsements, and literary rights, and has resolved copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property disputes, on behalf of many creative and talented individuals and their business ventures.
A graduate of Boston University School of Law (JD) and Wesleyan University (BA, Art History), Gabrielle is the Board Vice President of Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and has been a volunteer attorney with PVLA over the course of her entire 25+ year legal career. She also serves on the Board and various committees of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Gabrielle is also a past Director of The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. She is also involved in the revitalization of the Sculpture Park at the Abington Art Center, in her hometown of Abington, PA. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Sellei was a consultant to artists and fine arts galleries throughout New England.
Ms. Sellei is a frequent speaker on copyright, contracts, start-ups, non-profit entities, and other legal issues affecting artists, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, and has been quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer on these issues. Past teaching and speaking engagements include Drexel University’s Entertainment & Arts Management program, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s (PBI) Real Estate Institute, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Moore College of Art & Design, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, as well as numerous business, networking, and arts organizations.