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New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section’s 2026 Spring Meeting

May 28, 2026
Barry Werbin
American Arbitration Association

150 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017

Barry Werbin, counsel and member of Herrick's Intellectual Property and Technology Department, spoke on a CLE panel at the New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section's 2026 Spring Meeting titled "VARA, Street Art and Artists’ Moral Rights: Is the Writing on the Wall?"

The panel examined artists’ moral rights, including developments under the Visual Artists Rights Act since the seminal 5Pointz case, protection and valuation issues respecting street art and artists’ moral rights of attribution and integrity.

Panelists:

  • Angelo Madrigale, SVP/Senior Specialist - William Doyle Galleries, Inc.
  • Christopher J. Robinson, Of Counsel - Rottenberg Lipman Rich, P.C.
  • Barry Werbin, Counsel - Herrick, Feinstein LLP

Moderators:

  • Judith Prowda, Stropheus Art Law
  • Carol J. Steinberg, Law Firm of Carol J. Steinberg