Here is a brief photo tour and rant of good riddance to 2020, year of pestilence and plagues. Enjoy one last video from me, number 66 on the year if […]
Dispatches from the Front Lines
For the last several months, I have served as health and safety consultant for a series of outdoor corporate activations. They have been successful, in the sense that no one […]
Vaccines: Liberty Regulated by Law
Like most people, I expect, I am excited by the prospect that a vaccine against COVID-19 will rescue us from this purgatory of a year, perhaps in the relatively near […]
Authority and Responsibility
I often have occasion to insist that the authority to take some action should align with the responsibility for doing so in a reasonable manner. This is the intersection of […]
Working the Problem
I don’t think many of you would disagree that these are pretty terrible times. That goes for everyone, not just people who make our living from live entertainment and sports […]
Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide
After four weeks of diligent work by more than 300 contributors from all aspects of the live event industry, the Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide is now available for free […]
Four Questions About Coronavirus
In this Adelman on Venues video, I address four legal questions that seem pretty hot these days. Caveat: As with most things about coronavirus, subsequent events may quickly pass it […]
“A Catastrophe of Lawyers”
Initial Legal Responses to Coronavirus During a virtual happy hour recently, my friends asked if a bunch of crows is called a murder, what do you call a big group […]
Baseball and Bumper Cars
After at least three weeks of talking nonstop about the effects of coronavirus on the live event industry, including explaining force majeure and event cancellation contract provisions to anyone who […]
Coronavirus and Event Cancellation
I am obviously no medical expert, and I would not presume to offer that sort of advice regarding anyone’s health or safety. But through the Event Safety Alliance, I am […]