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Rich Lenkov | Founder/CEO

As a Capital Member of Downey & Lenkov LLC, Rich has been representing professional sports organizations and multiple entities in the entertainment industry for 25 years. Rich is also the co-founder of Triopolis, a production company with credits including ‘85: The Greatest Team in Football History (starring Barack Obama, Bill Murray, Mike Ditka) and John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster. Rich was also the lead producer for the very successful Las Vegas production Renegades, starring Jim McMahon, Terrell Owens and Jose Canseco and is involved in other productions including Rock of Ages and Elvis Presley’s Heartbreak Hotel In Concert.


Scott Bermack
Partner, General Liability Co-chair
Weber Gallagher


Jason Bernstein
VP, Assistant General Counsel 
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Anshell Boggs
SVP, Chief Risk Management &
Insurance Officer
National Basketball Association


Brian Cafritz
Partner
KPM Law


Zandria Conyers 

General Deputy General Counsel & Managing Director of Legal Affairs  

NCAA


Christian Deputy
President

Lockton Companies


David Dwortz
President/Chief Executive Officer
Helmsman Management

David Dwortz
President/Chief Executive Officer
Helmsman Management


Mary Gibson
VP, Enterprise Risk Management &
Corporate Counsel
Major League Soccer


Peter Hecht
Founder & EVP
Magna Legal Services


Zebrah Jahnke
VP of Business Development
EK Health Services Inc.


Simon Keshishian
Vice President, Risk Management
Red Bull


Laurie Kleinman
Vice President Legal & Risk Management
Comcast Spectacor

Laurie KleinmanVice President Legal & Risk Management
Comcast Spectacor


Carlos Kuri
General Counsel
SXSW


Jessica Mechtly
Associate Director, Risk Management
US Olympic and Paralympic Committee
 


John Petrone
Senior Managing Director
Petrone Risk


Sydney Posner

Chief Executive Officer
ClaimsXchange


Brian Rosenblatt

General Counsel, SERMA

Income Member, Downey & Lenkov LLC


Shalom Suniula
Client Executive, Property & Casualty
USI Insurance Services

Kori Theusch
Creative Director, SERMA
Chief Operating Officer,
S1 Medical


Barrie C. Wexler 

Executive Vice President - Risk Management 

Paramount Global


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