Tim Hance is Senior Counsel in the Brands & Content Intellectual Property group at NBCUniversal.  He works with the company’s major business units, including NBC News, NBC Entertainment, and Peacock, on a variety of IP issues.  He is also the lead IP counsel for NBC Sports, where he advises on production clearance, trademark enforcement, and rights agreements with sports leagues and athletes, including issues related to name, image, and likeness (“NIL”).  In addition to currently serving on the In-House Practitioners Committee, Tim was previously a member of INTA’s Right of Publicity Committee, where he and other committee members developed educational materials and presentations on emerging NIL and Right of Publicity topics.  Before joining NBCU in 2018, Tim was an associate in Cooley LLP’s Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising practice group.  

Jessica Elliott Cardon is the General Counsel for fragrance company Parlux Holdings, Inc., a developer of licensed celebrity and fashion fragrances, and its related entity Quality King Distributors, Inc., a distributor of personal care, healthy and beauty products throughout the United States.  Ms. Cardon was previously the General Counsel for fashion company, Camuto Group, and its house brand Vince Camuto.  Ms. Cardon has negotiated numerous licenses across multiple product categories in the fashion, fragrance and home goods industries for prominent fashion brands and celebrities.  She advises clients on intellectual property matters (including brand protection), advertising and marketing issues, FTC and regulatory compliance, international distribution and sourcing, as well as employment matters.  Ms. Cardon is a current Director of the INTA Board and the former Chair of the Commercialization of Brands and Trademark Reporter Committees.