Los Angeles Copyright Society Lifetime Achievement Award

Awarded to individuals who have achieved a lifetime of success working in the field of copyright law and who have played an important role in the Los Angeles Copyright Society.

Past Recipients:

• Lou Petrich (2024)
• Marybeth Peters (2006)
• Karla Davidson (2002)
• A. Fredric Leopold (1999)

Peter D. Knecht Memorial Award

Established by the Los Angeles Copyright Society in 1985, the Peter D. Knecht Award is presented each year to a deserving student, selected by the Dean of the USC Law School, who has displayed excellence in the field of contract and entertainment law. Award recipients must be a candidate for a degree at an educational institution that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of students in attendance at the place where it carries on its educational activities, and awards must be used by the recipient to pay for tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at the educational institution, or for fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at the educational institution. 

Past Recipients:

• Kingsley Brandle (2026)

• Haixi Gong (2026)

• Edward Muallem (2025)
  
• Jessica Block and Kayla Matthews (2022)
  

• Camille Brown (2021) 

• Tara Hattendorf (2019)

• Christina Gabrielyan (2018)

• Trevor Maxim (2017)

• Arnelle Rose (2016)
• Kyle Grossman (2015)
• Grace King (2014)
• Varun Nayini (2013)
• Jason Christopher Smith (2012)
• Dat Nguyen (2011)
• Jared C. Marshall (2010)
• Asal Akhonzadeh (2009)
• Katherine Mcclure (2008)
• Harish Mandyam (2007)
• Ray La Magna (2006)

Paul Miller Memorial Fund

Established in 2007 by Paul’s many friends and colleagues. Paul, who died in 2006 at the age of 81, was a business affairs executive and attorney at Universal Television and its predecessors for more than 50 years. Prior to that, Paul worked at Paramount Studios, George Burns Productions and MCA Artists. Paul was one of the early members of the Los Angeles Copyright Society and was active in L.A.C.S. until his passing. Throughout his career, Paul was a beloved mentor to younger colleagues in the industry. Under the Paul Miller Memorial Fund, outstanding students in copyright and entertainment law from Los Angeles area law schools are selected to attend, free of charge, monthly L.A.C.S. meetings.

Attendees:

• Nicholas Galuppo - USC Gould School of Law (March 2026)

• Anna Weaver - USC Gould School of Law (March 2026)

• Jackson Reinhardt - UCLA Law School (March 2026)

• Jacob Lehman - Loyola Law School (March 2026)

• Daniel Eghbal -  Loyola Law School (March 2026)

• Michael Witt - Southwestern Law School (March 2026)

• Brandi L. Bigbee - UCI Law School (March 2026)

• Molly (Winger) Yancher - UCI Law School (March 2026)

• Colin McAlister - UCLA Law School (March 2025)

• Alexander Dao - USC Gould School of Law (March 2025)

• Jessica Merritt - USC Gould School of Law (March 2025)

• Connor Haviland -Southwestern Law School (March 2025)

• Nicole Macdonald - Pepperdine School of Law (March 2025)

• Ana Garcia Bejarano - Loyola Law School (March 2025)

• Daniella Ashouri - Southwestern Law School (March 2024)
• Zachary Estes - Loyola Law School (March 2024)
• Noah Keith - UCLA Law School (March 2024)
• Emma Greenlee - USC Gould School of Law (March 2024)
  
• Kristen Rovai - USC Gould School of Law (March 2023)
  
• Lauren Torian - USC Gould School of Law (March 2023)
• Alexandra Cadena - UCI Law School (March 2023)
• Yonghyung Thomas Chung - UCI Law School (March 2023)
• Taylor Roberts-Sampson - UCLA Law School (March 2023)
• Wesley Juels - UCLA Law School (March 2023)
• Michael Pappas - Pepperdine Law School (March 2023)
• Andrea Cadaing - Loyola Law School (March 2023)
• April Rodriguez - Loyola Law School (March 2023)
• Samantha Williger - Southwestern Law School (March 2023)
• Tara Kooklanfar - Southwestern Law School (March 2023)
  
• Kaiyuan Wang - Southwestern Law School (April 2022)
• Alexis Anderson - UCLA Law School (April 2022)
• Erica Barseghian & Helen Lee - Loyola Law School (April 2022)
• Alyx Bogus & James Stinehart - UCI Law School (April 2022)
• Tyra Jenkins - Pepperdine Law School (April 2022)
  

• Christopher C. Gordon & Brynn M. Bodair  - Southwestern Law School (February 2021) 

• Kristina Funahashi - USC Law School (February 2021) 

• Katja Kukielski & Owen Connolly - Loyola Law School (February 2021) 

• Joseph T. Young - UCLA Law School (February 2021)  

• Sona Patel - Loyola Law School (February 2020) 

• Ariel Prince - USC Gould School of Law (February 2020)

• Laith Helo - Southwestern Law School (January 2020) 

• Schooner Sonntag - Loyola Law School (February 2018)

• Sean Patrick Barry - UCLA Law School (February 2018)

• Michael Alfera - Southwestern (February 2018)

• Caitlin Devereaux - USC Gould School of Law (February 2018)

• Brendan Dowling – USC Gould School of Law (April 2017)
• Spencer Chatellier – UCLA Law School (April 2017)
• Maura Pennington – UCLA Law School (March 2017)
• Jane Davidson – Loyola Law School (March 2017)
• Christie Munoz – Loyola Law School (March 2017)
• RJ Szuba – UC Irvine School of Law (February 2017)
• Anthony Glukhov – Pepperdine University School of Law (February 2017)
• Steven Gagliano – Pepperdine University School of Law (February 2017)
• Danielle Foster & John Begakis – Southwestern Law School (May 2010)
• Ryan Murray – Loyola Law School (May 2010)
• Eric Biehl – Pepperdine University School of Law (April 2010)
• Talin Gordnia – UCLA Law School (April 2010)
• Michael Williams – UCLA Law School (December 2009)
• James Lee & Courtney Leffingwell – Pepperdine Law School (May 2009)
• Todd Feldman – Loyola Law School (March 2009)
• Stacey Davy – Loyola Law School (February 2009)
• Maryam Parisoon & Vania Gauthreau – Southwestern Law School (December 2008)
• Mac Reynolds & Jesse Levin – UCLA Law School (October 2008)
• Wyatt Sloan-Tribe – UCLA Law School (December 2007)
• Tracie Bowers – Loyola Law School (November 2007)
• Lisa Kohn – UCLA Law School (October 2007)