2025-11-17T07:36:46-06:00 2024-12-31 581673613 BENNETT THRASHER LLP 3300 RIVERWOOD PARKWAY 700 ATLANTA GA 30339 990 2024-01-01 133123753 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAWYERS ASSOCIATION BLAC 8189862665 PO BOX 351120 LOS ANGELES CA 90035 VANYA G ALLEN ESQ TREASURER 8189862665 2025-11-11 1 0 ALEX ZHOU P02372382 7703962200 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BESLA KHADIJAH SHARIF-DRINKARD PO BOX 351120 LOS ANGELES CA 90035 834889 0 X WWW.BESLA.ORG X 1982 NY THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, INC. (BESLA) WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS SPECIALIZING IN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS INDUSTRIES. BESLA MEMBERS ARE ATTORNEYS FROM LEADING LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FROM MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT, NEW MEDIA, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, SOLO PRACTITIONERS, LAW SCHOOL PROFESSORS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN THE MUSIC, SPORTS, CABLE AND BROADCAST TELEVISION, FILM, VIDEO GAME, TOURING, MARKETING AND BRANDING, AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING FINANCIERS, AGENTS, AND MANAGERS. MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO EXTENDED TO LAW STUDENTS, AND PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO THEIR TRAINING AND GROWTH THROUGH SEMINARS, MENTORING AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A NETWORK OF 2,000 SUPPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND THE CARIBBEAN. 24 24 0 0 0 0 505113 526856 224914 299898 5133 8135 0 0 735160 834889 55407 46241 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 771724 727856 827131 774097 -91971 60792 434120 444889 50000 0 384120 444889 X THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, INC. (BESLA) WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS SPECIALIZING IN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS INDUSTRIES. BESLA MEMBERS ARE ATTORNEYS FROM LEADING LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FROM MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT, NEW MEDIA, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, SOLO PRACTITIONERS, LAW SCHOOL PROFESSORS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN THE MUSIC, SPORTS, CABLE AND BROADCAST TELEVISION, FILM, VIDEO GAME, TOURING, MARKETING AND BRANDING, AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING FINANCIERS, AGENTS, AND MANAGERS. MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO EXTENDED TO LAW STUDENTS, AND PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO THEIR TRAINING AND GROWTH THROUGH SEMINARS, MENTORING AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A NETWORK OF 2,000 SUPPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND THE CARIBBEAN. 0 0 656102 299898 BESLA HELD ITS 44TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER. 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