ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
Session 8
Legal Soundcheck: from Local Gig to International Tours
DATE & TIME
LOCATION
🗓️ Wednesday, August 26
🕐 13:45-14:45
📍 Grand Klimt Hall 1–2
Organised By
Organised by the International Business Law (+ Sports Law) and Tax Law Commissions
Description
As performing artists and entertainers take their careers internationally, they face a range of legal and tax challenges that go far beyond the stage. This session will explore key cross-border issues such as structuring international performance and management agreements, navigating local regulations and understanding the tax implications of global touring and revenue streams. A dynamic, practice-oriented session for those working at the intersection of international business and culture.
MODERATOR
Patricio J. Gutierrez
Gutierrez Law Group
Dallas, USA
Patricio J. Gutierrez is the Founder of Gutierrez Law Group and serves as Of Counsel at Ontier. He advises global companies, family offices, and investors on cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and entering the U.S. market. He is a frequent speaker on global trade, investment law, and transatlantic expansion. He previously worked at the White House and is recognized as a trusted legal strategist for international growth.
SPEAKERS
Dominique Schichtle
SAXINGER
Salzburg, Austria
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Dominique Schichtle has worked as a lawyer since 2021 and became a partner at SAXINGER in April 2024. Since June 2024, he
has headed the firm’s Salzburg office.
Before pursuing his legal career, Dominique Schichtle was active in the Austrian music industry. He played in various bands, spent
several weeks in the Austrian Top 40 charts, and was signed as a solo artist by Universal Music. This practical experience enables
him to understand the economic and creative challenges of the music industry not only from a legal perspective, but also from an
artist’s point of view.
Expertise
His legal practice focuses on providing tailored advice to private clients, litigation, and supporting founders and companies in the
early stages of their business development. Another key area of his practice is copyright law, particularly at the intersection of the
creative industries, contract drafting, and enforcement of rights.
Dominique Schichtle is a regular speaker on topics related to his areas of expertise.
Gertjan Verachtert
Sansen International
Tax Lawyers
Atwerp, Belgium
Gertjan Verachtert advises clients on matters relating to national and international taxation, covering both private and professional assets and income. In these areas, he also assists clients with dispute resolution and litigation procedures.
Over the years, Gertjan has developed particular expertise in advising on the tax compliance of wealth structures (including Cayman tax and exchange of information rules), immigration and emigration of individuals and companies, cross-border investments, and the assistance of artists and athletes in an international context.
Gertjan enjoys sharing his expertise through publications in professional journals and as a speaker at various conferences. As an active member of AIJA (President of the Tax Law Commission), he also maintains a strong international network to support our clients across multiple jurisdictions.
Çağdaş U. Vardar
Vardar Sanli
Istanbul, Turkey
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Çağdaş is the Managing Partner of Vardar Sanli that is an independent law firm based in Istanbul.
Çağdaş has notable expertise in banking & finance, competition, corporate and FinTech matters, covering both regulatory and transactional aspects thereof. Given his solid experience across a wide range of elite jurisdictions, he is regularly retained by private clients for mandates of cross-border wealth management.
As part of his broader practice, Çağdaş has also advised artists, production companies and artist agencies on cross-border entertainment matters, including contractual structuring, local regulatory and permitting considerations, commercial risk allocation in connection with concerts and tours organized in Turkey and abroad, as well as Turkish law aspects of performances to be held in Turkey.
Prior to joining Vardar Şanlı (formerly known as Şanlı & Partners) as a Name Partner in early 2022, Çağdaş gained senior-level experience in reputable law firms, where he advised international and national clients on cross-border M&A and finance projects, with a particular focus on the aviation, energy, healthcare, insurance and shipping sectors.
Çağdaş was ranked as a Rising Star by The Legal 500 in both 2022 and 2023 editions. He regularly gives lectures and training courses in his specialized practice areas, including antitrust and e-commerce law.
Çağdaş is fluent in English and French. He serves as a mediator registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Türkiye and also as the National Representative for Türkiye of AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers).
Christine Alexis Concepción
Concepción Global
Miami, USA
Christine Alexis Concepción is an international tax and estate planning attorney and partner at Concepción Global, with offices in Miami, Madrid, and Paris. She advises high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses on complex international and domestic tax matters, including income and estate tax planning, U.S. pre-immigration planning, expatriation, FATCA compliance, and multi-jurisdictional reporting.
She also counsels Latin American and European investors on U.S. real estate investments and assists cross-border businesses with establishing a U.S. presence. Christine is multilingual, fluent in English, Spanish, and French, and proficient in Portuguese. She serves clients across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
SESSION COORDINATOR 1
Tomasz Baron
TIGGES
Poland
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Nelson Da Riba
Aramis
Paris, France
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