What: University of Oregon School of Law’s 2013 Sports and Entertainment Law Conference – Bringing sports, entertainment, and business law together
When: February 22, 2013
Where: Rose Garden Arena – One North Center Court Arena, Portland, OR 97227 (map)
Schedule and Panelists
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration
9:00 am – 10:50 am: Contract Negotiations
- Joshua Gordon – Director of Competition Not Conflict at the University of Oregon School of Law
- Paul Loving – Managing Shareholder at The Consul Group and serves as General Counsel at adidas
- Larry Miller – President at Brand Jordan, a division of Nike Inc.
- Elizabeth Tippett – Negotiations Professor at University of Oregon School of Law
11:00 am – 11:30 pm: Keynote Address by Larry Miller, President of Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:50 pm: Branding and Sponsorship
- Mike Greto – Chief Sports Marketing Officer at the Coca-Cola Company
- Ben Lauritsen – Vice President and General Counsel at the Portland Trail Blazers
- Matt Massari – Associate General Counsel: Sports Marketing at Nike, Inc.
- Craig Pintens – Senior Assoc. AD – Marketing & PR at the University of Oregon Athletic Department
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: The Future of NCAA Amateurism
- Bill Clever – Executive Assistant AD, Compliance at the University Of Oregon Athletic Department
- Rob Illig – Dean’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the University of Oregon School of Law
- Billy Kuenzinger – President and General Counsel at BDA Sports Management
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3:10 pm – 4:30 pm: New Media and its Effect on Intellectual Property Law
- Guy Blake – Partner at Davis Shapiro Lewit & Hayes
- Margo Fowler – Global Counsel, Brand and Trademark at Nike, Inc.
- Steve Konow – President at Rainmaker Group
- Eric Priest – Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon School of Law
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Reception
Cost: Prior to the day of the event, registration is $100 [for practitioners]; $65 [for the general public] and $25 [for students]. Register here. 4-6 CLE credits expected to be offered to legal practitioners.
