School is about to start back up across the nation, which means that many law schools will start to announce their Sports Law Symposiums for the Fall and Spring semesters. Yesterday, I received an email about Marquette University’s 2009 Conference. Marquette is home of the National Sports Law Institute, one of, if not the, most respected Sports Law programs in the United States. Here are the details:
What: Conference on The Evolution of Sports Law and Business from the 20th to the 21st Century
When: Friday, October 23, 2009 (8:30 am to 5:30 pm)
Where: The Alumni Memorial Union on the Marquette’s campus
Cost: Register here. General admission = $150. Members of the National Sports Law Institute = $99. Marquette University Law School alumni = $75. Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin = $110. Marquette University students and faculty = FREE. Law students from any other law school = $50.
Panels & Participants:
High School Sports
Moderator:
- Matt Parlow, Associate Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI
Panelists:
- John S. Black, General Counsel, National Federation of State High School Associations, Indianapolis, IN
- Doug Chickering, WIAA Director Emeritus, Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, Stevens Point, WI
- Janis K. Doleschal, Retired Commissioner for Sports and Athletics, Milwaukee Public Schools, and Sports Law Consultant, Law Offices of Jacques Mann & Start Playing Safe, Milwaukee, WI
Gender Equity, Torts and Sports Officiating Law
Moderator:
- William Miller (L’96), Assistant Professor, Health, Exercise Science & Sport Management, University of Wisconsin – Parkside, Kenosha, WI
Panelists:
- Paul Anderson (L’95), Associate Director, National Sports Law Institute and Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI
- Timothy Davis, John W. & Ruth H. Turnage Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC
- Barry Mano, President, National Association of Sports Officials, Racine, WI
College Sports
Moderator:
- Steve Cottingham, Director of Athletics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Panelists:
- Elsa Kircher Cole, Vice President of Legal Affairs/General Counsel, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN
- Shawn Eichorst (L’95), Executive Associate Athletic Director, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- C. Peter Goplerud, Dean and Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, FL
- Kathryn Statz (L’00), Associate Athletic Director, Varsity Sports, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Professional Sports
Part One:
Moderator:
- Casey Coffman, Chief Operating Officer, Hicks Sports Group LLC, and Executive Vice President, Hicks Holdings LLC, Dallas, TX
Panelists:
- Mary K. Braza, Partner, Chair, Sports Industry Team, and Member, Management Committee, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI
- Jim McKeown, Partner, Chair, Antitrust Practice Group, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI
- Phoebe Williams (L’81), Associate Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI
Part Two:
Moderator:
- Matthew Mitten, Professor of Law and Director, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI, and Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Martin J. Greenberg (L’71), Managing Partner, Greenberg & Hoeschen, LLC, Chair of the Board, Wisconsin Sports Foundation, and Member, Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, Milwaukee, WI
- J. Gordon Hylton, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI, and Visiting Professor of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
- Irwin P. Raij, Partner, Regulatory Industries Department, Member, Public Affairs and Real Estate Practices, and Vice Chair, Sports Industry Team, Foley & Lardner, Washington, D.C.
Olympic/International Sports
Moderator:
- John P. Collins, Partner, Collins & Collins, Chicago, IL
Panelists:
- Gary Johansen, Associate General Counsel, NGB and Athlete Affairs, United States Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, CO
- Richard McLaren, Professor of Law, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, Counsel to McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP, and Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland
- James Nafziger, Visiting Boden Professor, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Thomas B. Stoel Professor of Law and Director, International Law Programs, Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR
- Michael Straubel (L’82), Associate Professor of Law and Director, Sports Law Clinic, Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, IN
