What: Spring 2010 Harvard Sports Law Symposium
When: Friday, March 26, 2010 (12 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
Where: Pound Hall at Harvard Law School (map)
Cost: Free (my favorite price)
The theme for the symposium is “Operating in the Shadow of Upcoming Collective Bargaining Negotiations.” Each of the panels and the keynote address will shed light on the key issues facing each league as it approaches the expiration of its collective bargaining agreement. In addition to discussing the key issues that will need to be resolved to avoid a labor stoppage in each league, the symposium will explore how the labor uncertainty is affecting current operations within each league, and how any sort of a labor stoppage might affect the short-term and long-term interests of each league. In exploring each of these issues, the participants will draw from their varied backgrounds to fully understand what is at stake for the leagues, teams, unions, players, and other entities close to the game. The agenda seems to mirror that of the 2010 UF Sports Law Symposium.
Schedule:
Sports Legacy Institute Kickoff Luncheon (12:00-1:00 – Pound 334/335)
- Chris Nowinski, President and CEO, Sports Legacy Institute
- Sean Morey, Arizona Cardinals
- Isaiah Kacyvenski, Retired NFL Player
- Christian Fauria, Retired NFL Player
- George Atallah, Assistant Executive Director for External Affairs, NFLPA
- Moderator: Professor Peter Carfagna, Harvard Law School
NFL (1:15-2:30 – Pound 101)
- Adolpho Birch, Vice President of Law and Labor Policy, NFL
- David Feher, Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf
- Neil Cornrich, President, NC Sports
- Sarah Stuart, Senior Counsel, Reebok
- Moderator: Professor Michael McCann, Vermont Law School
NBA (2:45-4:00 – Pound 101)
- Jeffrey Mishkin, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Hal Biagas, Executive Vice President of Management, Wasserman Media Group
- Michael Zarren, Assistant General Manager and Team Counsel, Boston Celtics
- Matthew Hong, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Turner Sports
- Robert Tilliss, CEO, Inner Circle Sports
- Moderator: Professor Peter Carfagna, Harvard Law School
Keynote (4:15-4:45 – Pound 101)
- Robert Manfred, Executive Vice President for Labor Relations, MLB
MLB (5:00-6:15 – Pound 101)
- Daniel Halem, Senior Vice President, General Counsel for Labor, MLB
- Derek Jackson, Vice President and General Counsel, Florida Marlins
- David Prouty, Chief Labor Counsel, MLBPA
- Timothy Slavin, Assistant General Counsel, MLBPA
- Joseph Rosen, Partner, Brown & Rosen
- Moderator: Jimmy Golen, Associated Press
Reception (6:30 – 8:00 – Austin West Rotunda)
