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Santa Clara 2010 Sports Law Symposium

The college Summer Vacations are coming to a close, which means that sports and entertainment law students are actively preparing for their upcoming 2010/2011 Sports/Entertainment Law Symposiums.  This week, I received my 1st “Save the Date” email.  The information is below.

What: Santa Clara Law 2010 Sports Law Symposium

When: September 16, 2010 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

Where: Locatelli Center, Santa Clara University (map)

Description: Because sports generate billions of dollars, the law has come to apply more and more to that industry.  This Symposium will look at three issues – concussions, steroids, and the use of athletes’ images – where law and sports intersect in a way that has garnered national attention. Panels of experts consisting of those most closely involved with these issues–athletes, lawyers, journalists, owners, officers of sanctioning organizations, physicians–will present the state of the art to an audience that will be limited to 200 attendees.

Schedule:

  • 8:00 a.m.: Registration
  • 9:00 a.m.: Welcome – Donald J. Polden, Dean, Santa Clara Law & Dan Coonan, Athletic Director, Santa Clara University
  • 9:10 a.m.: Keynote Address – Alan Schwarz, New York Times
  • 10:00 a.m.: Concussions: Athletic, Legal, Medical and Moral Issues
    • Jim Brown, National Football League Hall of Famer
    • DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, National Football Players Association
    • John Hogan, Workers Compensation Attorney
    • Michael Dillingham, former team doctor, San Francisco ‘49ers
    • Craig de Recat, partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLC
    • Ben Lynch, retired National Football League player
  • 11:00 a.m. Break
  • 11:15 a.m.: Concussions Panel (continued):
    • Michael Schulman, CEO, Anaheim Ducks
    • Don Gralnek, General Counsel, San Jose Sharks
  • 11:35 a.m.: Performance-enhancing Drugs: Athletic, Legal, and Moral Issues
    • Don Catlin, medical doctor and leading researcher
    • Maurice Suh, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
    • Michael Dillingham, former team doctor, San Francisco ‘49ers
    • Jeffrey Benz, former General Counsel, United States Olympic Committee
    • Jim Brown, National Football League Hall of Famer
    • Ron Katz, partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
    • Ben Lynch, retired National Football League player
  • 12:35 p.m.: Lunch, Lunchtime speaker: William H. Neukom, Managing Partner, San Francisco Giants
  • 1:30 p.m.: Use of Athletes’ Images: An Active Area of Litigation and Licensing
    • Peter Parcher, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
    • Mark Lee, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
    • John Raleigh, Senior Vice President, IMG
    • Bill Duffy, Sports Agent, CEO of BDA Sports
    • Gregory Curtner, Partner, Miller Canfield
    • Michael Hausfeld, Partner, Hausfeld LLP
    • Robert Carey, Partner, Hagens Berman
    • Roger Noll, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Stanford University
    • Kara Yancey, Partner, HDP Law Firm
    • Kenneth Steinthal, Partner, Greenberg Traurig
  • 3:00 p.m.: Break
  • 3:15 p.m.: Use of Athletes’ Images Panel (continued)
    • Elsa Cole, General Counsel, National Collegiate Athletic Association
    • Professor Emeritus Harry Edwards, University of California, Berkeley
    • Jeffrey Benz, former General Counsel, United States Olympic Committee
    • Michael Gilleran, former Commissioner, West Coast Conference
    • Dan Coonan, Athletic Director, Santa Clara University
    • Daniel Rascher, Professor of Sports Management, University of San Francisco
    • Daniel Mason, Partner, Zelle Larsen
    • Chad Hummel, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
  • 5:15 p.m.: Reception

Cost: Early registration: tuition received before August 16, 2010 will be $100, all-inclusive. Tuition received after that date will be $125, all-inclusive. Students registered in an institution of higher education who register for this symposium will be admitted free of charge.

Continuing Legal Education: This program qualifies for 5.5 hours of California CLE credits, 1.5 hours of which will qualify for ethics credit. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.

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