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University of Oregon School of Law Sports Law Symposium

What: University of Oregon School of Law Sports and Entertainment Law Forum – The Changing Face of Athletics and Entertainment in the Northwest

When: Friday January, 27 2012

Where: White Stag Building, Portland, Oregon (map)

Schedule:

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: Registration
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Panel Presented by Schwabe, Williamson, & Wyatt: Entertainment in the Northwest 

  • Javier Zamora, Assistant General Counsel in the Legal Department at NIKE, Inc.
  • Bart Day, partner at the Portland law firm of Day and Koch LLP
  • Matthew Hooper, Chair of the Arts & Entertainment Group at Foster Pepper.
  • Moderator: Mike Cohen, Shareholder at Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt in Portland.

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Women in Sports and Entertainment 

  • Peg Brand, Ph. D., Courtesy Associate Professor with the University of Oregon School of Law and the Robert D. Clark Honors College and an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at Indiana University.
  • Ellen Devlin, Adjunct Professor of Sports Products at the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon.
  • Eryn Potempa, attorney in the Sports Marketing group at NIKE, Inc.
  • Lynne Graybeal, Partner at Perkins Coie in Seattle and serves as Co-Chair of their Arts, Entertainment & Sports Industry Group.
  • Moderator: Whitney Wagoner, Senior Instructor of Sports Business/Industry Analyst for the University of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m: The Changing Face of the NCAA 

  • Woodie Dixon, General Counsel and Vice President of Business Affairs for the Pacific-12 Conference.
  • Maureen Weston, Associate Dean for Research and a Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law.
  • John Shukie, Director of Academic and Membership Affairs (AMA) at the NCAA in Indianapolis.
  • Jerry Parkinson, Professor of Law at the University of Wyoming College of Law since 1998 and served as Dean from 1998 to 2009.
  • Moderator: Benjamin Golliver, Northwest sports journalist.

3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: The Rise of the Agent 

  • Richard Karcher, Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Law and Sports at Florida Coastal School of Law.
  • Audie Attar, President of Paradigm Sports Management, LLC.
  • Eugene T. Lee, Esq., President of ETL Associates, Inc.
  • Moderator: Mark Phelps, Tykeson Senior Instructor of International and Sports Business Law and Ethics in the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business and its Warsaw Sports Marketing Center.

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Reception

Cost: $90.00 [for practitioners]; $35.00 [for the general public] and $25.00 [for students] (Registration includes: attendance to all panels, lunch, and reception).  Day of registration at the door is: $100.00 [for practitioner], $40.00 [for the general public] and $30.00 [for students].  Register here.

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.