What: Sports & Entertainment Law Committee? CLE Seminar & March Madness II Networking Event, Hosted by Middlesex County Bar Association
When: Thursday, March 27, 2014
Where: Fox and Hound, Pub & Grille
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
About: Professor Marc Edelman and Attorney Christopher Soriano will provide an inside look at ?Fantasy Sports and the Law. This 1.5 credit CLE program will focus on the Legal Implications of Fantasy Sports from a Federal and State Perspective, Intellectual Property Laws in the Context of Fantasy Sports, Daily Fantasy Leagues v. Standard Fantasy Leagues and Criminal and Civil Liability for Fantasy Sports Participation.
Marc Edelman is an Associate Professor of Law at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. He specializes in sports law, fantasy sports law, antitrust, intellectual property, and gaming law. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a graduate of Michigan Law School, Professor Edelman began his professional career by practicing antitrust and sports law with the law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP. He has also taught on the full-time faculty at the Barry University School of Law and at Rutgers School of Law-Camden. He regularly writes a column on sports law for Forbes’ SportsMoney Blog.
Attorney Christopher Soriano is a gaming and litigation attorney at Duane Morris LLP. A graduate of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, Mr. Soriano has represented hedge funds, casinos, equipment suppliers, gaming technology manufacturers, and individuals in all aspects of the regulatory process. As a litigator, he has experience handling consumer fraud cases, class actions, construction matters, administrative complaints, and special education cases.
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