What: Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association 36th Annual Conference “The Doctrine of Success- Addressing Global Business Challenges through Excellence and Inclusion”
When: October 19-23, 2016
Where: Hyatt Ziva Cabo, San Lucas, Mexico
To register for the event, click here. To access the full agenda for the conference, click here.
Sport industry panel topics include: Twitter, Social Media, Digital Media and Sports; The Return of the Sneaker Wars: The Changing Face of Athlete Endorsements & Sports Marketing; and Athletes, Social Responsibility, & Social Activism.
Panelists will range from Navine Karim, Head of Legal at Red Bull Media House; Mason Ashe, Chief Executive Officer at Ashe Sports & Entertainment Consulting; Derek Jackson, Managing Counsel & Vice President of Business Affairs, Sports Marketing at Under Armour; Joseph Briggs, Public Policy Counsel at NFL Players Association; and Nicole Duckett Fricke, General Counsel and Vice President at the Los Angeles Clippers.
BESLA is also hosting a legal writing competition which includes analyzing 1465 3rd Ave. Rest Corp., et al., v. National Football League Inc., et al. Guidelines for the writing competition can be found here.