What: National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Sports Law Conference 2014
When: Friday, September 19 – Sunday, September 21, 2014
Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law: 1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
The annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (NSLNC) and Sports Law Conference is hosted and organized by the Center for Sports Law & Policy (CSLP) at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, every September. The NSLNC was created by sports and academic professionals with the needs and wants of the law student in mind as they enter and succeed in the legal world.
The NSLNC’s purpose is to give back to law students a great experience, competition and place to meet like minds in the sports law world. Its mission is to provide the sports profession with a body of able and ready legal minds, through the negotiation and training of law students with the use of real-life issues affecting athletes, sports franchises, teams, like businesses and entities.
The competition focuses on current issues in the sports world each year and facilitates students, coaches and judges to negotiate and make decisions on these sports topics in an academic setting. The fact patterns allow students to focus on more than one area of sports law. Topic areas include contract negotiation, trading of players, salary demands, endorsement contracts, athlete and sports professionals family and personal issues and intellectual property.
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Friday, September 19, 2014
10:00 – 11:45 a.m. Panel 1 – “Sports Law: Playing to Win, Being Successful in the Sports Industry”
1) Moderator: Jeremy Evans
2) Speakers include Barry Axelrod, Craig Fenech, Marlon Tucker and Randy Grossman
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch/Refreshments
1:15 – 3:00 p.m. Panel 2 – “Olympics: Getting to Gold”
1) Moderator: Jack Green
2) Speakers include R. Craig Poole and Vincent Mudd
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. NSLNC Competitor Check-in in lobby of the Law School (Padres ticket pick-up for registered teams, coaches, and advisors only)
6:15 p.m. – Offsite: Padres game at Petco Park in the Western Metal Supply Suites (enter at 7th Avenue and “K” Street) (food and refreshment service begins at 6:15 p.m.) (game-time 7:05 p.m.) (100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101, 619.795.5000). (Event for NSLNC competitors and coaches only).
Saturday, September 20, 2014
4th Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (Conference rooms and classrooms levels 1-3 of the law school) (Round 1, Sessions A and B, Round 2, Sessions A and B)
8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Judges First Round Briefing, Competitor Check-in and Intros (Competitor teams, coaches and advisors in room 325) (coffee, water, bagels and fruit)
9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Sessions A and B of Round 1 Negotiation (All conference rooms and classrooms except two rooms set aside for Judges and Competitor briefings)
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Pizza, soda and water) (Competitors lunch in room 325, NSLNC staff available for questions)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Judges Second Round Briefing and lunch
1:45 – 5:05 p.m. Sessions A and B of Round 2 Negotiation
5:15 – 6:05 p.m. Competitor Certificate Presentation, Announcement of Final four teams (light refreshments served) (Roof-top, 8th Floor)
9:00 p.m. – Gaslamp Quarter Mixer
NOTE, each Session will be as follows:
Heat: 45 minutes for negotiating
10 minutes break for preparing self-analysis
10 minutes for self-analysis for one team
10 minutes for self-analysis for other team
20 minutes to finish scoring and joint feedback session from the judges
Total: 95 minutes
With two heats per round, each round will take 3 hours, with a five-minute break in between sessions A and B of each round.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
4th Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (Moot Court Room, level 2) (Final Round, Sessions A and B)
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Judge’s and Competitor separate briefings (Competitors in Room 216) (continental breakfast and coffee)
9:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Two final round sessions (top four teams) and announcement of Champion, etc.
NOTE — each Session will be as follows:
Heat: 45 minutes for negotiating
10 minutes break for preparing self-analysis
10 minutes for self-analysis for one team
10 minutes for self-analysis for other team
20 minutes to finish scoring and joint feedback session from the judges
Total: 95 minutes
For the Finals, there is one round with two sessions that will take 3 hours, with a 5 minute break in between sessions A and B.
12:50 – 1:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Photos