What: 4th Annual NYLS Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, November 2, 2012 (11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.) Where: 185 West Broadway, New York, NY [W201 (Events Center)] I will be speaking on the Intellectual Property Issues in Sports and Breaking Into the Sports Industry panels. If you are in New York, it would be great […]
What: Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s 3rd Annual Conference on Sports and Entertainment Law When: Saturday, October 27, 2012 (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Where: Armstrong Hall Panel: Amateurism Chuck Schmidt (Associate Executive Director, Arizona Interscholastic Association) (Moderator) Timothy Epstein (Partner, SmithAmundsen) Darren Heitner (Attorney, Wolfe Law Miami P.A + Writer at Forbes) Marc […]
A University of Kentucky student-athlete who publishes content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and/or MySpace (who really uses MySpace anymore?) that includes any 1 of 370 sports agent names will automatically have that post flagged and sent to his/her coach. It is a part of a new effort by the university to monitor student-athletes’ use of social […]
What: Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law’s 4th Annual Symposium – The Dark Side of Sports and Entertainment Law When: Friday, September 7, 2012 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Where: Eidman Courtroom at the University of Texas School of Law Agenda 8:30-9:00 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast 9:00-9:15 a.m. – Opening Speakers: Professor David Sokolow, Mr. Tristan Griffin 9:15-10:45 a.m. – […]
The following is a guest contribution from Jay Fragus (@JayFragus). Jay Fragus is an attorney at Sheppard Mullin in Century City, focusing on sports and entertainment law where he counsels clients in various aspects of entertainment and media transactions and in the negotiation of sponsorship and endorsement agreements. A four-year bowl ban on post-season appearances. […]
The Sports and Entertainment Law Students Association & Sports and Entertainment Law Journal at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law has announced that they are now hosting a good portion of their 2nd Annual Conference on Sports & Entertainment Law on YouTube. The Conference, which I participated in on two panels (“Collective Bargaining Agreements – The […]
What: Networking and Panel Discussion with NHL lawyers at Duquesne University School of Law When: June 21, 2012 (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) Where: Duquesne University School of Law, Edward J. Hanley Hall 900 Locust Street Pittsburgh, PA 15282 NHL lawyers Jessica Berman and Daniel Ages will be speaking. The NHL Entry Draft is being held on June […]
What: Santa Clara University Institute of Sports Law and Ethics’ Third Annual Sports Law Symposium – What is the Proper Role of Sports in Higher Education? When: September 6, 2012 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Santa Clara University Discussion Issues about college sports are frequently reported on both the sports pages and front pages: payment of athletes, […]
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has announced the publication of Volume 1 Issue 3 of its Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. The publication is available online for a limited time in digital format free of charge (download Volume 1 Issue 3 here). If you would like to purchase a print version please […]
What: The Sports Law Institute at Vermont Law School Panel Discussion on Emerging Legal Issues in Ski, Snowboarding and Resort Law When: Thursday, March 29, 2012 (12:45 – 2:00 p.m.) Where: Chase Community Center at Vermont Law School Panelists Moderator: Brian Porto, Deputy Director of the Sports Law Institute and an Associate Professor of Law […]