What: Villanova University School of Law’s 2013 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium – Concussion Conundrum When: Friday, March 15, 2013 Where: The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at Villanova University School of Law Overview On Friday, March 15, just weeks before the NFL Concussion Injury Litigation goes to trial in Philadelphia, […]
What: Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association Sports & Entertainment Law CLE Seminar on Breaking into the Sports Industry When: Thursday, March 21, 2013 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.) Where: Mike’s Courtside Tavern, 1 Elm Row, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Speakers Jason Belzer, Esq., President, Global Athletic Management Enterprises, Inc. Michael Klein, Esq., Vice President & General […]
Last week, a baseball agent forwarded me an email he received from the University of Central Florida (UCF) Athletic Compliance Office after he read my article, BYU’s New Football Agent Policy Another Laughable Attempt To Limit Communication Between Players And Agents. These types of university communications and policies makes one wonder what is truly going on behind […]
What: DePaul Sports Law Symposium – Hurdles: Legal Issues a Modern Athlete Must Overcome Where: DePaul University, DePaul Center Room 8005, 1 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604 When: Friday, March 8, 2013 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) Schedule Panel I: Physical Issues Athletes Must Overcome (10:05 – 10:50 AM) Moderated by Professor Michael S. Jacobs (DePaul College of Law) […]
What: St. Thomas University Entertainment and Sports Law Society’s Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium When: Saturday, March 9, 2013 Where: St. Thomas University School of Law (16401 NW 37th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054) Schedule and Panels 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Registration 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Introductions 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Intellectual Property […]
It is with great excitement that I announce the publication of a new law journal article that I wrote in conjunction with Collegiate Sports Advisors co-founder, Jason Belzer, that was released late February. Titled, An Offer They Should Refuse: Why Conflicts of Interest Raised by Dual Representation among Player Agents is a Major Threat to […]
On Friday, Jack Lyons of the NFL Players Association sent an email to all certified NFLPA Contract Advisors to inform them about an individual posing as being certified and contacting professional players. Recipients of the email were encouraged to advise their clients that they should immediately notify the NFLPA should they be contacted by this […]
What: Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal and the Virginia Sports Law Society’s second annual symposium: Vice and Morality in Sports When: March 8, 2013 (9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Where: Caplin Pavilion, UVA Law (580 Massie Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903) Schedule 8:00 – 8:45 A.M. — Check-in and continental breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 A.M. — […]
What: Pepperdine Law Review Symposium: The New Normal in College Sports – Realigned and Reckoning When: Friday, April 5, 2013 (8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California 7:45-8:30am Check-In & Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:45am Introductions and Welcome:Margot Parmenter, Editor-in-Chief, Law ReviewDeanell Tacha, Dean, Pepperdine University School of Law 8:45-10:45am Panel One: Institutional […]
What: University of Oregon School of Law’s 2013 Sports and Entertainment Law Conference – Bringing sports, entertainment, and business law together When: February 22, 2013 Where: Rose Garden Arena – One North Center Court Arena, Portland, OR 97227 (map) Schedule and Panelists 8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration 9:00 am – 10:50 am: Contract Negotiations Joshua Gordon – Director […]