What: Symposium – Amateur Athletics, Professional IP: Sponsorship, Surveillance, and the London 2012 Olympics When: Thursday, March 8, 2012 Where: Cardozo Law School (55 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003) Schedule 8:30 – 9:00 AM – Breakfast 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM First Panel: Surveillance and Privacy at the London 2012 Olympics Panelists: Michael Drury, Esq. Solicitor at […]
The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) and the National Sports & Entertainment Law Society have teamed up with Michigan State College of Law to bring a great networking and entertainment experience to attorneys, agent, and students in the Detroit and surrounding areas. The event will take place on Friday, March 23, 2012, beginning at 4 p.m., […]
What: Harvard Law School Spring 2012 Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, March 23, 2012 Where: Ames Courtroom at Harvard Law School The Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium will focus on the legal and business issues surrounding the recent collective bargaining disputes in the three major leagues and the issues that must still be worked out. The […]
What: University of Miami School of Law 15th Annual Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium Co-Hosted by the Miami Marlins When: Saturday, April 14, 2012 Where: Marlins Park, 501 Marlins Way, Miami, Florida 33125 Schedule BREAKFAST, REGISTRATION, AND OPENING REMARKS: 8:00AM – 8:40AM Breakfast, registration, and opening remarks will occur before the start of the symposium. PANEL I: 8:40AM – […]
On May 31, 2011, an article titled, “Howard Kusnick Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud” was published on this website. The article stated that Howard Kusnick was a principal at baseball agency, Double Diamond Sports Management. Later that day, Double Diamond’s counsel, Gregory & Clark, PLLC, sent a “Libel Letter/Take Down Notice” to me, […]
What: Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law 2012 Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: March 1, 2012 (4:00 p.m.) Where: One Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102 (map) The event will address emerging legal issues concerning internet gambling and reality television. PANEL 1 — INTERNET GAMBLING (4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Panel 1 will focus on recent internet gambling […]
What: University of Virginia School of Law Symposium: The State of Sports Law When: Friday, March 16, 2012 (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Where: Caplin Pavilion Schedule 8:00 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. – Check-in and continental breakfast 8:45 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. – Opening Remarks 9:00 A.M. – 10:20 A.M. – Panel 1: NCAA Conference Realignment […]
On Friday, I received a forwarded email that was originally sent to a group of football players by a lawyer named Billy Conaty, who works for a multi-state law firm named Montgomery McCracken. Conaty introduced himself as a former NFL player, briefly described the pending concussion-based lawsuits pending against the NFL, and offered his […]
Sacramento, California-based attorney and lobbyist, Joshua Golka, posts very infrequently on his “Golka’s Athlete Agent Regulation Blog”, but when he does put fingers to keyboard, he tends to offer up worthwhile nuggets of information. One of his recent posts concerns the European Parliament’s call for the licensing and registration of sports agents. The topic particularly […]
What: The sports law societies of Loyola, UCLA, and USC have collaborated to produce the second-annual “The Avenues of Sports Law” When: Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. (Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.) Where: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles: Robinson Courtroom (First floor in the Girardi building). Parking is free. Map. The event is currently comprised […]