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 […]
On Friday, February 10, Villanova’s Sports and Entertainment Law Journal hosted a symposium titled, Examining Moneyball’s Impact on Business and Sports. Over 1,500 people attended the event, which may be viewed in its entirety by clicking here. While all the invited speakers are all-stars, Jeffrey S. Moorad VSL ’81, vice chairman and CEO of the San Diego Padres, stole […]
What: DEPAUL JOURNAL OF SPORTS LAW & CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS 2012 Symposium – MONEY & SPORTS: ECONOMIC REALITIES OF BEING AN ATHLETE When: Friday, March 2, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Networking: 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.) Where: Room 8005 of the DePaul Center, located at 1 East Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604-2287 9:00 – 9:05 AM Symposium […]
What: 5th Annual Nova Southeastern University Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Where: Nova Southeastern University (Shepard Broad Law Center, 3305 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314) AGENDA 9:30-10:00 Check-In and Breakfast 10:00-10:20 Opening Remarks 10:20-11:20 (Panel #1) What’s Trending in Fashion Law Panelists: Emily Graham, Owner at The Law Offices of Emily Patricia Graham Kim […]
What: 7th Annual Widener University School of Law Sports and Entertainment Law CLE Symposium When: Thursday, February 16, 2012 (10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) Where: Widener University School of Law Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom (4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803) Offering FIVE (5) CLE credits in DE & PA (including one ethics credit) AGENDA 9:00–9:50 am Registration and Continental Breakfast (included with registration) 9:50–9:55 am Introductions 9:55–10:00 am Welcome: Sports and Entertainment Association Panel One – Sports Panel 10:00–11:15 am “Sports Law in Hindsight: A Dissection of the […]
In November 2011, I had the privilege of sitting on a couple of panels with Travis Leach at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s 2nd Annual Conference on Sports and Entertainment Law. We engaged in a lively discussion regarding Collective Bargaining Agreements in the “Big 4” sports as well as sports agent […]
What: Annual Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal Symposium – Examining Moneyball’s Impact on Business and Sports When: February 10, 2012 (12 p.m.) Where: Villanova Room of The Connelly Center Villanova University School of Law (VSL) convenes an all-star roster of leading experts from sports and television for its 2012 Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal Symposium, “Moneyball’s Impact on Business and […]
There have been 22 new athlete agent registrations in the State of Tennessee since July 1, 2011, which is about double the average number of registrations the state typically receives every year. That date just happens to be when The Athlete Agent Reform Act of 2011 went into effect. The Athlete Agent Reform Act of […]