“Mr. Hart, here is a dime. Take it, call your mother, and tell her there is serious doubt about you ever becoming a lawyer.” We were shown this clip from the classic law school movie, The Paper Chase, during my orientation at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Before being accepted, many of us […]
What: Seminar: Current Trends In Sports Law, From Social Medial And IP Issues To New Regulatory, Legislative And Case Law Developments When: June 25, 2010 Where: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington (map) Cost: Individual: $695. Group rate: $595 each for two or more registrants from the same firm. Government employees:$495. Students & people in their job for […]
What: Panel: Exploitation of the Student-Athlete? Evaluating Bloom, Oliver, O’Bannon and Keller When: Friday, April 16 (9:30 a.m.) Where: Florida Coastal School of Law, Room 250 (map) Over the past decade, technological advancements across all platforms have resulted in unprecedented dilemmas for the world of college athletics, including student-athletes not being compensated for the commercial […]
What: Panel – American Needle, Case in Point: Is the NFL a single entity? When: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 (Program: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Reception: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.) Where: Sullivan & Worcester LLP, One Post Office Square, 21st Floor, Boston, MA 02109 (map) The Sports Lawyers Association and Sullivan & Worcester LLP will host a panel discussion […]
What: Panel – Sports and the Law: Current Issues When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 (6:10 – 8:00 p.m.) Where: Room 120 of Yale Law School Cost: Free, but must show a Student ID (from any school) Discussion will include compensation for ex-college athletes and retired athletes; American Needle v. NFL; new media and licensing issues; […]
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) requires that its contract advisors maintain professional liability insurance. The NFLPA even has a preffered company to handle such matters. The Canadian Football League Players Association (CFLPA) may soon be doing the same thing. The players’ association has sent out a survey to its licensed contract advisors to […]
On February 11, I reported on a Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium that was scheduled to take place at Seton Hall’s law school on February 26. Unfortunately, the symposium never happened due to a severe snowstorm. But it has been rescheduled, and is coming up rather soon (Monday, April 12 from 8:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to […]
I have to give a shout out to my man Joshua Golka, who found a treasure in C-SPAN’s archives. He dug up the House Session dated 6/4/2003, which dealt with the Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, also known as SPARTA. If you have read my paper titled, Duties of Sports Agents to Athletes and […]
What: “Creating Your Blueprint” – The 4th Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium at the Florida A&M College of Law When: April 10, 2010 (10 a.m. – 3 p.m.) Where: 201 Beggs Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 (map) Cost: Free (RSVP recommended – [email protected]) Agenda: 8:30-9:30 AM – Symposium Registration and Continental Breakfast 10:00-10:50 AM –Entertainment: Building […]
What: 3rd Annual Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: April 16, 2010 (8:15 a.m. – Where: Georgetown University, McDonough Room 200 Cost: Attorney receiving CLE credit ($159, $179), Attorney/Practitioner w/out CLE credit ($99, $129), Non-Georgetown Student ($19, $39), Georgetown Student (Free, Free). First number is applicable if you register before April […]