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2012 Cardozo Law School Symposium

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 […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (9/30/11)

I am on my way up to Gainesville, Florida to return to my alma mater (undergrad and law school) and watch the Gators take on the Alabama Crimson Tide.  I can’t wait to see a lot of friends and watch some good football under the lights at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (8 p.m. kickoff).  I […]

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NCAA Amateurism Cabinet Seeks To Expand Definition Of Sports Agent

In the past year, states like Tennessee, have taken great efforts to expand their definitions of “sports agents” within their respective athlete agent laws.  Whether or not new states’ legislation will actually bring a change to states’ enforcement of the regulations remains to be seen. Last week, the NCAA revealed that it too has begun […]

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Wrap-Up: 2011 Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference

After many years of hoping to attend the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) Annual Conference, this year was the first time that I actually made it to the event.  In the past, there were always conflicts with my schedule (a couple of times I was in Israel when the event was held).  I picked a good […]

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Repeal Sports Agent Laws And Pay Student-Athletes

In the past three months, I have traveled around the country, speaking at six different universities.  Most of the time the topic touched upon, or was centered on, ethics in the sports agent profession.  A common question from the audience is how to fix a system that practically allows agents to give student-athletes benefits without […]

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NCAA May Alter Its Definition Of “Agent”

The 2010-11 NCAA Division I Manual became effective as of August 1, 2010.  Throughout the year, NCAA administrators have reviewed the rules and regulations embodied within the Manual and will revise where appropriate for a new Manual, which will likely be published on August 1, 2011.  A bylaw that will earn a significant area of […]

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2011 College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference

What: 2011 College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference When: April 20-22, 2011 Where: William C. Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (map) April 20 Panels 8:30am – 9:45am: Show Me The Manual! NCAA Regulations, Agents, and Amateurism Jason Belzer — President of Global Athlete Management Enterprises, Inc. (GAME, Inc.) and current […]

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Kansas Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

This is my first post since coming back from a nice weekend vacation to the Bahamas.  I was able to catch the tough loss for Kansas against VCU this weekend.  Let’s not focus too much on that, and instead, look at something promising for Kansas in the near future. What: KU Sports & Entertainment Law […]

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15th Annual Fordham Sports Law Symposium

It is certainly law school symposium season.  Here is another fantastic event that has been passed my way by Matthew Sheehan at Fordham Law.  Many familiar names on the panels. What: 15th Annual Fordham Sports Law Symposium When: April 1, 2011 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Fordham Law School’s McNally Amphitheatre (map) Agenda 8:30am–9:15am: Registration […]

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Harvard Law School 2011 Sports Law Symposium

What: Harvard Law School 2011 Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, March 25, 2011 (9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.) Where: Ames Courtroom (9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) and Austin West (1:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.) PANEL #1 – AMATEURISM PANEL – 9:30-10:40am Different sports entities answer the question “what it means to be an amateur” in different […]