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The New Era Gaming In Law

What: The New Era Gaming in Law hosted by Northern Kentucky Law Review & The W. Bruce Lunsford Academy for Law, Business + Technology Where: Northern Kentucky University, George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium, Griffin Hall Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY When: Friday, March 20 9:00am-4:30pm Description The symposium, “The New Era in Gaming Law,” will […]

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Arizona State’s 2nd Annual Conference On Sports & Entertainment Law

I must say that I am personally looking forward to the following event.  I will be in attendance as a participant on a couple of panels at Arizona State’s 2nd Sports and Entertainment Law Conference.  The full details (as they currently stand) are posted below.  If you happen to be in the area, be sure […]

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Maryland Law Presents “The Intersection of Sports and Business in Today’s Legal Arena”

What: Symposium – “The Intersection of Sports and Business in Today’s Legal Arena” When: Monday, October 3, 2011 (9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) Where: Ceremonial Moot Court Room, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (map) Panel discussions on stadium development, the legality the Bowl Championship Series, and athlete images/media rights.  Ed Durso, Executive Vice […]

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Miami Law: Covering Labor Issues in Professional Sports

What: Covering Labor Issues in Professional Sports: A Panel Discussion on the Intersection of Sports Media & Sports Law When: Thursday, September 15, 2011 (7:30-8:30pm) Where: University of Miami School of Law Speakers: Jorge Sedano, Host of The Jorge Sedano Show on 790 The Ticket Tim Reynolds, Sports writer for the Associated Press Ethan Skolnick, Miami Heat columnist […]

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National Sports & Entertainment Law Society (NSELS) Seeking State Reps

The National Sports & Entertainment Law Society (NSELS) is a low-profit, limited-liability company created by law students that focuses on organizing and centralizing sports and entertainment law societies; providing a resource for both emerging and established sports and entertainment law societies; connecting students who want to pursue a legal career in the industries; and educating […]

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Michael McAdoo Sues UNC, NCAA To Restore Eligibility

On July 1, 2011, Michael McAdoo filed a Complaint in North Carolina against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill along with its Chancellor, H. Holden Thorp, and the NCAA.  McAdoo was a football player at UNC until the NCAA ruled that he was permanently ineligible to perform in intercollegiate athletics based on McAdoo’s alleged receipt of $110 in improper […]

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Twenty-First Century NBA General Managers

In the past couple of years, we have covered three former basketball agents making the jump from representing players to being one of the key figures with regards to managing basketball operations of an NBA franchise.  Most recently, former Wasserman Media Group agent Bob Myers signed contract to become the Assistant General Manager of the […]

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2011 Santa Clara Sports Law Symposium

What: Santa Clara Law 2011 Sports Law Symposium When: September 8, 2011 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Locatelli Center, Santa Clara University (map) Topics: Concussions (Keynote: DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFLPA), Steroids (Keynote: Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Investigative Reporter), Labor Strife (Keynote: William B. Gould, IV, former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board), and the Use of Player Images […]

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Waiting To Hear If The NFL Lockout Is Legal

The NFL owners and players were back in court on June 3 to try and make some headway in the three-month-old lockout. Lawyers for both sides were given 30 minutes to state each side’s case in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. The basic argument was whether or not the league-imposed […]

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Corking The Cam Newton Loophole, A Sweeping Suggestion

I am happy to announce that the article I co-authored with Jeffrey F. Levine titled, “Corking the Cam Newton Loophole, a Sweeping Suggestion,” has been published in Volume 2, Number 2 of the Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law.  Jeff and I wrote the article after Auburn Tigers’ All-American quarterback Cam Newton was accused […]