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Sports Law

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law Symposium

What: Symposium: Lights, Labor, Action: Labor Controversy in the Sports and Entertainment Industries. Where: Flynn Auditorium, Vanderbilt University Law School.  See map. When: Friday, March 13, 2009 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Schedule: 9:00-9:50 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast 10-11:30 am: NCAA Panel (Student-Athlete or Student-Employee? The Relationship Between the NCAA, Universities, and Student […]

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Sports Law

Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium: Resiting the Recession

What: Symposium: Resiting the Recession: Growth Opportunities for Sports in an Economic Downturn.. Where: Harvard Law School.  See map. When: Friday, March 13, 2009 – 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, 2009 – 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Schedule: March 13: 4:00-5:00 pm: Keynote Speech by Andrew Zimbalist 5:00-6:30 pm: Panel on […]

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Sports Law

Yale Law School – Sports Litigation Panel

What: Panel Discussion on Sports Litigation Where: Yale Law School.  See map. When: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 – 4:10 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Moderator: MICHAEL MCCANN (Professor at Vermont Law School; Legal Analyst at Sports Illustrated) Panelists: HAL BIAGAS (Deputy Counsel, National Basketball Players Association; plays a lead role in collective bargaining for players and […]

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Race Issues Sports Law

Widener University School Of Law – Diversity and Sports

What: Symposium: Diversity and Sports: The History, The Challenges, and The Future. Where: Widener University School of Law.  See map. When: Monday, March 16, 2009 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Schedule: 9:00-9:45 am: Continental Breakfast and Check-in 9:45-10:00 am: Introductory Comments Linda L. Ammons, JD, Associate Provost and Dean, Widener University School of Law; […]

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Sports Law

Loyola’s Sports Law Institute Symposium to Focus on IP Issues in Sports

What: Symposium: Intellectual Property Issues in Sports Where: Loyola’s downtown LA campus – Robinson Courtroom.  See map. When: Friday, March 6, 2009 – 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Schedule: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Jay F. Dougherty, Loyola Law School – Copyright Issues in Sports Chandran B. Iyer, Sughrue Mion, PLLC – Patent Issues in […]

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Sports Law

Help A Syracuse Law School Student Interested In Sports/Entertainment Law

Joshua Meredith is on a mission to create a new Entertainment and Sports Law Certificate program at the Syracuse University College of Law and reached out to me with the hope that I could spread word about his effort and possibly find some help for him to accomplish his mission.  The certificate for the program […]

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Arbitration Sports Law

Pepperdine University School Of Law Symposium On Arbitrating Sports

What: Symposium: Arbitrating Sports: Reflections on USADA/Landis, the Olympic Games, and the Future of Sports Dispute Resolution. Where: Pepperdine University School of Law When: February 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Panels: Reflections on USADA v. Floyd Landis The Olympic Games The Future of Sports Dispute Resolution The Perspective of the Press and Public […]

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Sports Law

2009 UF Sports Law Symposium Wrap-Up

I have heard nothing but good things from everybody in attendance, both at UF law school and virtually through the live feed, and all speakers and moderators had a wonderful time.  Here is a snippet of what current UF Law 2L, Ian Fisher, wrote about the event on FlaLaw Online: The founder of ESPN and […]

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Sports Law

The National Sports & Entertainment Law Society

From the small northeastern state of Vermont, a couple of law students are determined to start an organization that will unite sports & entertainment law societies in law schools around the country.  Andrew Delaney and Will Rothstein have recently created the National Sports & Entertainment Law Society.  Their stated goal is to create a national […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

My first semester 2nd year law school finals are OVER!  Let me give future law students a recommendation: Even if you really like three particular classes, do not take all of them in the same semester if it means that your Final Exams for those classes will be scheduled back-to-back-to-back.  Especially on the three last […]