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 […]
What: Second Annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition 2012 When: September 28-30, 2012 Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California The Competition will include 4 rounds of negotiation problems in sports topics. The San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants baseball game will be held in multiple luxury suites at Petco Park on September 28. The Competition will […]
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University announced the publication of its inaugural edition of the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal at the first Arizona State University Sports & Entertainment Law Conference, held in late 2010. For a first issue of a Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, I was pleasantly surprised with the authors and […]
The state of Arkansas went into 2011 with a goal of passing legislation that would implement stricter punishments for those who violate the state’s athlete agent law, including sports agents, athletes’ relatives, and third parties who negotiate benefits in exchange for an athlete attending a university. The legislation, heralded by Representative David J. Sanders and […]
What: Panel – A Professional Look at Collegiate Sports Where: New York University (NYU) School of Law (Room 214, Vanderbilt Hall) – map When: November 14, 2011 (4:00 – 6:00 pm) Hear from a panel of professionals with varied backgrounds and experiences discuss and debate the most pressing topics in collegiate sports, including compensation for student athletes, the rise […]
What: Sports Law Conference on the BCS and Big-Time College Football When: November 17-18, 2011 Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California Panels: Opening Session – Antitrust (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Thursday November 17) Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah, has initiated the antitrust litigation against the BCS Gordon Schnell, Attorney with Constantine Cannon […]
What: Mississippi School of Law Bi-Annual Symposia: “Social Media and Intercollegiate Athletics” When: November 11, 2011 Where: Robert C. Khayat Law Center (map) The University of Mississippi School of Law will officially announce its newest law journal on November 11, 2011. The new journal will be titled, The Mississippi Sports Law Review (MSLR). These kinds […]
What: American University Washington College of Law Sports Law Panel – Out Of Bounds: Tackling The Athlete-Agent Relationship From Amateur Athletics To The Pros When: Thursday, October 27, 2011 (4:00-5:30 p.m.) Where: American University Washington College of Law (Room 602) AU WCL’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society is hosting a panel discussion regarding the athlete-agent relationship, NCAA […]
What: 2011 Ivy Sports Symposium When: November 18, 2011 Where: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Jon M. Huntsman Hall) The Ivy Sports Symposium was founded in 2006 as the Princeton Sports Symposium. This is the first year that the symposium will be held on a college campus other than Princeton University. Another special feature of this year’s event […]