Sunday, March 14, 2010

Fordham Sports Law Symposium



Attention Sports lovers! You're going to want to check this symposium out. Fordham Law has compiled an ALL*STAR list of movers and shakers in sports law for their 14th annual Sports Law Symposium.

Details for the event are as follows:


The Symposium will take place from 8:30am-4:05pm in the James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre.
The event is co-sponsored by The Fordham Sports Law Forum and the New York State Bar Association.


8:30am-9:00am Registration

9:00am-9:30am Welcome and Opening Remarks
CASSIE MULLMAN - Managing Editor, Fordham Sports Law Forum


9:30am-11:10am
Panel 1: The Changing Face of Sports Licensing
Moderator: GABRIEL FELDMAN
Associate Professor of Law and Director, Sports Law Program, Tulane University Law School
Panelists:
JEFFREY CAREY
General Counsel, American Needle
MARC EDELMAN
Assistant Professor, Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law; Founder and CEO, SportsJudge.com
MEIR FEDER
Partner, Jones Day
IRWIN KISHNER
Partner, Herrick Feinstein LLP


11:10am-11:15am Break


11:15am-1:00pm
Panel 2: The Legality and Impact of Age Restrictions into Professional Sports
Moderator: TIMOTHY LIAM EPSTEIN
Chair, Sports Law Practice Group, Smith Amundsen LLC; Adjunct Professor of Sports Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Panelists:
ROBERT MARKS
Vice President of Basketball Operations, New Jersey Nets
MATT PACE
Counsel, Herrick Feinstein LLP
FERNANDO TAMAYO
International Scouting Coordinator, Boston Red Sox
JOHN VOLPERIAN
Host, "Beyond the Game"


1:00pm-1:45pm - Lunch


1:45-2:45 - Keynote Address
JOHN P. McENROE
Of Counsel, Paul Weiss Rifkind Garrison and Wharton


2:45pm-2:50pm Break


2:50-4:35pm
Panel 3: The Future and Evolutions of Sports Salary Arbitration
Moderator: BETH SCHWARTZ
Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Director of Professional Skills
Panelists:
JESSICA BERMAN
Associate Counsel, National Hockey League
JON R. FETTEROLF
Partner, Williams and Connolly LLP
ADAM LUPION
Senior Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP
MEL SOUTHARD
Principal, Excalibur Sports, Inc.


The symposium is free and open to the public. 6 non-transitional, professional practice
NYS CLE credits are available for $85 ($50 for Fordham Law alumni & public interest attorneys). CLE Credits: 6 non-transitional, professional practice
Contact: CLE Office Telephone: 212 636-6945 Fax: 212 636-6984 Email: cle@law.fordham.edu

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