National Sports Law Institute Fall 2008 Conference

Professional Sports: Current Issues and Their Future Implications

Location: Alumni Memorial Union, Marquette University, 1442 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Please click here for further information on conference site.

Registration: 8 - 9 am

Welcome and Introductions: 9 - 9:10 am

9:00 am - 5:00 pm CONFERENCE PANELS:

Panel: Acquisition, Sale, and Valuation of Sports Franchises: 9:10 - 10:30 am

Panelists:

• Michael Cramer, Clinical Assistant Professor, Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University, New York, NY


• Greg Heller, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta, GA


• Martin Greenberg, Managing Partner, Greenberg & Hoeschen, LLC, Member, Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District, and Chair Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation, Milwaukee, WI

BREAK #1: 10:30 - 10:40 am

Panel: Sports Broadcasting Issues: 10:40 - 12:00 pm

• Moderator: J. Gordon Hylton, Professor, Marquette University Law School and Member, NSLI Board of Advisors, Milwaukee, WI

Panelists:


• Mary K. Braza, Partner and Chair, Sports Industry Team, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI


• Eryn Doherty, Senior Counsel, Labor Relations, Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Los Angeles, CA


• Michael J. Mellis, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, MLB Advanced Media, L.P., New York, NY

LUNCH -- 12 - 1:30 pm

Panel: Playing Facility Issues: 1:30 - 3:10 pm

• Moderator: Matt Parlow, Associate Professor, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI

Panelists:


• Rick Schlesinger, Executive Vice President - Business Operations, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Milwaukee, WI


• Irwin P. Raij, partner, Regulatory Industries Department, member, Public Affairs and Real Estate Practices, and vice chair of the Sports Industry Team, Foley & Lardner, Washington, D.C.


• Kate Jett, Associate Counsel, Texas Rangers Baseball & Dallas Stars Hockey Clubs, Arlington, TX


• Michael Cramer, Clinical Assistant Professor, Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York University, New York, NY

BREAK #2: 3:10 - 3:20 pm

Panel: Potpourri of Hot Topics in Professional Sports: 3:20 - 5:10 pm

Panelists:

• Jim McKeown, Partner, Chair, Antitrust Practice Group, and Member, Sports Industry Team, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI


• Richard H. McLaren, Professor of Law, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, Counsel to McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP, and Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland


• Robert A. Boland, Clinical Assistant Professor of Sports Management, Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management, New York University, New York, NY


• Clark Griffith, Attorney at Law, Clark C. Griffith, P.A., and Commissioner, Northern League of Professional Baseball, Minneapolis, MN

RECEPTION - 5:10 - 7 pm



Continuing Legal Education Credits.

The NSLI will apply for CLE credit to any state for which a conference or seminar attendee seeks credit. However, individual attorneys must pay the fees associated with any applications.