Conversation with NSLI Founder Professor Martin Greenberg: College Coaching Contracts: Formation and Termination

On Wednesday, November 20th, at 12 pm, during the last Conversation with Sports Law Program students this semester, National Sports Law Institute founder Professor Martin Greenberg, will discuss his forty years of experience negotiating contracts for college coaches, focusing on some of the controversial and pertinent provisions are in those contracts that students should be aware of.  Students are encouraged to review some of the articles below that Professor Greenberg has published with Program student assistance

• Greenberg, Martin J. and Evrard, A. (2016) Special Report: Athletic Directors, Vol. 26, No. 2 (26 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 736)
• Greenberg, Martin J. and Leibsohn, B. (2014) The Disappearance of a Dinosaur: Reassignment Clauses are Losing Their Footing in College Coaches' Contracts, Vol. 25, No. 1 (25 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 39)
• Greenberg, Martin J. and Gruber, Steven D. (2013) You Get Hired to Get Fired, Vol. 24. No. 1 (24 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 141)
• Greenberg, Martin J. and Paul, Djenane (2013) Coaches' Contracts: Terminating A Coach Without Cause and the Obligation to Mitigate Damages, Vol, 23, No. 2 (23 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 339)
• Greenberg, Martin J. and Smith, Jay S. (2007) A Study of Division I Assistant Football and Mens' Basketball Coaches' Contracts, Vol. 18, No. 1 (18 Marq. Sports. L. Rev. 25)
• Greenberg, Martin J. (2006) Termination of College Coaching Contracts: When Does Adequate Cause to Terminate Exist and Who Determines its Existence?, Vol. 17, No. 1 (17 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 197)
• Greenberg, Martin J. (2001) College Coaching Contracts Revisited: A Practical Perspective, Vol. 12, No. 1 (12 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 127)
• Greenberg, Martin J. (1993) Drafting of Players Contracts & Clauses, Vol. 4, No. 1 (4 Marq. Sports L.J. 51)
• Greenberg, Martin J. (1992) Representation of College Coaches in Contract Negotiations, Vol. 3, No. 1 (3 Marq. Sports L.J. 127)
• Greenberg, Martin J. (1991) College Coaching Contracts: A Practical Perspective, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1 Marq. Sports L.J. 207)

Further information can be found on the Greenberg's Coaching Corner website - https://law.marquette.edu/national-sports-law-institute/greenbergs-coaching-corner.  

The event will start at 12 pm in room 433.  Lunch will be provided.