Hot Topics in Sports Law and Business
Friday, October 21, 2011
Marquette University Law School, Eckstein Hall, Appellate Courtroom, room 144
9 – 10:30 AM
Panel #1: Hot Topics in Collegiate Athletics
MODERATOR
- Brent Moberg, Director of Compliance, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, and member, National Sports Law Institute’s Sports Law Alumni Association
PARTICIPANTS
- Richard J. Evrard, Member; Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Overland Park, KS
- Topic: Anatomy of an NCAA Infractions Case: Lessons to be Learned
- Josephine (Jo) Potuto, Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, NB
- Topic: Let the Punishment Fit the Violation, OR, A Review of the Penalty Structure of the Committee on Infractions
- Donald Remy, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN, and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Topic: Litigation Trends: An Analysis of the Last Decade
- Joe D'Antonio, Jr.,Esq., Senior Associate Commissioner (Compliance & Governance), Big East Conference, Providence, RI
- Topic: The Changing Landscape of the NCAA's Men's Basketball Recruiting Rules as well as a Brief Explanation of the NCAA Governance Process That Will Be Used to Potentially Implement These Changes
10:30 – 10:40 am BREAK
10:40 am – 12:10 pm
Panel #2: Hot Topics in Olympic Sports and Doping Issues
MODERATOR
- Maureen Arellano Weston, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law, Pepperdine University, School of Law, Malibu, CA, and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
PARTICIPANTS
- Richard McLaren, Professor of Law & Interim Dean, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Counsel to McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP; and Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland; and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Topic: The Osaka Rule Decision
- Topic: The Osaka Rule Decision
- Travis Thompson Tygart, CEO, The United States Anti-Doping Agency, Colorado Springs, CO
- Topic: How the Win-At-All Costs Culture Is Destroying Amateur Sports
- Michael Straubel, Professor of Law and Director, Sports Law Clinic, Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, IN
- Topic: (1) The IOC Six Month Rule, (2) Biological Passports, and (3) Gender Verification
- Jill Pilgrim, Principal & Business Counsel, Precise Advisory Group, Miami, FL and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Topic: Olympic Team Selection Disputes
12:10 – 1:30 PM Lunch, Eckstein Hall Conference Center, room 433
Luncheon Keynote
- Martin J. Greenberg, Managing Member, Law Office of Martin J. Greenberg, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Founder, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School; member, NSLI Board of Advisors; and Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School
Panel #3: Hot Topics in Professional Sports
1:30 – 2:40 pm
Part One: Labor and Antitrust Issues
MODERATOR
- Matthew J. Mitten, Professor of Law and Director, National Sports Law Institute and LL.M. in Sports Law Program for Foreign Lawyers, Milwaukee, WI
PARTICIPANTS
- Jim McKeown, Partner and Chair, Antitrust Practice Group, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI, and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Topic: A Historic Look at the Labor Law Exemptions to the Application of Antitrust Law to Professional Sports
- Clark Griffith, Attorney at Law, Clark C. Griffith, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Topic: Why Pro Athletes Unionize
- Topic: Why Pro Athletes Unionize
- Phoebe Williams, Associate Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI, and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
- Topic: Selected Labor Law Issues Raised During Recent Negotiations of Professional Sports Teams (Football and Basketball)
2:40 – 2:50 pm BREAK
2:50 – 4:00 pm
Part Two: Business and Bankruptcy Issues
MODERATOR
- J. Gordon Hylton, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI, and member, NSLI Board of Advisors
PARTICIPANTS
- Greg Heller, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta, GA, and member, National Sports Law Institute’s Sports Law Alumni Association and NSLI Board of Advisors
- Topic: Best Practices For Stadium Special Events (Including Use of Stadium for post-game concerts, movie filming and ancillary sporting events)
- Kevin Schulz, Partner and Member, Sports Industry Team and Transactional & Securities, Commercial Transactions & Business Counseling and International Practices, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, WI
- Topic: Bankruptcy as a Tool (or an Impediment) for the Sale of a Professional Sports Franchise
- Michael Copeland, Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Football League, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Topic: Practical Business Implications of a Team Bankruptcy
4:00 – 4:10 pm BREAK
4:10 – 5:20 pm
Panel #4: Hot Topics in Gender Equity Law
MODERATOR:
- Paul M. Anderson, Associate Director, National Sports Law Institute; Adjunct Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI; Chair and Founder, National Sports Law Institute’s Sports Law Alumni Association; and Chair, Sports & Entertainment Law Section, State Bar of Wisconsin
PARTICIPANTS
- Erin E. Buzuvis, Professor of Law, Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, MA
- Topic: Title IX Beyond the Three-Part Test
- Barbara Osborne, Associate Professor, Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina; Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law; Of Counsel, Collegiate Sports Practice, Ice Miller, LLP, Indianapolis, IN
- Topic: The April 4, 2011, Dear Colleague Letter as a Significant GuidanceDocument and the Implications for High School and College Athletics Administrators
- Deborah Brake, Professor of Law and Distinguished Faculty Scholar, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Topic: Moving Beyond Title IX’s Sex Discrimination Framework to Keep Coach-Athlete Relationships in Bounds
5:00 – 7:00 pm Conference Reception, Eckstein Hall Zilbur Forum
