About this Event
Please join the Brooklyn Entertainment & Sports Law Society (BESLS) on Friday, November 6th for our sixth annual Sports Law Symposium.
The symposium theme is “Game On: The Next Era of Sports Law," and will feature three panels and a keynote conversation.
8:45 AM CLE Sign-in and Complimentary Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome and Introductory Remarks
The subsequent three panels will focus on the following topics:
9:30-10:30 AM
(1) College Athletes as Employees
Panelists:
· Zach Alexander, Associate, Winston Taylor
· Brandon Copeland, Co-Founder, Athletes.org
· Marc Edelman, Tenured Professor of Law & Director of Sports Ethics, Baruch College
· Payton Sorci, Associate Counsel, LIFT Management
Moderator: Brendan Duggan, Associate, Sheppard Mullin
10:45-11:45 AM
(2) Prime Time: Sports Broadcasting and Media Rights
Panelists:
· Meeka Bondy, Founder & Principal, Meeka J. Bondy, PLLC
· Len Elmore, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Sports Management, Columbia University
· Derek Heuzey, General Counsel, YES Network
· Ian Sigalow, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment
Moderator: Zachary Calo, Professor of Law, Touro Law School
12:00-1:00 PM
(3) Capitalizing on Women’s Sports
Panelists:
· Matt Carpenter-Dennis, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
· Kori Clanton, Vice President & Senior Counsel, OneTeam Partners
· Camil Sanchez-Palumbo, Director and Legal Counsel, National Women’s Soccer League
Moderator: Rebecca Darin Goldberg, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Following the three panels we will break for lunch, followed by a Keynote Conversation.
1:00-1:50 PM Complimentary Lunch
2:00-3:00 PM
Keynote Speaker:
Bruce Meyer Interim Executive Director, Major League Baseball Players Association, in conversation with Professor Jodi Balsam.
This is a CLE Accredited Event
Transportation:
The symposium will take place in the Subotnick Center at Brooklyn Law School, 1 or 2 stops from Manhattan on the A/C/F/N/W/R/2/3/4/5 lines.
Admission Tickets:
All attendees are free.
Questions:
Please email [email protected]
Event venue & nearby stays
Brooklyn Law School, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, United States
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