Schedule

The Dark Side of Sports and Entertainment Law

September 7, 2012

*** This event has been approved for 6.25 hours of CLE credit, including 1.5 hour of ethics credit. Registration for CLE credits will be available at the Symposium.

8:30-9:00 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast

9:00-9:15 a.m. – Opening

Speakers: Professor David Sokolow, Mr. Tristan Griffin

9:15-10:45 a.m. – Coaching Affairs: Coaches in Trouble with the Law, the NCAA, and their Universities.

Panel: Moderator: Mr. Jason Belzer, Panelists: Mr. Holt Hackney, Mr. Darren Heitner, Professor Theodore Curtis

10:45-10:55 a.m. – Break

10:55-11:55 a.m.  – Morals, Disparagement, and Performance Clauses: Addressing Immoral and Problematic Behavior in the Endorsement and Talent Services Context

Speaker: Mr. Christopher Chase

11:55-1:05 p.m – Lunch

1:05-2:05 p.m. – Fixing the Game: Sports Betting and the Law

Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey Standen

2:05-2:15 p.m. – Break

2:15-3:45 p.m. – Head Cases: Long-Term Tort Implications of Professional Sports

Panelists: Mr. Darren Heitner, Ms. Carla Varialle, Mr. Derek Muller

3:45-4:00 p.m. – Closing

Speakers: Professor David Sokolow, Mr. Tristan Griffin