Agenda

Thursday, May 12, 2022

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Breaking into the Sports Law Industry

Moderator:

Adarsh Annamaneni, Litigation Associate, Winstead PC

Panelists:

Torrey Feldman, Legal Counsel for Sports & Culture Marketing, Adidas
Brandon Leopoldus, Founder, Leopoldus Law
Wendy Li, Associate Counsel, BSE Global
Leilyn Miles, Intern, Arizona Diamondbacks

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Networking Reception

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm

SLA 2022 Annual Conference Welcome
Allison Rich, SLA President
Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator (SWA), Princeton University

Naima Starks, 2022 Annual Conference Program Chair
Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Varsity Brands

Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim, Chief Equity Officer & Executive Director
Mayor's Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) ,City of Atlanta

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

An Overview of Recent Legal Developments in Sports

Panelists:

Gabe Feldman, Sher Garner Professor of Sports Law and Paul and Abram B. Barron Professor of Law, Tulane Law School; Director, Tulane Sports Law Program; Associate Provost for NCAA Compliance; Co-Director, Tulane Center for Sport Tulane University; Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport; Labor Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

Matthew Mitten, Professor of Law and Executive Director, National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI; Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland, SLA Past President

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

General Counsels' Forum

Moderator:

Abraham Madkour, Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal, Sports Business Daily/Global

Panelists:

Scott Bearby, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, NCAA
William Daly, General Counsel, NHL
Sarah Horvitz, Senior Vice President & Head Counsel, Business and Technology, MLB
Chris McCleary, General Counsel, USOPC
Dan Rube, Deputy General Counsel, NBA

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Refreshment Break
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3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Presentation to the Sports Lawyers Associations 2022 Philanthropic Recipient
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3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Executive Directors' Forum

Moderator:

Abraham Madkour, Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal, Sports Business Daily/Global

Panelists:

Steven Fehr, Special Counsel, NHLPA
Bruce Meyer, Senior Director, Collective Bargaining and Legal, MLBPA
Teri Smith, Chief Operating Officer, NFLPA
Tamika L. Tremaglio, Executive Director, NBAPA

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

TIME FOR IX: Celebrate, Examine and Engage in the Next 50 Years of Title IX

Moderator:

Shira Springer, Sports Journalist and Lecturer

Panelists:

Jessica Gelman, CEO, Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR)
Elana Meyers Taylor, American Olympic Bobsledder
LaChina Robinson, Sports Analyst, ESPN

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

SLA After Hours: Cocktails and Conversation
Join us for our After-Hours Lounge, for our customary multidisciplinary discussion on emerging sport and entertainment issues and opportunities.

 

A Candid Conversation Around the Meaning of Equity

Panelists:

Joel Alvarado, Vice President of Strategy and Engagement, Partnership for Southern Equity
Woodie Dixon, Jr. General Counsel, Chegg
Shamis Beckley, Partner, Cooley LLP
Lindsay Jenkins, Partner, Cooley LLP
Michael Sheetz, Partner, Cooley LLP

 

Sports Law "The Ocho" – Nontraditional Career Paths and Legal Issues

Moderators:

Brendan Dolan, Global Marketing Counsel, Enterprise Holdings
Gregg Clifton, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Panelists:

Megan Mattson, Operations Counsel, WTA
Kate Porter, Partner, VelaWood
Sherrod Seward, Sherrod Sports Visas
Aalok Sharma, Partner, Stinson LLP
Patrick Reilly, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

 

Teaching Sports Law with a Twist

Panelists:

Peter Goplerud, Dean & Professor of Law, Florida Coastal School of Law
Jayma Meyer, Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett: Visiting Clinical Professor, Indiana University
Warren Zola, Carroll School of Management, Boston College

Friday, May 13, 2022

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast

7:30 am – 8:30 am

New Member Breakfast

8:30 am – 10:30 am

Dancing with the Athlete – The Dance of the Ethical Lawyer

Moderator:

Mary K. Braza, Retired Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP

Panelist:

Justice Charles J. Bethel, Supreme Court of Georgia
Paula Fredrick, General Counsel, Georgia State Bar

Contributors:

Bobby Hacker, Principal, Robert A. Hacker
Leigh Hawley, General Counsel, USA Skateboarding
Stephanie Jarvis, Founder, SJarvis Consulting and Faculty Member, Arizona State University College of Law
Pam Lester, Lester Sports and Entertainment, Inc
Norm Wain, General Counsel/Chief of Business Affairs, USA Track & Field
Bob Wallace, Chair, Sports Law Group, Thompson Coburn LLP

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Refreshment Break
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10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Being the Only One

Moderator:

Woodie Dixon, Jr., General Counsel, Chegg Inc.

Panelists:

Billy Bean, SVP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion & Special Assistant to the Commissioner, MLB
Jessica Berman, Commissioner, National Women's Soccer League
Caren Ulrich Stacy, CEO, Diversity Lab

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Join us for lunch and an informal discussion from the “Client’s Perspective”

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Athlete Advocacy and Activism

Moderator:

Layth Gafoor, Managing Partner, Lucentem Sports & Entertainment Law P.C.

Panelists:

Audie Attar, Founder, Paradigm Sports Management
Leonard N. Moore, George Littlefield Professor of American History at the University of Texas at Austin and Author; Teaching Black History to White People
Maggie Ntim, Founder, Trinity3 Agency, LLC

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm

NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor Session

Panelists:

Tom DePaso, General Counsel, NFLPA, Washington, DC
Ned Ehrlich, Associate General Counsel, NFLPA, Washington, DC
Mark Levin, Director, Salary Cap | Agent Administration

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Insider Perspectives from Behind the Scenes at the Olympic Games

Moderator:

Maidie Oliveau, Counsel, Arent Fox Schiff LLP

Panelists:

Jeff Benz, CAS Arbitrator for the Beijing Ad Hoc Division
Michael Lenard, OLY, President of CAS Tokyo and Beijing Ad Hoc Divisions
Chris McCleary, General Counsel, USPOC

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Gender Equity in eSports

Moderator:

Bobby Hacker, Principal, Robert A. Hacker

Panelists:

Tammy Brandt, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Business and Legal Affairs, FeZe Clan
Irene Scholl-Tatevosyan, Senior Associate, Nixon Peabody
Allison Rothman, Founding Partner, Morrison Rothman

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Refreshment Break
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Breakout Session #1

Session A: Is Negotiation Really About the Win-Win?

Moderator:

Pam Lester, Lester Sports and Entertainment, Inc

Panelists:

Layth Gafoor, Managing Partner, Lucentem Sports & Entertainment Law P.C.
Mori Taheripour, Faculty, The Wharton School and CEO, MT Global Strategies

 

Session B: Minor League Baseball Labor and Restructuring Legal Issues

Moderator:

Jeremi Duru, Professor, American University Washington College of Law

Panelists:

Tan Boston, Professor, Northern Kentucky University
Han Lee, President and CEO, Global Sporting Integration (GSI)
Harry Marino, Executive Director, Advocates for Minor Leaguers
Scott Poley, President and General Counsel, Minor League Baseball

 

Session C: OTT: Legal Issues in Direct-to-Consumer Business Models

Panelists:

Lauren Estrin, Attorney, Turner Sports
Kevin Glidewell, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Turner Sports
Steven B. Smith, Managing Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Chris Sulfaro, Senior Legal Counsel, Twitter

 

Session D: Who Can Play? The Battle over Transgender Athlete Participation in Sports

Moderator:

Gabe Feldman, Sher Garner Professor of Sports Law and Paul and Abram B. Barron Professor of Law, Tulane Law School; Director, Tulane Sports Law Program; Associate Provost for NCAA Compliance; Co-Director, Tulane Center for Sport Tulane University; Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport; Labor Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

Panelists:

Ashland Johnson, President & Founder, The Inclusion Playbook
Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Chris Mosier, Hall of Fame Triathlete, All-American Duathlete, National Champion Race Walker and Transgender Advocate

 

Session E: Sports Marketing is Dead

Panelists:

Ahmed Ismail, Co-Founder of Hxouse Labs
Audie Attar, Founder, Paradigm Sport Management

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Breakout Session #2
(Same Topics and Rooms as Previous Session)

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

President’s Reception

Saturday, May 14, 2022

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:30 am

Women in the SLA Breakfast
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8:30 am – 9:30 am

International Committee Breakfast

9:30 am – 11:00 am

The Sky Didn't Fall: Impacts of the Legalization of NIL One Year Later

Moderator:

Debbie Spander, President, Insight Sports Advisors

Panelists:

Tim Brogdan, Assistant Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Brand Development & Strategy, University of Miami
Curtis Franks, Senior Legal Counsel and head of Global Marketing Procurement, Coca Cola Companies
Maddie Salamone, Attorney & Advocate, Orlando, FL

11:00 am – 11:15 am

Refreshment Break

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Sports Digital & Blockchain Roundup: Mobile Sports Betting, Tradeable Digital Products, and Cryptocurrency

Moderator:

Jeffrey B. Gewirtz, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, BSE Global

Panelists:

Brad Fischer, Senior Associate, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
J. Dax Hansen, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP and Lead: Payments/Money Transfer, Fintech Industry Group
Sandra Douglass Morgan, Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, Immediate Past Chair, Nevada Gaming Control Board
Katie Peters, Senior Vice President of Public Policy, FanDuel
James Williams, Partner, Arent Fox Schiff LLP and Chair, Arent Fox Schiff Crypto Practice

12:15 pm

Conference Adjourns

 

CLE/CPE CREDIT SUMMARY 50 min states 60 min states
Thursday, May 12 7.8 6.5
Friday, May 13 8.7 6.5
Saturday, May 14 3.0 2.5
975 Total Minutes of Instruction (awarded credits may vary from state to state) 19.50 16.25

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