I'm pleased to be joining Rick as a participant in this year's Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium, which will be held on Friday March 13th and Saturday, March 14th at the law school.
The symposium, which is hosted by the Harvard Law School Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law, is in honor of Harvard Law School Professor Paul Weiler, one of the founders of U.S. sports law and the person who may deserve more credit for the growth of sports law than any other legal scholar.
The symposium's subject matter is "Resiting the Recession: Growth Opportunities for Sports in an Economic Downturn."
The event is open to the public, and details can be read at this link. In addition, Harvard Law School 3L Megha Parekh -- the sports co-chair of the Committee -- can be contacted with questions at mparekh[at]jd09.law.harvard.edu.
Here are some of the detiails:
Friday, March 13, 2009 – 5 pm
Harvard Law School, Langdell North
The “New Stadiums” panel, moderated by Professor Peter Carfagna, will focus on the new stadiums that have been built recently, the difficulties teams face in financing stadiums, the use of public monies, and other issues associated with the development and leasing of sports venues.
Moderator:
Peter Carfagna
Partner, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP (Cleveland, OH)
Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
Panelists:
Derek Jackson
Vice President & General Counsel
Florida Marlins
Damon Jones
Vice President / Club Counsel
Washington Nationals
Andy Lee
Former General Counsel
New York Jets
Mike Lufrano
Senior Vice President, Community Affairs/General Counsel
Chicago Cubs
Allan G. Mutchnik
Partner
Skadden, Arps (Los Angeles)
Saturday, March 14, 2009 – 10:30 am
Harvard Law School, Langdell North
The “New Media” panel, moderated by Professor Rick Karcher, will cover how sports leagues and teams exploit new media and fantasy sports to generate revenues.
Moderator:
Rick Karcher
Florida Coastal School of Law
Panelists:
Bob Bowman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Major League Baseball Advanced Media LP
Frank Hawkins
Partner
Scalar Media
Mike Mellis
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Major League Baseball Advanced Media LP
Bryan Perez
Senior Vice President and General Manager
NBA Digital
Michael Zarren
Assistant Executive Director of Basketball Operations/Associate Counsel
Boston Celtics
Saturday, March 14, 2009 – 2 pm
Harvard Law School, Langdell North
The “New Markets” panel, moderated by Professor Mike McCann, will cover how sports leagues choose which markets to reach, the legal challenges associated with expansion into new markets, and how leagues approach branding and marketing their sport domestically and abroad.
Moderator:
Michael McCann
Associate Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
Legal Analyst and Si.com Columnist, Sports Illustrated
Co-Founder, Harvard Law School Project on Law and Mind Sciences
Panelists:
Rob Friedrich
NBA China
Eric Nyquist
Vice President, Strategic Operations
NASCAR
Jon Oram
Partner
Proskauer Rose
Jim Renacci
Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee
Arena Football League
Keynote speakers include Andrew Zimbalist (economics professor at Smith College and rewnowed sports business expert) and Jeff Pash (NFL's Executive VP and General Counsell)
It should be a great event.
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