Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium
2010 Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium
Date of Symposium: April 12, 2010
8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law will be hosting its annual Symposium on April 12, 2010, to address current sports and entertainment issues. Specifically, this event will discuss financial and estate planning for athletes and entertainers, consider the bankruptcy and relocation issues related to the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy litigation, and examine the National Football League's Rooney Rule. The Symposium will address these topics in the form of three panels, moderated by Lance T. Eisenberg, Esq., Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, NFLPA Registered Player Financial Advisor, Professor Geoffrey C. Rapp, University of Toledo College of Law, and Professor Charles Sullivan, Seton Hall University School of Law, respectively. Additionally, Lou Lamoriello, CEO, President, and General Manager of the New Jersey Devils, will appear as the Symposium's keynote speaker. 5 CLE credits will be awarded for full day attendance.
FEATURED SPEAKERS include:
PANEL 1: Financial & Estate Planning for Athletes and Entertainers in Turbulent Times
Brian Mackler, NFL Contract Advisor & CPA, Sportstars, Inc.
Andrew Bondarowicz, Esq., NFL Contract Advisor, Aregatta Group
Timothy J. McIlwain, Esq., Partner, McKenna McIlwain, LLP
Courtney Hall, Managing Director, Hillcrest Venture Partners, & former NFL Player
Jim Spanarkel, Financial Advisor and former Duke Basketball Player
PANEL 2: Franchise Bankruptcy & Relocation Rights
James A. Keyte, Esq., Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom, LLP
Professor Marc Edelman, Professor Barry University School of Law and Sports Attorney
Andrew Sroka, Esq., Senior Associate, Brown Rudnick LLP
Hon. Rosemary Gambardella, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
PANEL 3: Equal Opportunity in Coaching: Rooney Rule & Similar Minority Initiatives
Professor Robert Boland, New York University Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management
Robert Talley, Head Football Coach, Stonehill College
Dr. M. Diane Murphy, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Columbia University