Seton Hall University School of Law

Journal of SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW

Seton Hall University School of Law, Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law

Presents

The 2008 Seton Hall Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium:

From the Arena to the Streets - The Pressures Placed on Athletes,

Entertainers, and Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

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TOPICS AND SPEAKERS*:

Keynote Speaker:

    TBD: Possibilities include Michael Strahan,* former New York Giants player; Mike Tannenbaum,* General Manager of

    the New York Jets; Terry Bradway,* Senior Personnel Executive of the New York Jets
 

Panel 1: Constructing and Operating Sport and Entertainment Facilities

    Description:

   This panel will explore the legal and business issues related to constructing and operating public and private facilities.

   Moderator:

   Professor Mark Conrad (Biography)

    Associate Professor of Business Law

    Fordham University

   Panelists:

   Mark Stefanacci (Biography)
    Chief Operating Officer and Legal Counsel

    New Jersey Sports & Exhibition Authority

   Andrew Lee

    General Counsel

    New York Jets

   Philip Weinberg

    Executive Vice President and General Counsel

    Comcast-Spectacor, LP

   Michael Rowe*

    President and CEO

    Positive Impact, Inc. (sports and entertainment facility consultants)

Panel 2: Health of Professional Athletes and Obligations to Perform

   Description:

   This panel will explore legal issues related to the tension between athletes' obligations to play the game and to tend to serious

    injuries such as concussions.

   Moderator:

   John Kettle*

    Professor of Entertainment Law, Copyright & Trademark, and Advanced Intellectual Property

    Rutgers-Newark Law School, Moderator

   Panelists:

   Leonard Marshall  (Biography)

    Former football player

    New York Giants

   Roger Abrams (Biography)

    Professor

    Northeastern University School of Law

   Michael Weiner (Biography)

    General Counsel

    Major League Baseball Players Association

   Dr. Eugene Hession (Biography)

    New Jersey Spine Group LLC

    Former Team Chiropractic Physician for the New York Giants

   Wayne Chrebet*

    Former football player

    New York Jets

Panel 3: Entertainers' and Athletes' Conduct Unrelated to Their Employment

   Description:

   This panel will explore legal issues related to how socially unacceptable conduct that occurs outside talent's business

    obligations impacts his/her contractual duties and success.

   Moderator:

   Scott Shagin

    Adjunct Professor, Entertainment Lawyer, and Music Manager

    Seton Hall University School of Law, Moderator

   Panelists:

   Christopher Brian Bridges (a.k.a. Ludacris)*

    Three-time Grammy Award winning rapper and actor

   David H. Johnson*

    Chairman and CEO, former Executive Vice President and General Counsel

    Warner Music Group

   Fernando M. Pinguelo (Biography)

    Partner and Chair of the Entertainment Law Group

    Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, PA

   Rick Karcher (Biography)

    Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law and Sports

    Florida Coastal School of Law

   Marc Edelman (Biography)

    Visiting Professor and Attorney

    Rutgers-Camden Law School

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* The list of participating panelists, as well as other information regarding the Symposium, is subject to change. An (*) indicates that the speaker has tentatively committed to participate, has not been able to determine availability, or is in the process of being contacted.

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REGISTRATION AND COST:

A registration webpage will be available in late summer; however, those interested in registering now may send confirmation of attendance to sportslaw@shu.edu.  Please register soon as space is limited.

The Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law does not currently plan on charging an admission fee except for those individuals seeking to earn Continuing Legal Education credits for attendance.  The cost of attendance for those individuals has not been set.  Please check back soon for final details.

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OTHER INFORMATION:

Location: Seton Hall Law School, One Newark Center, Newark, NJ (Directions)

Time: The Symposium is tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM and conclude in the afternoon or early evening.  Lunch is included.

For more information, please contact Tim Cedrone, Symposium Editor, at sportslaw@shu.edu.

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PUBLICATION:

The Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law will be publishing a transcript of the proceedings and relevant articles during the spring of 2009 in Volume 19, Issue 2. 

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PAST SYMPOSIA:

The Uniform Athlete Agents Act (Transcript located in Volume 13, Number 2).

Sports Card Trading and Collectibles (Transcript located in Volume 13, Number 1).

Boxing at the Crossroads (Transcript located in Volume 11, Number 1).

Maintaining the Athlete in the Student-Athlete (Transcript located in Volume 6, Number 2).

Observations on the World of Sports in the 1990's (Transcript located in Volume 1, Number 1).