Moderator: Tim Cedrone, Esq.
General Counsel, Lafayette College- SHUL Alumni
WHEN
Seton Hall University will hold its Fifth Annual Sports Law Symposium on Thursday,
Februrary 27, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
WHERE
Seton Hall University School of Law, One Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102 in the 5th
Floor Faculty Library. Registration required.
CLE CREDIT
Attendees are eligible for 5 NJ CLE credits including 4 general + 1 ethics (NY CLE credits can be awarded by reciprocity) or 4 PA CLE credits which includes 3 substantive + 1 ethics credits.
TARGET AUDIENCE
All law students, all practicing attorneys, all people who love sports and want to
learn more about how it functions as a business. Register below.
COST TO ATTEND
All students and faculty are complimentary (regardless of school affiliation).
DESCRIPTION
The theme for this year’s Symposium is Going Inside the Deal: The Art & Science of Negotiating, Structuring, and Managing
Complex Contracts.
We hope to explore this topic in four panels: Structuring a Name, Image, and Likeness
Agreement for a Collegiate Athlete or Influencer; Negotiating a Player or Coaching
Agreement in Sports; Inside a Facility or Sponsorship Agreement; and Inside a Facility
or Sponsorship Agreement. Going Inside the Deal: is a program that examines four topical
subjects in sports in four panels of experienced professionals by a closer examination
of key deal and negotiating points in the contracts that relate to these subjects
that include: Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL); player or coaching contracts;
arena or league endorsement deals including stadium naming rights. Everyone knows
something about each of these but most don’t have insight into what’s included in
these complex contracts including the ethical issues that can arise when deals go
bad.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact Matilda McDougall at 973-642-8721 or [email protected]
Agenda. All times are listed in Eastern Time.
10:00 - 11:05 am
Structuring a Name, Image, and Likeness Agreement for a Collegiate Athlete or Influencer
Moderator: Tim Cedrone, Esq.
General Counsel, Lafayette College- SHUL Alumni
Ariana Gonzalez, Esq.
Legal Counsel, Wasserman- SHUL Alumn
Bart Lambergman, Esq.
General Counsel FBS Athletic Directors Association
Jason Belzer, Esq.
Founder SANIL
Khalil Wilkes, Esq.
Legal & Business Affairs, WME Sports
Kassandra Ramsey
Founder, The Law Office of Kassandra Ramsey, P.L.L.C
11:05 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:30
Negotiating a Player or Coaching Agreement in Sports
Moderator: Drew Jacobs, Esq.
Founder & Managing Attorney, Jacobs Counsel Law
William Deni, Esq.
Partner Gibbons LLC, SHUL Alumni
Charles Grantham,
Director of the Center for Sports Management, Seton Hall University, former Executive Director National Basketball League Players Association
David Pepe,
Partner Wilentz, Baseball Agent, SHUL Alumni
Bennett Speyer, Esq.
Partner and Chair of Hospitality, Leisure and Sports, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick
12:30 - 1:00 pm
1:00-1:30 pm
Private Equity & The Future of College Athletic Business
Robert A. Boland
Assistant Professor of Law - Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment and Sports Law, Seton Hall Law
Jason Belzer, Esq.
Founder SANIL
1:35 - 2:40
Inside a Facility or Sponsorship Agreement
Amber Osterbrink, Esq.
Judicial Law Clerk, SHUL Alumni
Peter Honig,
VP Brands and Properties Wasserman, President of Consulting & Strategy, CSM
Joe Nahra, Esq.
Vice President & General Counsel, Oak View Group
Mark Stefanacci, Esq.
Senior VP & General Counsel, MetLife Stadium, SHUL Alumni
Leonard DeLuca
Instructor of Sport Management, Stillman School of Business
2:40 - 3:00
3:00 - 4:00
The Ethics of the Deal
Moderator: Robert Boland, Esq.
Professor, Seton Hall University Law School
Jodi Balsam, Esq.,
Professor, Brooklyn Law
Andrew Bondarowicz, Esq.,
Professor, Rutgers Law School
Professor Marc Edelman, Esq.
Baruch University, Zicklin School of Business, Fordham Law School
Daniel Lust, Esq.
Professor, New York Law School
4:00
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