The law firm of Jackson Lewis will host a webinar on April 24 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST entitled “2018 NCAA Committee on Infractions Cases: A Review, Trends and What to Expect in the Year Ahead.” The firm, which will be represented by Gregg E. Clifton and John G. Long, describes the session…
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National Football League executive and Vanderbilt Board of Trust secretary Adolpho A. Birch III will visit campus for a suite of engaging lectures and activities on April 23-24. The events are part of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series, designed to bring noteworthy experts and alumni to campus for enriching and personalized interactions with the Vanderbilt community.…
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The LEAD1 Association, which represents the athletics directors of the 130 member institutions of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), has recently launched an Internship Program to continue its investment in the future leaders in college sports. The program will look for two individuals with a passion for intercollegiate athletics and provide them with the opportunity…
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Days after Bradley University (BU) unceremoniously banned Peoria Journal Star (PJS) men’s basketball beat writer Dave Reynolds from participating in a media event for the team’s upcoming NCAA tournament appearance, Bradley University and its president — sports law icon Gary Roberts — sought to correct a wrong and diffuse matters. Here’s what led up to the controversy:…
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NCAA President Mark Emmert has promoted Donald Remy, the former Latham & Watkins partner, to chief operating officer of the Association. Remy will serve as second-in-command to Emmert and oversee daily operations of the NCAA national office, allowing Emmert to expand his external engagement role as president. Previously executive vice president for law, policy and…
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The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) held a successful annual conference last month in Philadelphia before more than a hundred members. As its tradition, SRLA made several award presentations, the most prominent of which where the Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award to Professor John Grady of the University of South Carolina and the…
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On April 12, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s Entertainment and Sports Law Association will host its 9th Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium. Every year, C-M Law’s ESLA hosts a Spring Symposium in which attorneys and professionals from around the country discuss emerging legal topics and developments in the entertainment and sports law industry. In its 9th…
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Misericordia University recently awarded tenure and promotion to six members of the faculty, including Joshua D. Winneker, J.D., a sports law professor. Professor Winneker holds a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Muhlenberg College. A member of the faculty since 2013,…
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Its been a great 2019 already for University of South Carolina Professor John Grady. First, the sports law instructor was promoted from associate professor to professor. Then, more recently, he received highest honor one can receive as a member of the Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) at the organization’s annual conference in Philadelphia. Grady…
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The University of Miami’s Entertainment and Sports Law Society and the LL.M. in Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law will host the Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference April 4-5, 2019, at the Donna E. Shalala Center in Coral Gables. Relevant sessions include: “NCAA Amateurism and Pay to Play” on the afternoon of the 4th,…
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