Feldman to Discuss College Athletes’ Amateurism at Knight Commission

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Tulane Law Professor Gabe Feldman was among those sports law experts who shared his legal expertise before the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics May 10 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.gfeldman(1)

Feldman, director of Tulane’s Sports Law Program and the university’s associate provost for NCAA compliance, discussed ongoing issues involving amateurism and the use of college athletes’ names and images.

Read his white paper proposing some kinds of non-game-related payments.

Feldman has been frequently called on to explain and interpret litigation raising antitrust and other issues surrounding whether college athletes should receive a share of the revenue generated when their games are broadcast on television or their images are used in video games.

Ammon Quoted in Article about CSC-Houston Incident

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Dr. Robin Ammon, Chair of the Division of Kinesiology and Sport Science at the University of South Dakota, has been following the crowd management space and what can be done when things get out of hand for decades.

He was quoted last winter in “University of Houston Severs Ties with CSC After Fans Are ‘Punched’ and ‘Tackled’; Legal Expert Weighs In,” which appeared in Sports Litigation Alert.

He noted that the “storming” or “rushing” of a field (or basketball court for that matter) “is an example of what we call a crush. A crush is when fans or spectators rush toward something of perceived value (a goal post, a famous athlete/entertainer etc.). The opposite would be a stampede. A stampede occurs when fans rush away from something of perceived danger i.e. someone with a weapon or an approaching storm.”

(He went on to elaborate in the article, which appeared in Sports Litigation Alert.)

Sports Law Attorney Writes About Blackhawks Case

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By Scott A. Andresen, Andresen & Associates, P.C.

It’s almost as ubiquitous as it is irritating that trips to the local sporting venue are sullied when a nearby spectator figuratively becomes a pain in the neck when exhibiting an alcohol-induced lack of manners and decorum. For one fan at last year’s May 23rd Chicago Blackhawks playoff victory over the Anaheim Ducks, the pain went from figurative to literal when an allegedly over-served fan failed in his attempt to defy the laws of gravity.Andresen

In a complaint filed on April 7, 2016 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,[1] plaintiff John Cook alleged causes of action under the Illinois dram shop statute and for negligence against the Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Club, At Your Service, United Center Joint Venture and Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership. The complaint alleges that, while attending the May 23rd Blackhawks-Ducks game … (the full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert)

Sports Lawyer Gene Egdorf Changes Firms, Joins Williams Kherkher

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Gene R. Egdorf, a trail-blazing plaintiff’s attorney, who has represented countless student athletes in negligence cases involving concussion, sickle cell, dehydration, and health-related conditions, has joined the Houston firm of Williams Kherkker. Besides the traditional law firm setting, he has also served as Vice President and General Counsel for ETL Associates, Inc., one of the nation’s most respected corporations egdorfdevoted solely to the representation and management of professional athletes. Egdorf attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his undergraduate degree with honors. He then earned his law degree the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and graduated with honors.

Sports Law Expert – the Kickoff

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Welcome to the Sports Law Expert blog, a media outlet designed to communicate the availability of sports law experts to the legal community.

One of the blog’s goals is to share news and insights about sports law experts, whether they are attorneys or expert witness, that will help you the lawyer make the best possible decision about who you want to retain.

We will do this by interviewing sports law experts as well as reporting on their speaking engagements and bylined articles. Please inquire if you would like to contribute a blog post. We are looking for posts that are relevant to those who make a living as expert witnesses and sports law attorneys that have a proven legal expertise in a segment of the sports industry.

The publisher of this post is Holt Hackney of Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals. Hackney is also the former editor of The Examining Expert and The Testifying Expert, two newsletters published by LRP Publications.

Sports Law Legal Experts

Sports Law Expert

Paul M. Anderson
Expertise: Sports Law, Youth, High School, Collegiate and Recreational Sport, Legal Research, Civil Rights and Title IX, Facility Leasing and Agreements
(414)288-5816
Director, National Sports Law Institute and Sports Law program and
Professor, Marquette University Law School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Scott A. Andresen, Esq.
Expertise: Sports Law, Licensing and Sponsorships, Trademark and Copyright, Team/League Operations and Management, Corporation Formation
(773) 572-6049
Andresen & Associates, P.C. (Owner-Attorney); Northwestern University (Professor, Masters of Sports Administration Program)

Robin Ammon, Ed.D.
Expertise: Premise liability/risk management/crowd management
University of South Dakota
(724) 421-7407

Peter A. Carfagna
Expertise: Sports Law, Sports Marketing, Sports Investments, Team and League Operations, Licensing and Sponsorship Agreements, Sports-Related Premises Liability, Intellectual Property, Risk Management, Corporate Formation
(216) 685-1439
Magis, LLC (Founder), Former Chief Legal Officer of IMG Group of Companies (1994-2005), Harvard Law School (Covington Burling Distinguished Visitor/Visiting Lecturer in Sports Law since 2006), Great Lakes Sports and Entertainment Law Academy — joint program between Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Case Western Reserve School of Law (Co-Director since 2012)

Walter Champion
Expertise: Sports Ethics, Daily Fantasy Sports
281-704-7454
George Foreman Professor of Sports and Entertainment Law
Texas Southern University School of Law

Mark Conrad
Expertise: intellectual property, contracts, ethics and governance
Associate Professor, Legal and Ethical Studies, Schools of Business, Fordham University (New York); adjunct lecturer, Sports Law, Sports Management Program, Columbia University (New York)

Eugene Egdorf, Esq.
Expertise: Education, Wrongful Death, and Concussion
(877) 958-7920
Shrader & Associates L.L.P.

Timothy Liam Epstein, Esq.
Expertise: Disappointment Lawsuits, Multipliers and Similar Measures in High School Sports, Injuries on the Athletic Field, Sports Venue Construction, Sports Venue Liability.
312-263-8603
Duggan Bertsch, LLC
Adjuncts Professor of Law – Loyola University Chicago School of Law (Sports & Entertainment Law)

Jeremy M. Evans, Esq.
Expertise: Contract Drafting, Negotiations, Licensing, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyrights, Administrative Hearings, Business Representation and Advice, Business Formation, and General Counsel Services.
213-545-1332
California Sports Lawyer
Director, Center for Sports Law & Policy
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Gabe Feldman
Expertise: Antitrust, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Sports Injuries, Contracts, Negotiation and Mediation.
(202) 441-6280
Associate Professor, Tulane Law School
Director, Tulane Sports Law Program
Associate Provost for NCAA Compliance, Tulane University
Mediator and Arbitrator, MAPS

Gil Fried & Assoc., LLC
Expertise: crowd management, spectator safety, facility safety, dram shop, facility security
University of New Haven
(860) 233-2429

Joshua A. Gordon
Expertise: Sports Law, Sports Conflict, Negotiation, Sports Marketing, Mediation, Sports Business, Assessment, Sports Ombuds, Hazing and Bullying, Crises Management
(541) 887-0724 (SCI) | jgordon@sportsconflict.org
(541) 346-1634 (UO) | jgordon9@uoregon.edu
University of Oregon
Sports Conflict Institute

Paul J. Greene, Esq.
Expertise: Sports Arbitration and Litigation, Anti-Doping, Team Selection, Eligibility, SafeSport, Governance, Intellectual Property/Right of Publicity, Crisis Management, Sports Regulation
(207) 747-5899
Global Sports Advocates

Jordan Kobritz, JD, CPA
Expertise:  Professional Sports, Sports Business, Sports Law. 928-925-1114
Former owner of Minor League Baseball teams.  Investor in and Senior Advisor to Caribbean Baseball Initiative, LP, owner of two MiLB clubs
Professor, Masters in Sport Management, SUNY Cortland

Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D.
Expertise: Gender Equity, Athletics Program Management
(516) 380-1213
Sports Management Resources

Michael Lysko
Expertise: sports marketing, sponsorship, branding
214-507-8777
Southern Methodist University

Douglas N. Masters, Esq.
Expertise: Advertising and Promotions, Emerging Media, IP and Entertainment Litigation, Intellectual Property, Trademarks and Copyrights, Sports
(312) 464-3144
Loeb & Loeb LLP

Steve McKelvey, J.D.
Expertise: Ambush Marketing, Trademark Law, Right of Publicity, Sport Marketing & Sponsorship, Athlete Representation
413-545-5066
Associate Professor, Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management
Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Merry Moiseichik, ReD, J.D.
Expertise: playground, facility risk management
University of Arkansas

Barbara Osborne, J.D.
Expertise: Gender Discrimination, Title IX, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Student-Athlete Pregnancy; Legal Issues in College Sport
919-962-5173
University of North Carolina

John Pinkman
Expertise: Comprehension of Current Standard of Care, Investigation of Historical Patterns of Player Management, and Extensive Product Knowledge and Appropriate Use
703-725-3873
Pinkman Baseball (founder). For more than 25 years Mr. Pinkman has enjoyed an excellent national reputation as an instructor, journalist, and public speaker. As a full-time teaching professional, Coach Pinkman brings recent hands-on experience to recreational and athletic expert witness responsibilities.

Daniel A. Rascher, Ph.D.
Expertise: sports economics, sports finance, antitrust economics, damages, valuation, sponsorship and endorsement breach, licensing, labor economics
510-899-7197
Partner, OSKR, LLC
President, SportsEconomics, LLC
Professor and Director of Academic Programs
Sport Management Program
University of San Francisco

B. David Ridpath, Ed.D.
Expertise: American Intercollegiate Athletics including NCAA Governance, Rules, Regulations, Enforcement and Infractions, NCAA Investigations and penalty adjudication, Athletic Eligibility, Compliance issues.
740-593-9496
Associate Professor and Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sports Business
Fulbright Scholar 2014-15
Adjunct Faculty, Universtat of Bayreuth, Germany

William J. Robers, JD/MBA
Expertise: Sports Liability Issues; Officiating Training, Evaluation, Discipline, and Mechanics for NCAA and High School Football; Sports Eligibility; Premises Liability; Sports Law; Sports Marketing; Sports Finance; Coaching Contracts; Licensing and Sponsorship Agreements; Intellectual Property; Risk Management; Entity Formation; Governance; Sports Injuries; Contracts; Employment; Teaching Sports Law; Mediator; Arbitrator.
(719) 634-5700
Shareholder, Sparks Willson Borges Brandt & Johnson, P.C.

Andrew D. Schwarz
Expertise: antitrust economics, sports economics, damages, class certification issues, statistical analysis, ADA analysis.
510-899-7190
Partner, OSKR, LLC
Affiliate Professor
University of San Francisco

Brian R. Socolow, Esq.
Expertise: Rights of Publicity, Advertising and Promotions, Contracts, IP and Entertainment Litigation, Venue Liability
(212) 407-4872
Loeb & Loeb LLP

John O. Spengler, PhD, JD
Expertise: Supervision of recreation and sport activities, playgrounds and play space safety, spectator safety, emergency action planning
(352) 317-0644
Texas A&M University

William D. Squires
Expertise:  Expert witness for lawsuits involving sports and entertainment facilities and event management.
201.951.2867
The Right Stuff Consulting, Inc.
Lecturer – School of Professional Studies, Columbia University

Carla Varriale, Esq.
Expertise: premises liability defense, assumption of risk/waivers, Sporting Venue Liability
(646) 747-5115
Havkins Rosenfeld Ritzert & Varriale, LLP

Glenn M. Wong
Expertise: Contracts, Torts, IP, Gender Equity, Agency, Athletics Program Management, NCAA Compliance, Enforcement and Infractions cases, and Damages
glenn.wong@asu.edu
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University