ASU College of Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Journal Conference

Some news from Arizona State University College of Law about an upcoming sports law conference:

This is the first year for the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal at ASU College of Law. This Journal will be launched at a Conference on Saturday, October 30, 2010, entitled, "A-Rod to Jay-Z: Sports and Entertainment Law in the 21st Century." The inaugural edition of the journal will feature articles from Sports and Entertainment Law professionals from across the nation. For more information about this conference, please contact asulaw.selsa@gmail.com.

The Conference will consist of breakout sessions in which speakers will present topics to smaller audiences. Question and answer periods will follow each presentation so that the event is a much more engaging and dynamic experience for our guests.

We will also be holding a silent auction throughout the day, with items such as suite seats to a Phoenix Suns game, signed sports and entertainment memorabilia from stars such as Beanie Wells and Mike Tyson, tickets to various other sporting events and concerts, and much more! Proceeds from the auction will be put back in to the Conference and the inaugural publication of the Journal.

Confirmed speakers and/or authors for the conference include:

Keynote Address:

• David Cornwell of DNK Cornwell

Presentations:

• Matthew Bester of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice
• Gregg Clifton with Jackson Lewis LLP
• Allison Brehm with White O'Connor Fink and Brenner, LLP
• Lee Brenner with White O'Connor Fink and Brenner, LLP
• Neville Johnson with Johnson & Johnson, LLP
• Dana Hooper from Greenberg Traurig
• Connie Mableson of Mableson Law Group
• Elsa Cole, former General Counsel for the NCAA
• Tania Hoff of NBC Universal Television Group
• Leonard Aragon of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
• Stuart Paynter of The Paynter Law Firm, PLLC
• Jaia Thomas of the Law Office of Jaia Thomas
• James Marovich of The Marovich Law Firm
• Joy R. Butler of The Law Office of Joy R. Butler
• Marci Rolnik at Lawyers for the Creative Arts
• Myles Lynk, Professor at ASU College of Law
• Betsy Goff, the former VP of Business and Legal Affairs at IMG, SVP of Business Affairs at ESPN, and Professor of Sports Management at UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management