Harvard Law School 2010 Spring Sports Law Symposium

I look forward to speaking at this year's Harvard Law School sports law symposium. It will be all-day event on Friday, March 26. Here is some information on the symposium, which is in honor of Harvard Law School professor (and sports law pioneer) Paul Weiler and is open to the public, free of charge:

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The Harvard Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law and Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law are pleased to announce the 2010 Spring Sports Law Symposium at Harvard Law School. The event will take place on Friday, March 26, 2010, and is open to the public, free of charge.

The theme for the symposium is “Operating in the Shadow of Upcoming Collective Bargaining Negotiations.” Each of our panels and keynote address will shed light on the key issues facing each league as it approaches the expiration of its collective bargaining agreement. In addition to discussing the key issues that will need to be resolved to avoid a labor stoppage in each league, we will explore how the labor uncertainty is affecting current operations within each league, and how any sort of a labor stoppage might affect the short-term and long-term interests of each league. In exploring each of these issues, we will draw from our panelists’ varied backgrounds to fully understand what is at stake for the leagues, teams, unions, players, and other entities close to the game.

Schedule of Events

Sports Legacy Institute Kickoff Lunch - 12:00-1:00 (Pound 334/335)
NFL Panel - 1:15 - 2:30 (Pound 101)
NBA Panel - 2:45 - 4:00 (Pound 101)
Keynote Address - 4:15 - 4:45 (Pound 101)
MLB Panel - 5:00 - 6:15 (Pound 101)
Cocktail Reception - 6:30 - 8:00 (Austin West Rotunda)

Sports Legacy Institute Kickoff Lunch - 12:00-1:00 (Pound 334/335)

Chris Nowinski, President and CEO, Sports Legacy Institute
Sean Morey, NFL Player
Pete Kendall, NFL Player
Isaiah Kacyvenski, Retired NFL Player
Christian Fauria, Retired NFL Player
George Atallah, Assistant Executive Director for External Affairs, NFLPA
Moderated by Professor Peter Carfagna, Harvard Law School

NFL Panel - 1:15 - 2:30 (Pound 101)

Adolpho Birch, Vice President of Law and Labor Policy, NFL
David Feher, Partner, Dewey & LeBoeuf
Woodie Dixon, General Counsel and Director of Salary Cap, Kansas City Chiefs
Neil Cornrich, President, NC Sports
Sarah Stuart, Senior Counsel, Reebok
Moderated by Professor Michael McCann, Vermont Law School

NBA Panel - 2:45 - 4:00 (Pound 101)

Jeffrey Mishkin, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Hal Biagas, Executive Vice President of Management, Wasserman Media Group
Michael Zarren, Assistant General Manager and Team Counsel, Boston Celtics
Matthew Hong, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Turner Sports
Robert Tilliss, CEO, Inner Circle Sports
Moderated by Professor Peter Carfagna, Harvard Law School

Keynote Address - 4:15 - 4:45 (Pound 101)

Robert Manfred, Executive Vice President for Labor Relations, MLB

MLB Panel - 5:00 - 6:15 (Pound 101)

Daniel Halem, Senior Vice President, General Counsel for Labor, MLB
Derek Jackson, Vice President and General Counsel, Florida Marlins
David Prouty, Chief Labor Counsel, MLBPA
Timothy Slavin, Assistant General Counsel, MLBPA
Joseph Rosen, Partner, Brown & Rosen
Moderated by Jimmy Golen, Associated Press

Cocktail Reception - 6:30 - 8:00 (Austin West Rotunda)
Presentation of the Paul C. Weiler Award