The 2021 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium, 3/23-25
Tuesday, March 23
Wednesday, March 24
Thursday, March 25
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Virtual Event
How has a global pandemic changed the sports landscape? What does the future role of the student-athlete look like? What part do sports teams and players have in social justice movements? The 2021 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Symposium will discuss these topics from the past year and take a look forward as we enter a new sports normal.
This year’s virtual symposium will take place from 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, Wednesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 25. This event is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 3 Distance CLE credits (2 Substantive, 1 Ethics). Please note registration for each session is required. Attendees will receive an email from Eventbrite with the Zoom link on the day of the event.
Agenda
Tuesday, March 23, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
COVID-19 in Sports
This panel will discuss the immense challenges posed by the pandemic and how sports leagues developed policies to have a season and protect athletes. This panel will address which policies worked, which policies did not work and how COVID-19 changed sports overall.
Panelists:
Jessica Berman, Deputy Commissioner & Executive Vice President of Business Affairs, National Lacrosse League
Baird D. Fogel, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Ingrid Petri, Associate Vice President, NBA Global Marketing Partnerships, Business Development, National Basketball Association
Norman Wain, General Counsel & Chief of Business Affairs, USA Track & Field
Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law & Professor of Practice, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Wednesday, March 24, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Name, Image, Likeness & the Amateur Athlete
The Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) & the Amateur Athlete panel will examine the proposed legislation and upcoming changes within the NCAA. This panel will address the changing perception of student-athlete rights and the movement that has led to where we are now. The global pandemic somewhat paused discussion and implementation of state laws related to NIL; however, the topic is still incredibly prevalent in the amateur sports sphere today. The panel will discuss how the NCAA can maintain its standards of amateurism and the collegiate model in a NIL world.
Panelists:
Marc Edelman, Professor of Law, Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, Attorney, Edelman Law and Sports Business Expert
Malcolm Grace, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance (Basketball), Villanova University
Dionne L. Koller, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Law & Director of the Center for Sport and the Law, University of Baltimore
Blake Lawrence, Co-Founder & CEO, OpenDorse
Vince Nicastro, Deputy Commissioner & Chief Operating Officer, Big East Conference
Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law & Professor of Practice, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Thursday, March 25, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Social Justice & Sports
The Social Justice & Sports panel will examine the role of athletes, teams, and leagues in advocating for social justice issues. This panel will address the heightened role of sports in social justice movements. While social activism in sports is not new, we have seen athletes’ and teams’ roles reaching new heights in the past year. The panel will discuss sports' new role in social justice and where we go from here.
Panelists:
Bob Ley, Hall of Fame Broadcaster
Kenneth L. Shropshire, CEO, Global Sports Institute, Adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Arizona State University and David W. Hauck Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Grace E. Speights, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Dave Zirin, Sports Editor, The Nation and Author, Jim Brown: Last Man Standing
Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law & Professor of Practice, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
The Moorad Symposium is sponsored by Morgan Lewis.
