RELATIONSHIPS, REGULATIONS & COMPLIANCE: FORCES OF CHANGE IN SPORTS LAW AND BUSINESS
Symposium Schedule:
Check-in and Registration (8 - 8:30 a.m.)
Opening Remarks: Tom Campbell, Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law, Chapman University Fowler School of Law (8:30 - 8:45 a.m.)
Panel I: Relationships Matter: Dealings and Negotiations as a Team Entity Counsel (9 - 10:30 a.m.)
Moderator: Judd Funk, Professor of Entertainment Law, Fowler School of Law
Panelists:
- Katie Rodin, Assistant General Counsel, Anaheim Ducks
- Ahron Cohen, General Counsel, Arizona Coyotes
- Scott Wilkinson, Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager, Atlanta Hawks
- Don Fishman, Assistant General Manager, Director of Legal Affairs, Washington Capitals
- Sam Fernandez, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Los Angeles Dodgers
Panel II: Finding the Chosen One: The Complexities of Finding, Recruiting and Signing Professional Athlete Clients (10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
Moderator: Rand Getlin, NFL Network
Panelists:
- Cameron Foster, NFLPA Agent, Founder, Reign Sports
- Craig Domann, NFLPA Agent, Executive VP, 7 Sports Group
- Neil Stratton, President, Inside the League
- Bardia Ghahremani, NFLPA Agent, CEO, International Sports Agency
- Erik Burkhardt, NFLPA Agent, Select Sports Group
- Sean Kiernan, NFLPA Agent, Select Sports Group
LUNCH KEYNOTE: Shawne Merriman, former NFL linebacker (12:30 - 1:30 p.m.)
Panel III: Administrating the Adherence: Developments and Issues with Sports Administration and Compliance (1:45 - 3:15 p.m.)
Moderator: Donald Kochan, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Fowler School of Law
Panelists:
- Doug Aiken, Associate Director of Athletics and Compliance, Chapman University
- Benjamin Gaus, Assistant Director Compliance, Cal-Berkeley, Graduate of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Former Athletic Compliance Personnel at UC Davis
- Dan Goldberg, Assistant Athletic Director of Compliance, UCLA
Panel IV: Contract Negotiations and Commanding Calamity: An Agents Role in Navigating Image, Public Faux Pas and Branding (3:30 - 5 p.m.)
Moderator: Evan Brennan, NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor and Founder and Chairman of the Fowler School of Law Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium; Adjunct Professor, Fowler School of Law
Panelists:
- Ed Wasielewski, NFL Agent, Founding Partner, Excel Management Group Sports
- Joe Longo, MLBPA Certified Agent, Paragon Sports International; Adjunct Law Professor; Loyola Los Angeles School of Law
- Aaron Gordon, NFL Agent, Founder, Uso Sports
- Sam Renaut, NFL Agent, Players Rep Sports Management; Asst. Director, Sports Law and Business Program, Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law (Arizona State)
- Andrew Kessler, NFL Agent, Athletes First
- Kristen Kuliga, Founder, K Sports & Entertainment
Closing Remarks (5 p.m.)
Reception (5:15 p.m.)
Keynote Speaker: Shawne Merriman Discusses How NFL Players Can Protect Their Brand
