On Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Elon Law - 201 N. Greene St., Greensboro, N.C., the Elon Law Review will host a symposium on media, regulatory and labor issues in college sports.
The law review has applied for this symposium to be approved for 3.75 hours of general CLE credit. Students, alumni and members of the extended Elon Law community, including attorneys, educators, representatives from partnering organizations and friends of the law school, are encouraged to attend. The symposium is offered free of charge.
Panels and speakers:
MEDIA RIGHTS MANAGEMENT PANEL
- Thomas Baker III, associate professor of sport management and policy, Univ. of Georgia; J.D., Loyola Univ. New Orleans School of Law; Ph.D. in Sport Management, Univ. of Florida
- David Jackson, associate athletics director for broadcast operations, Appalachian State Univ., B.S. Communications, Appalachian State Univ.; two-time North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year; member, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Board of Directors
- Ben Tario, assistant commissioner for football, multimedia & legal affairs, Atlantic Coast Conference; J.D., Nova Southeastern Univ.; M.B.A., Elon Univ.
LEGAL & STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE NCAA PANEL
• Matthew Burgemeister, asst. commissioner for compliance & governance, Atlantic Coast Conference; M.Ed., Kinesiology-Sports Management, Univ. of Texas at Austin
• Dennis Felder, NCAA compliance coordinator and associate professor, sports science and human performance, Winston-Salem State Univ.; M.S., Ph.D., Kansas State Univ.
• Jo Potuto, faculty athletics representative and professor of law, Univ. of Nebraska; M.A., Seton Hall Univ.; J.D., Rutgers Univ; member, NCAA-wide Student-Athlete Affairs Group Advisory Committee; former chair, NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions
LABOR ISSUES IN COLLEGE SPORTS PANEL
• Paul Haagen, professor of law, co-director, Center for Sports Law and Policy, Duke Univ.; J.D., Yale Univ.; M.A., Univ. of Oxford; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton Univ.
• Anne Marie Lofaso, associate dean for faculty research and development, professor of law, West Virginia Univ.; J.D., Univ. of Pennsylvania; D.Phil., Law, Univ. of Oxford
• Cesar Rosado Marzan, professor of law, IIT-Chicago-Kent School of Law; M.A. and Ph.D., Princeton University; J.D., University of Pennsylvania; research scholar, Center for Labor and Employment Law, New York University School of Law