Brooklyn Entertainment and Sports Law Society's Annual Sports Law Symposium

Schedule

Fri Nov 06 2026 at 08:45 am to 03:30 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Brooklyn Law School | Brooklyn, NY

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Please join the Brooklyn Entertainment & Sports Law Society (BESLS) on Friday, November 6th for our sixth annual Sports Law Symposium.
About this Event


The symposium theme is “Game On: The Next Era of Sports Law," and will feature three panels and a keynote conversation.


8:45 AM CLE Sign-in and Complimentary Breakfast


9:00 AM Welcome and Introductory Remarks


The subsequent three panels will focus on the following topics:


9:30-10:30 AM

(1) College Athletes as Employees
Panelists:

· Zach Alexander, Associate, Winston Taylor

· Brandon Copeland, Co-Founder, Athletes.org

· Marc Edelman, Tenured Professor of Law & Director of Sports Ethics, Baruch College

· Payton Sorci, Associate Counsel, LIFT Management

Moderator: Brendan Duggan, Associate, Sheppard Mullin


10:45-11:45 AM

(2) Prime Time: Sports Broadcasting and Media Rights
Panelists:

· Meeka Bondy, Founder & Principal, Meeka J. Bondy, PLLC

· Len Elmore, Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Sports Management, Columbia University

· Derek Heuzey, General Counsel, YES Network

· Ian Sigalow, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment

Moderator: Zachary Calo, Professor of Law, Touro Law School


12:00-1:00 PM

(3) Capitalizing on Women’s Sports
Panelists:

· Matt Carpenter-Dennis, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

· Kori Clanton, Vice President & Senior Counsel, OneTeam Partners

· Ronelle Porter, Partner and Deputy Chair, Capital Markets & Corporate, Loeb & Loeb LLP.

· Camil Sanchez-Palumbo, Director and Legal Counsel, National Women’s Soccer League

Moderator: Rebecca Darin Goldberg, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader


Following the three panels we will break for lunch, followed by a Keynote Conversation.


1:00-1:50 PM Complimentary Lunch


2:00-3:00 PM

Keynote Speaker:

Bruce Meyer Interim Executive Director, Major League Baseball Players Association, in conversation with Professor Jodi Balsam.


This is a CLE Accredited Event


Transportation:
The symposium will take place in the Subotnick Center at Brooklyn Law School, 1 or 2 stops from Manhattan on the A/C/F/N/W/R/2/3/4/5 lines.


Admission Tickets:
All attendees are free.


Questions:
Please email [email protected]

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Brooklyn Law School, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, United States

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