Change Up: A New Playing field for Athlete Labor

The event will explore the rapidly evolving intersection of sports and labor law, specifically professional baseball and college athletics.
About this Event

Change Up: A New Playing Field for Athlete Labor, 11/12

Presented by the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law

Thursday, November 12
4:00–5:30 p.m., Reception to Follow

Arthur M. Goldberg ’66 Commons
John F. Scarpa Hall

The inaugural fall Moorad Center event will explore the rapidly evolving intersection of sports and labor law, specifically professional baseball and college athletics. Experts will examine the legal issues surrounding collective bargaining and compensation in Major League Baseball. Panelists will also explore the college athletics side, including the ongoing legal effects of name, image and likeness (NIL), including the potential impact of future federal legislation.

This event is pending approval for 1 substantive CLE credit.

Agenda

Subject to change

4:00 p.m.: Panel 1 – Collegiate Athletics

· Alanna Hernandez, Executive Vice President of Business Affairs & Operations, Team Sports, THE TEAM

· Marvin Kaplan, Principal, Jackson Lewis PC and Former Chairman, National Labor Relations Board

· Bryan Perry, General Counsel, Northern Illinois University

· Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Professor of Practice & Executive Director of the Moorad Center, Villanova Law

4: 50 p.m.: Panel 2 – Professional Baseball

· Tim Kurkjian, MLB Analyst, ESPN

· David Murphy, Journalist, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Andrew Brandt, Professor of Practice & Executive Director of the Moorad Center, Villanova Law

This event is sponsored by Jackson Lewis.