KU Sports Law Symposium

What: Symposium: A Lawyer’s Life in the Sports World: Representing the Client, Athlete, and Institution

Where: University of Kansas School of Law, Green Hall Room 104, 1535 W. 15th St. Lawrence, KS 66045

When: Thursday, April 9, 2009 – 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Schedule:

1:00 – 1:05: Introduction, Brian Martinek, 2L, Vice President KU Sports & Entertainment Law Society
1:05 – 2:15: Panel One – The Bases are Loaded with Lawyers
- Collective Bargaining: Strikes, Lockouts, and the Hundred Year War Between Players and Owners
  - Steve Fehr, Outside Counsel for the Major League Baseball Players Association
- The Lawyer as Agent: Representing the Superstar, the Role Player, and the Draft Pick
  - Randy Hendricks, Managing Partner, Hendricks Sports Management LLP
- Maximizing the Players’ Right of Publicity
  - Judy Heeter, Major League Baseball Players Association Director of Business Affairs and Licensing
2:15 – 2:20: Break
2:20 – 3:30: Panel Two – The Program: An Inside and Outside Look at College Athletic Departments
- The Athletic Department: Compliance and Investigation of Infractions
  - Chris Howard, Associate Athletics Director, University of Kansas
- Representing the University: When the Lawyers Get Involved
  - Steve Morgan, Bond, Shoeneck & King, PLLC
3:30 – 3:35: Break
3:35 – 4:15: Panel Three – So You Want to be Jerry Maguire?
- Representing Professional Athletes: Stories from the Front Lines
  - Kevin Regan, Founder and President, Regan Law Firm, LLC
4:15 – 5:00: Reception

*There will be a Q & A near the end of every panel.

Cost: Free

Any questions please contact Brian Martinek at [email protected].