It has admittedly been quite awhile since our last blog post. We here at SELF have been busy organizing our main event of the '10-'11 school year - the 2011 Sports and Entertainment Law Conference! The conference is only a week away now and we are excited for it to get here, as we have a fantastic lineup of panelists for the full day event. Here are the details:
- Where: The White Stag Building, downtown Portland, Oregon
- When: Friday, January 28th, 2011, from 9 am to 4:30 pm
- What: Five panels of sports and entertainment industry experts and veterans!
- For information and registration, visit the conference website at www.oregonselc.com!
- Panel #1: MMA - The Legal Aspects of an Emerging Sport
- Moderator
- Kelsey Philpott (Founder/Operator of mmapayout.com)
- Panelists
- Brad Darcy (Executive Director, Oregon State Athletic Commission)
- Kenn Ellner (In-house counsel, Strikeforce)
- Frank Mahar (Executive VP/Chief Legal Counsel, Genesco Sports Enterprises, Inc.)
- Steve Pacitti (sports and entertainment attorney w/numerous mma clients)
- Panel #2: Headed North - Pacific NW Professional Sports Teams
- Moderator
- Brian Berger (Sports Business Radio)
- Panelists
- Doug Piper (President, Portland Winterhawks)
- Allan Benavides (GM, Eugene Emeralds)
- Karen Bryant (CEO, Seattle Storm)
- Panel #3: North[west] Hollywood - Entertainment and Music Law in the NW
- Moderator
- Eric Priest (Assistant Professor of Law/IP focus/music background, University of Oregon School of Law)
- Panelists
- Anne Glazer (IP & Technology Group, Stoel Rives, Portland)
- Robyn Williams (Executive Director, Portland Center for the Performing Arts)
- Matthew Hooper (Co-Chair of Arts, Entertainment and Sports Group, Bullivant Houser Bailey)
- Vince Porter (Director, Governor's Office of Film & Television: Oregon Film)
- Jill Cohen (Chair, Entertainment Transactions Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine, Los Angeles)
- Panel #4: Sports Business and the Law
- Moderator
- Wally Van Valkenburg (Partner, Stoel Rives, Portland)
- Panelists
- John Motley (Associate GC/Director of IP, Columbia Sportswear)
- Paul Loving (Sports Marketing Counsel, adidas America)
- Rosemary Colliver (Sports, Media and Entertainment Group, Tonkon Torp, Portland)
- Matt Dyste (Director of Marketing and Brand Management, University of Oregon)
- Panel #5: Sports Agents and NCAA Compliance Legal Issues
- Moderator
- Rand Getlin (Attorney and President of Synergy Sports and Consulting)
- Panelists
- Josh Luchs (former sports agent)
- Alex Parker (OSU Associate AD-Compliance)
- Steve Robertello (WSU Compliance Officer)
- Keenan Howry (former NCAA and NFL athlete)
