2011 Sports and Entertainment Law Conference!

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)