Mississippi CLE - Sports and Entertainment Courses
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The End of Amateurism, Unionization and Antitrust: The Legal Challenges Facing Collegiate Athletics
The college sports structure in the US is one of the country’s largest, and generates billions of dollars annually. But the most important feature of the college sports leagues go beyond profits as they can drastically influence the public’s perception of a university. The critical nature of this perception and the league’s power to influence it have brought the system of amateurism that has developed in college athletics under legal attack with the NCAA brought up on anti-trust challenges an... More Info
$291.1General Credits -
Donald Sterling & the NBA: Speech, Property Rights, Antitrust and the Law of Professional Sports Leagues
The excitement surrounding sports is meant to be focused on amazing plays, incredible assists and raw athletic talent. But as the leagues have developed and the legal issues surrounding them have mounted, more of the excitement seems to unfold in the courtrooms than on the fields. This CLE course will highlight one such case, that of Donald Sterling, the Los Angeles Clippers owner whose controversial statements may have resulted in a lifetime ban from the NBA and the forcible sale of h... More Info
$291General Credit -
Employment Law: An Entertainment Industry Perspective
Media and entertainment companies, which contract with a full-range of employee classifications, are at a particularly high risk for employment law infractions. Actors and independent contractors, interns, volunteers, part-time workers and the various unions involved can open the door to innumerable violations incurring both financial and professional consequences. This CLE course, presented by Frankfurt, Kurnit Klein & Selz, will explain the recent trends and potential pitfalls that medi... More Info
$291General Credit -
Players on the Picket Line: Sports Lockouts
The image of major athletes on a picket line seems so unlikely as to be almost ludicrous. And yet, the major sports leagues have a history of conflict and instances of lockout. Presented by industry expert Robert Boland, this fascinating CLE course will inform agents, attorneys and sports enthusiasts of the differentiation between lockouts and strikes, when they’re used and how they affect players, managers and owners. The course will also offer a history of labor conflicts in sports and review... More Info
$291General Credit -
Representing the Players: A Guide to Sports Contracts
Sports representation is exciting, fast-paced and, if you’re lucky, media frenzied. But like any type of representation, the foundation of the relationship with the client is a legal-based contract. This CLE course will explain sports contracts in their entirety and will include a review of: Types of sports contracts Contract restrictions Ethical issues Sports vs. standard contracts Negotiation strategies Contract provisions Mitigation procedures Te... More Info
$291General Credit -
Sports and the Law
Professional sports have never seemed less professional. Between accusation of misconduct and the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreements in most sports, legal action has overshadowed athletic prowess in the sports pages. This CLE course presents a unique opportunity to hear from the Chair of the Sports Business faculty at New York University and a former sports agent and sports law expert explain the impact of sports’ legal entanglements. The course will also explore issues regarding... More Info
$291General Credit -
A Lawyers Guide to Theatre Production
You might not assume that lawyers would be interested in breaking into “the business,” but the legalities of representing theatre production can be quite complex and altogether fascinating. Enough so that our esteemed lecturer, Donald C. Farber, authored, among other works, From Option to Opening, a book which details theatre representation from beginning to end. Beyond the standard Literary Purchase Agreement, Farber reviews the many agreements which deal with the relationship between the crea... More Info
$812.5General Credits
