{"id":1414,"date":"2023-03-24T20:05:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T20:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlsorgs3stg.wpenginepowered.com\/csel\/?page_id=1414"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:54:44","slug":"2021-harvard-sports-law-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/csel\/2021-harvard-sports-law-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Harvard Sports Law Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Please register for each event of the 2021 Harvard Sports Law Symposium <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

by clicking on the event titles below.<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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HLS Students: You may attend the Symposium\u2019s events in person.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Day 1 will take place in 102 Malkin (Hauser Hall); Day 2 will take place in Milstein West B, on the second floor of WCC.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Food will be provided.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Please contact the CSEL email (csel@mail.law.harvard.edu<\/a>) with any questions that you may have.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Day 1: Monday, October 18, 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Paul C. Weiler Distinguished Alumni Fireside Chat featuring Mike Zarren, HLS \u201804<\/u><\/em><\/h4>\n

Time: 12pm \u2013 1:15pm ET<\/p>\n

Professor Peter A. Carfagna, Lecturer on Law and Faculty Advisor of Harvard Law School\u2019s Sports Law Program shall present the 2021 Paul C. Weiler Distinguished Alumni Award to Mike Zarren, HLS \u201804, Vice President of Basketball Operations and Team Counsel for the Boston Celtics, and a longtime sponsor of the Sports Law Clinic. In this fireside chat, Professor Carfagna and Mike will discuss Mike\u2019s career path, the impact of his time at HLS, Mike\u2019s continued involvement with the HLS Sports Law Program, and a variety of pressing legal issues for the Celtics, the NBA, and the sport industry in general.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Panel #1:\u00a0The<\/em><\/u>\u00a0Future of the Athlete-<\/u><\/em>Agent<\/u><\/em> Relationship<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

Time: 1:30pm \u2013 2:30pm ET<\/p>\n

The athlete-agent relationship is one of the best-known aspects of professional sports in America. Athletes look to their agents for various services, from representation in contract negotiations to management of finances. As the nature of professional sports continues to evolve, this panel takes a fresh look at where the athlete-agent relationship is headed, and what implications these developments will have for sports law.<\/p>\n

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  • Moderator:\u00a0Michael McCann, Founding Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute (SELI) and Professor of Law at the\u00a0University of New Hampshire School of Law\u00a0and Legal Analyst for\u00a0Sportico<\/li>\n
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    • Kim Miale<\/span>, NFL Agent & General Counsel,\u00a0Roc Nation Sports<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Allison Galer<\/span>, Founder & President,\u00a0Disrupt the Game<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Evan Green<\/span>, Director of Arbitration & Agent,\u00a0CAA Baseball<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      Panel #2:\u00a0A<\/em><\/u>\u00a0Collective Effort? The Evolving Landscape of Stadium Financing<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

      Time: 2:45pm \u2013 3:45pm ET<\/p>\n

      Debates over stadium financing touch on some of the most sensitive aspects of sports\u2019 relationships with communities, from public funding and tax breaks to relocation. Stadiums are simultaneously a home for a team or teams and a major real estate investment. Sports lawyers involved in stadium deals must balance a variegated set of interests, as the participants on this panel will discuss, while keeping an eye toward the future of stadium financing.<\/p>\n

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      • Moderator:\u00a0David Dapaah-Afriyie<\/span>, Co-President of the Harvard Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law,\u00a0Harvard Law School \u201922<\/em><\/li>\n
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        • Jeffrey B. Gewirtz<\/span>, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, & General Counsel,\u00a0BSE Global<\/em><\/li>\n
        • Kim Miner<\/span><\/span>, Executive Vice President & General Counsel,\u00a0Worcester Red Sox<\/em><\/li>\n
        • Irwin Raij<\/span>, Partner and Co-Chair of the Sports Law Practice,\u00a0O\u2019Melveny and Myers<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Day 2: Tuesday, October 19, 2021<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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          Keynote Address:<\/u> Jeff Schwartz (NBA Agent, Founder & President, Excel Sports Management); Mark Steinberg (Golf Agent & Partner, Excel Sports Management).<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

          Time: 12pm \u2013 1:30pm ET<\/p>\n

          The Harvard Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law is honored to welcome two speakers for this year\u2019s Keynote Address: Jeff Schwartz and Mark Steinberg. Jeff established Excel Sports Management in 2002 and has since led the way as the business has enjoyed massive success. Mark leads Excel\u2019s professional golf division and is a renowned sports agent, having now represented Tiger Woods for over two decades, among other top golfers. Excel Sports Management is a longtime friend of the Harvard Sports Law Program. Please join as Jeff and Mark discuss their storied working relationship with one another and various legendary athletes, as well as speak to the evolution of professional athlete representation and what it means to be an effective steward of an athlete\u2019s career: From amateur competition to post-retirement from professional competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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          Panel #3:<\/u>\u00a0<\/u>On the Rise? Pro Soccer in the United States<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

          Time: 2:30pm \u2013 3:30pm ET<\/p>\n

          Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, but it has long been less popular than sports like American football, baseball, and basketball in the United States. However, in recent years, soccer participation and spectatorship in America has dramatically increased and seems poised for continued growth. This panel will reflect on these developments through the lens of sports law and consider how the potential rise of soccer in the U.S. will impact the sports law landscape.<\/p>\n

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          • Moderator:\u00a0Professor Peter A. Carfagna<\/span>, Lecturer on Law and Faculty Director of the Harvard Sports Law Program,\u00a0Harvard Law School<\/em><\/li>\n
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            • Brandon Briggs<\/span>, Deputy General Counsel,\u00a0Inter Miami CF<\/em><\/li>\n
            • Douglas Burns<\/span>, Vice President of Legal Affairs,\u00a0Major League Soccer<\/em><\/li>\n
            • Chris Deubert<\/span>, Principal,\u00a0Law Office of Christopher R. Deubert, Esq.<\/em><\/li>\n
            • Caesar Lopez<\/span>, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel,\u00a0Orlando City SC<\/em><\/li>\n
            • Justin Papadakis<\/span>, COO & Chief Real Estate Officer,\u00a0United Soccer League<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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              2021 Weiler Awards Presentation & Closing Remarks<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

              Time: 3:45pm \u2013 4:15pm ET<\/p>\n

              For many years, Paul C. Weiler was the face of the Sports Law Program at Harvard Law School and a beloved professor to a host of lawyers who graduated from HLS. Professor Weiler sadly passed away earlier this year.<\/p>\n

              The Weiler Awards honor Professor Weiler\u2019s outsized contributions to the HLS Sports Law Program, recognizing students for their work with the Program, through participation in HLS\u2019 sports and entertainment law courses, the Harvard Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law, the Journal on Sports and Entertainment Law, and clinical placements through the Sports Law Clinic.<\/p>\n

              CSEL celebrates the four students who earned a Weiler Award this year:<\/p>\n

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              • Logan P. Duffy\u00a0\u201822<\/span><\/li>\n
              • Ryan Gribbin-Burket\u00a0\u201821<\/span><\/li>\n
              • Amira Katherine J. Khazal\u00a0\u201821<\/span><\/li>\n
              • Mohammad Usman Zia\u00a0\u201821<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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