By Alexa Whiteside Dear Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section, It is a joy and a pleasure to have been given the privilege to serve as the chair of the section for the 2023-24 bar year. After three years of work-from-home and virtual events, I think we’ve reached that moment when so many […]
By Andrew McClain Adams College football season is upon us, and The Ohio State University is in the hunt for the playoffs. As good as they have been on the field, the school’s first win came before the season started. In June, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted Ohio State an unusual trademark: […]
By Landis Barber and Ryan Fairchild Throughout the year, the Sports & Entertainment Law Section will be conducting interview spotlights of its members to showcase the careers of the section members. This month, the section is spotlighting Ryan Fairchild of Odin Law and Media. Fairchild is Chair of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section.
By Andrew McClain Adams College football season is upon us, and The Ohio State University is in the hunt for the playoffs. As good as they have been on the field, the school’s first win came before the season started. In June, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted Ohio State an unusual trademark: […]
By Ryan Fairchild Dear Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section: I am so honored to have the privilege to serve as chair of the section this bar year. For those who don’t know me: I am a lawyer in Wilmington with a practice focused on esports and content creators. I started my career by clerking […]
The April Expert Series CLE, “Entertainment Law and Coronavirus,” is available for viewing. The speakers included: Timothy J. “Tim” Browne, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, Tenn. Melinda Morris Zanoni, Apollo Sports & Entertainment Law Group PLLC, Charlotte. To access the CLE, click here. In this CLE, Tim Browne and Melinda Zanoni discuss how COVID-19 […]
On February 19 at 6 p.m., Elon Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society will host a panel about legal careers in college sports featuring Jeffrey Poulard, Compliance Officer at Rutgers. Poulard has a J.D. from William & Mary School of Law. His career includes work with the University of Maryland, the NCAA and the NFL. […]
Event Overview Thursday, March 11 l 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. l Via Zoom Join Clara Cottrell (Senior Counsel, BASF Corporation) and Clark Brewer (retired real estate and transactional attorney) to discuss the movie “My Cousin Vinny.” This movie has so many issues that it is used widely in presentations and law school classes! Clark will […]
On February 11 at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom, Elon Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society will host a panel with Jeffrey T. Jones and Danielle Hardy. Jones is an Entertainment Lawyer with 25 years of experience and a former NFL Agent. He practices in Greensboro, North Carolina. Danielle Hardy is an Elon Law Alum and Counsel […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section (“SEL”) found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to Section members. Feel free to reach out to the SEL Communications Co-chairs, Kelly Ryan and Jourdan Williams, if you would like to submit either personally written pieces or other third-party articles that would be […]