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Note: Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The best seating choices will be available for those attending the entire conference. Seats cannot be reserved for individual sessions with purses, book bags, etc. Once a session begins, any people-less seats will be made available to others in need of seating. If the room reaches capacity, a nearby overflow room with a live broadcast of the conference will be available. Registration is now closed.

Parking Information: The Padres Parkade is offering a $6 flat rate for parking from 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.  Guests must let the parking attendant know they are with the law school in order to get the special flat rate.

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433 10th Avenue (10th Avenue & J Street) San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 230-0003

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Thomas Jefferson School of Law will host its 13th annual Women and the Law Conference on Friday, February 8, bringing together prestigious jurists and distinguished academics to discuss this year’s theme, “HER HONOR:  Women in the Judiciary.”  Join us to celebrate women judges as we examine the importance of their role. The conference will reflect on the challenges and achievements of women judges and their effect on their legal systems and will look prospectively at the part women judges will play in developing stronger legal regimes.

Honored guest U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will bring her perspectives as a female member of the nation’s highest court during a Q & A session in the late afternoon. After her 2003 visit to Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Justice Ginsburg graciously created the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture Series, which has become the keynote presentation of this annual conference that focuses exclusively on issues related to gender and the law.

The 2013 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer is Susan Williams, the Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. A former clerk of Justice Ginsburg, Professor Williams is the author of Truth, Autonomy, and Speech: Feminist Theory and the First Amendment (NYU Press 2004). She has also written numerous articles on constitutional law and feminist legal theory. She is currently advising constitutional reforms around the world, promoting a global perspective on women’s equality. She will speak about the global impact that women in the judiciary can make on this process.

Former France Supreme Court Justice and French Cabinet Minister for European Union Affairs Noëlle Lenoir and former Brazil Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Ayres Britto will be among the participants on the noon panel focusing on Global Perspectives related to women in the judiciary. Following that, another panel, featuring Justice Laurie Zelon of the California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, several academic scholars and San Diego Superior Court Judge (retired) Lillian Lim as moderator, will address domestic issues.

The conference will take place at Thomas Jefferson School of Law's new campus at 1155 Island Avenue in Downtown San Diego's East Village. Registered attendees will be provided with lunch, and the conference will be followed by a reception at which attendees may meet some of the speakers.

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Schedule

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.      Check In for Registered Guests and Boxed Lunches Distributed

12:00 – 12:15 p.m.      Welcoming Remarks, Intro and History

Rudolph C. Hasl, Dean and President, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Julie Cromer-Young, Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Susan Bisom-Rapp, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.     Global Perspectives

Moderator: Bryan Wildenthal, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Noëlle Lenoir, Former French Supreme Court Justice and French Cabinet Minister for European Union Affairs

Carlos Ayres Britto, Brazil Supreme Court Chief Justice (Ret.)

Leslie Kuan-Hsi Wang, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor, Zhejiang University Guanghua Law School

Nienke Grossman, Assistant Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.     Break

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.     Domestic Perspectives

Moderator: Lillian Lim, San Diego Superior Court Judge (Ret.)

Sally Kenney, Newcomb College Endowed Chair, Professor of Political Science, Executive Director, Newcomb College Institute of Tulane University

Justice Laurie Zelon, California Court of Appeals, 2nd District

Carla D. Pratt, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Pennsylvania State Dickinson School of Law, Associate Justice of the Standing Rock Sioux Supreme Court

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.     Break

3:45 – 4:30 p.m.     Keynote Address

Moderator: Julie Greenberg, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Susan Williams, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer, the Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law

4:30 - 4:45 p.m.     Break

4:45 – 6:00 p.m.     Q & A with United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Moderator: Susan Tiefenbrun, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Participants:

Jennifer McCollough, Student, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Rebecca Lee, Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Kenneth Vandevelde, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.     Closing Remarks and Reception

Meera E. Deo, Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Reception

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Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit (MCLE)

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State bar of California in the amount of 3.75 hours.

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Registration

 

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - EVENT IS SOLD-OUT

 

Deadline to register is February 1, 2013.

 

Register early as seating is limited. Conference registration includes lunch and reception.

No charge for TJSL Students, Faculty and Staff. All of your guests must pay to attend.

$25 for Students from other Institutions.

$35 for TJSL Alumni and Lawyers Club Members (includes MCLE credit).

$50 General Public (includes MCLE credit).

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For more information, please contact Donna Gehlken at dgehlken@tjsl.edu.

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The Battle Comes Home: The Struggles of Some Returning Veterans

November 6, 2013, 6:00–9:00 pm Room 229 Thomas Jefferson School of Law 1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Large numbers of recently returned veterans from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with mental health and substance abuse issues. Some of these veterans end up in the criminal justice system, and strain the ability of the system to provide accountability for wrongdoing while recognizing the sacrifices of these veterans on behalf of our country. Mental health and criminal justice experts discuss these complex and overlapping issues.

Speakers

• Abigail Angkaw, PhD, Psychologist, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Diego

• Benjamin Bramer, Peer Support Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Diego

• Jay Rosen, PhD, Psychologist, Department of Veterans Affairs, San Diego​  
• Adriane Bracciale, Esq., Criminal Defense Attorney, former Equal Justice Works Veterans Legal Corps Fellow with San Diego Public Defender office

No Charge. Everyone is invited.

2.0 Hours of General MCLE Credit and 1.0 Hour of Substance Abuse MCLE Credit Available.

RSVP by November 1

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in association with the Entertainment Law Society, Center for Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Law Association, presents...

From Patents to Porn: The #Blurred Lines Between Intellectual Property #Trolls and Legitimate Intellectual Property Enforcement

Friday, October 18, 2013 4–6pm

Room 229, Reception at 6-7pm on 8th floor

RSVP: entertainment@tjsl.edu

1.75 Hours of General MCLE Credit Available

In the patent world, a troll is an entity that obtains patents for inventions it never intends to market, instead lurking in the shadows to zap purported infringers with patent infringement suits.

In the copyright world, so-called "sample trolls" such as Bridgeport Music, are entities that create nothing, but control the music copyrights of artists and exist to find infringing samples or uses to extort payment.

At the heart of any "trolls" business model is not inventing useful inventions or creating great music or art, but litigation of controlled IP.

This forum, featuring four of the most accomplished patent and copyright lawyers in the country, will explore the phenomena of IP trolls, from the world of technological invention to the world of film and music. From technological inventions under patent law, to pornography and musical works under copyright law, this provocative forum is sure to generate light and heat on a cutting-edge issue bedeviling IP law.

Featuring

1. Stephen D. Rothschild, Esq., Partner - King, Holmes, Paterno, & Berliner
2. Fred Hernandez, Esq., Member - Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C.
3. David Branfman, Esq., Branfman Law Group, P.C.
4. Joseph Re, Esq., Litigation Partner - Knobbe Martens

Produced & Hosted by

Professor Kevin Jerome “KJ” Greene

Directed by

Chanel DiBlasi, TJSL J.D. Candidate, 2015  

Patent Moderator

Professor Brenda Simon

Sponsored by

Mintz Levin Knobbe Martens

Sports Law Conference 2013:

Starting Women’s Football Plus an Update Regarding Head Injuries and Developments in Sports Law

Hosted by the Center for Sports Law & Policy at Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Friday, September 20, 2013 Room 323, 3rd Floor 11:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

2 Hours of General MCLE Credit Available

Register Online

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Check-in and Lunch Distribution, 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Introduction and Award Presentation, 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Lunch and Conferral of the 2nd Annual Rudolph C. Hasl Leader in Sports Award to David Williams, II, Vanderbilt Athletics Director

Address by David Williams, II, followed by audience questions, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

The Center will be honoring David Williams II, the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs & Athletics, Athletics Director and Professor of Law at Vanderbilt, Chair of NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee, Member of NCAA Academic Cabinet and Member of NCAA Enforcement Working Group, as its Rudolph C. Hasl Leader in Sports Award. This award is given to an individual who has exhibited exemplary leadership in sports. David Williams, who has his academic roots in law, is a real leader in intercollegiate athletics. As a leading Athletic Director of color at a BCS school, Willams has gained the respect of other leaders in the industry. He currently serves on the NCAA's Committee on Infractions and has worked with the SEC in negotiating its latest media agreement with ESPN. He has been a strong advocate for the student-athlete during his years in working in athletics at Ohio State University and Vanderbilt.

Award Presented by: Professor Randy Grossman, Esq.

1:00 – 1:05 p.m. Break

Session 1 – 1:05 – 2:20 p.m.

Center for Sports Law and Policy White Paper:  

“Solving the Title IX Conundrum in an Equitable Manner: Starting Intercollegiate Women’s Football”

The Thomas Jefferson School of Law will be issuing its first white paper regarding the issue of starting women's intercollegiate football. Universities across the country continue to struggle to comply with Title IX and provide women with opportunities to participate in intercollegiate athletics. The NCAA has suggested adding opportunities for women in bowling, equestrian and rowing. States like Florida sponsor strong and growing interscholastic women's football programs. The white paper examines whether the NCAA, NAIA and other intercollegiate athletic associations should sponsor women's football and concludes that women's football will help solve Title IX issues, increasing participation opportunities for women, in a manner that is racially equitable and will address the kind of stereotyping that often occurs in athletic opportunities for women. The white paper looks at the issue from an historical and policymaking perspective and then provides a roadmap for recognition of women's football as an intercollegiate sport.

Introduction:  Professor Rodney Smith, Director of the Center for Sports Law & Policy

Panel:

   Lindsay Demery, J.D., Why Women’s Football?

   Erika Torrez, Law Student, How it becomes recognized?

   Claire M. Zovko, Esq., Response

Audience questions at 2:05 p.m.

Moderator: Brandon Leopoldus, Esq.

2:20 – 2:25 p.m. Break

Session 2 – 2:25 – 3:40 p.m.

Developments in Sports: Head Injuries and Other Issues

This session of the Conference deals with the continuing problem of head and related injuries in sports at all levels: professional, intercollegiate and interscholastic. Last year, the Center for Sports Law & Policy brought leading legal and medical personnel together to look into issues related to head injuries and the well-being of athletes at all levels. This session follows up on the work done in that conference, bringing leaders at the professional, collegiate, interscholastic and youth levels together to address latest developments in the area and to discuss how we can best address these serious issues in the future. One of the participants also will bring an international perspective to our panel. As is the case with the white paper, this session is intended to highlight the Center's commitment to taking on the most significant issues in sports and looking for solutions to those issues.

Introduction:  Professor Joy Delman

Panel:

   Ben Coughlan, Esq. and Ron Mix, Esq., Issues in professional sports

   Rey Hernandez, Esq. and Professor Rodney Smith, Issues in amateur sports

   James Paterson, Esq., Head injuries in international sports

Audience questions at 3:25 p.m.

Moderator: Jeremy M. Evans, Esq.

Rooftop (8th Floor) Reception - 3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

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Cost

FREE to all Attendees MCLE credit.  If you are requesting MCLE credit, the cost is $10.00.  The deadline has passed to order box lunches, but you may bring your own lunch.

You may also make a donation or sponsor the Center for Sports Law & Policy. To make a donation or sponsor, send your check (made payable to TJSL) to Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Development & Alumni Relations, 1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101.

2 hours of general MCLE credit available.

*Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit MCLE credit is available upon request. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California.

Second Annual

National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Symposium 2012

Friday to Sunday, September 28-30, 2012

Download the NSLNC 2012 Flyer

Download the NSLNC 2012 Brochure

Excitement Builds for TJSL Sports Law Negotiation Competition

Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Symposium a Major League Success

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Congratulations to the NSLNC 2012 Champion and all Finalists!

CHAMPION

Oklahoma City University School of Law, team of Jarin Giesler and Cameron Feil

Second Place

Southwestern Law School, team of Daniel Dib and Cortni Joyner,

coached by Faculty Advisor Nyree Gray

Third Place

University of California, Hastings College of the Law, team of Olivera Jovanovic and Sarah Mohammadi, coached by Billy Hileman and Faculty Advisor Clint Waasted

Fourth Place

Chapman University School of Law, team of Clay O'Neal and Andrew Mase, coached by Faculty Advisor Nancy Schultz

Thank you to all NSLNC 2012 Participants. The Competition is impossible without you.

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History & Vision of the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition

The National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (“NSLNC”) is an annual competition and sports law conference hosted by Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California.  The NSLNC Board consists of five sports and academic professionals and one director who make the organizational decisions for the yearly competition and conference. The students of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, the Center for Sports Law & Policy, and the Sports Law Society are instrumental in making the NSLNC progress forward every year benefiting the sports law community.

The NSLNC was created by sports and academic professionals with the needs and wants of the law student in mind as they enter and succeed in the legal world. The NSLNC’s purpose is to give back to law students a great experience, competition, and place to meet like minds in the sports law world. Our mission is to provide the sports profession with a body of able and ready legal minds, through the negotiation and training of law students with the use of real-life issues affecting athletes, sports franchises, teams, like businesses and entities.

The competition focuses on current issues in the sports world each year and facilitates students, coaches and judges to negotiate and make decisions on these sports topics in an academic setting. The fact patterns allow students to focus on more than one area of sports law, including: contract negotiation, trading of players, salary demands, endorsement contracts, athlete and sports professionals family and personal issues, and intellectual property among others.

It is our hope that you enjoy the yearly competition weekend, which includes a sports law conference, San Diego Padres game in private suites, the competition, and of course meeting future lawyers, agents and current sports professionals and judicial officers from across this great Country and the World in America’s finest city, San Diego, California. Thank you.

-Jeremy M. Evans ‘11

National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, Founder & Director 

2012 TEAMS

• Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Tempe, AZ
• Baylor University School of Law (2 teams) – Waco, TX
• California Western School of Law (2 teams) – San Diego, CA
• Chapman University School of Law (2 teams) – Orange, CA
• Fordham University School of Law (2 teams) – New York, NY
• George Mason University School of Law – Arlington, VA
• Golden Gate University School of Law – San Francisco, CA
• Harvard Law School – Cambridge, MA
• Marquette University Law School – Milwaukee, WI
• Oklahoma City University School of Law – Oklahoma City, OK
• Pace University School of Law – White Plains, NY
• Santa Clara University School of Law – Santa Clara, CA
• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (2 teams) – Dallas, TX
• Southwestern Law School (2 teams) – Los Angeles, CA
• St. John's University School of Law – Queens, NY
• The John Marshall Law School – Chicago, IL
• The University of Mississippi "Ole Miss" School of Law – University, MS
• University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) – Berkeley, CA
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2 teams) – San Francisco, CA
• University of California, Irvine School of Law – Irvine, CA
• University of California, Los Angeles "UCLA" School of Law (2 teams) – Los Angeles, CA
• University of Cincinnati College of Law – Cincinnati, OH
• University of Notre Dame Law School (2 teams) – Notre Dame, IN
• University of Georgia School of Law (2 teams) – Athens, GA
• University of San Diego School of Law (2 teams) – San Diego, CA
• Western State University College of Law (2 teams) – Fullerton, CA
• Whittier Law School – Costa Mesa, CA
• Willamette University College of Law – Salem, OR

2012 COMPETITION NOTES - Schedule and Itinerary

1. Competition Rules/Judge's Score Sheet & "General Facts" for Rounds One (1) & Two (2), and the Final Round:
   1. Revised Competition Rules & Judge's Score Sheet
   2. Rules Clarifications
   3. Round One with Confidential Facts
   4. Round Two with Confidential Facts
   5. Final Round with Confidential Facts
   6. Revised Room Assignments
   7. General Orientation for Judges
   8. Judges' Specifics for Round One
   9. Judges' Specifics for Round Two
   10. Judges' Specifics for Final Round
2. Competition Guidelines/Preliminary
   1. Forty (40) Team Cap for the Competition. SIGN-UP AND PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE NOW TO RESERVE YOUR LAW SCHOOL'S PLACE IN THE COMPETITION.
   2. Two teams of two competitors maximum per school (four competitors total), with as many coaches and advisers as preferred ($60.00 per additional person: $60.00 fee includes admission to the Padres game Suite, Competition, Awards Ceremony and Presentation, Gaslamp Mixer, and the Sports Law Symposium). The $60.00 price is not open to the public, but only for traveling advisors and coaches.  See price scale on the NSLNC website for public Sports Law Symposium tickets.
   3. Each visiting team will have a Thomas Jefferson School of Law representative assigned to the team who will be available via email, phone, etc., for questions and concerns before and during the competition. These representatives will be current Thomas Jefferson School of Law students.
   4. Competition Registration fee of $450.00 for two competitors includes:

      • Luxurious Suite for Padres v. Giants baseball game, which includes food and beverage. New Campus tour option before the game.  (Tickets to the game need to be picked up during check-in, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., in the Thomas Jefferson School of Law lobby, at the security desk).

        PETCO PARK address: 100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101, P 619.795.5000

      • Preliminary Rounds on Saturday at the Law School in various sports topics. (ALL Negotiations will focus on various sports issues beyond salary negotiations, but may include salary negotiations).

      • Roof-top Ceremony, Awards Presentation, and Announcement of the Four Finalist Teams (light appetizers and refreshments served), 9/29/12, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., at the Law School with a Keynote Speech by Sports Agent, Leigh Steinberg.

        Sponsored by CONSOR.

        

      • Gaslamp Mixer, 9/29/12, 9:00 p.m. (528 F Street, San Diego, CA 92101, corner of 6th and F Street):

        The Gaslamp Mixer will occur at the Double Deuce, open from 9:00 p.m. to Close. Free VIP line and no cover from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Beverage specials all night. Simply say "Thomas Jefferson School of Law" or "National Sports Law Negotiation Competition" at the door and while inside. If any issues or problems, please ask for Ryan O'Leary, Manager.

      • Championship Final Rounds, 9/30/12, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Moot Court Room, 2nd Floor, at the Law School.

        FINAL ROUND JUDGES INCLUDE:

        • Jan Goldsmith, City Attorney of San Diego (Elected Official)
        • Hon. William McCurine, Jr., United States Federal Magistrate Judge
        • Dave Winfield, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame

      • Sports Law Symposium, 9/30/12, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (lunch provided), at the Law School:

        "Professional Athlete’s Contracts, and Handling and Avoiding Major Infractions in Big-time Athletic Programs: What can we learn from Penn State?"

        PANELISTS INCLUDE:

        Rick Burton, Professor at Syracuse University 

        A David B. Falk Distinguished Professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University’s Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. In addition, Professor Burton was recently the Chief Marketing Officer for the United States Olympic Committee during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

        Jack A. Green, Attorney at Law

        Worked for Converse, Inc., as their Senior Vice President of Administration, General Counsel, and Secretary from 1985-2002. In that role, Jack was responsible for the worldwide legal, patent, trademark and real estate functions of Converse’s $3B multinational athletic footwear and apparel company. Jack is currently a Professor of Management at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA where he founded the Sports Concentration at the school.

        Rodney K. Smith, Director of TJSL Center of Sports Law & Policy

        Former President of Southern Virginia University, and Co-Author of one of the nation’s leading casebooks on Sports Law. Professor Smith is the inaugural director of Thomas Jefferson School of Law's Center for Sports Law & Policy.

        Brandon Leopoldus, Initiative Legal Group, APC 

        After completing a career as a minor league baseball umpire, he worked in the front office of the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League as the Director of Baseball Operations, before attending Thomas Jefferson School of Law and working for Mandalay Sports. Brandon currently works as an Attorney in Los Angeles in areas of Employment, Product Defect, Entertainment, and Sports law.

        Moderator: Jeremy M. Evans, Owner/Attorney at Law, CSLlegal, Criminal Defense & Sports Law; National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, Director

        Having served as Student Bar Association President at Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2010-2011), Jeremy passed the California Bar Exam and immediately opened his own practice, concentrating in Criminal Defense and Sports Law. Jeremy was recently elected to the New Lawyer's Division Board of Directors for the San Diego County Bar Association, and serves on the Alumni Association Board of Directors for Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2012-2013). Jeremy founded the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition while in law school and is the Director of the Competition.

   5. Thomas Jefferson School of Law will not be competiting in the Competition. However, all Thomas Jefferson School of Law students are encouraged to volunteer to help with the Competition and Symposium by emailing NSLNC@tjsl.edu. All students and guests are encouraged to attend the Symposium (see prices above) and Saturday night social activities.

   6. Law School Address: 1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Thomas Jefferson School of Law School Address:

1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

Building Map for NSLNC

The Competition and Symposium will occur on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of the Law School exclusively, while the 5th floor Student Lounge includes outdoor patio seating and vending machines.  Elevator access is available to the public from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. daily.  In addition, the Grand Staircase allows for access from the 1st floor lobby of the Law School up to the 3rd floor.

Map of Downtown San Diego (including the East Village and Gaslamp District)

The Law School is located on Island Avenue in the East Village between 11th and 12th Avenues (Park Blvd.).  Hotel Indigo is located on the corner of Island Avenue and 9th Avenue; Marriot Gaslamp Quarter is located on the corner of K Street and 7th Avenue; The Westgate Hotel is located on the corner of Broadway and 2nd Avenue.  Petco Park and the Gaslamp District are mere blocks from the Law School and recommended hotels.

San Diego Trolley Map

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is located at the Park & Market stop.  However, trolley use is not necessary if you are staying at Hotel Indigo or the Marriot Gaslamp Quarter, but we recommend taking the trolley from The Westgate Hotel at the Civic Center stop to the Park and Market Law School stop (all day use $5.00).  You can also walk to the Friday night (9/28/12) Padres v. Giants game at Petco Park and the Saturday (9/29/12) Gaslamp mixer from the recommended sponsored hotels and the Law School.  The competition and roof-top ceremony are located at the Law School.

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS

Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30, 2012

Hotel Indigo San Diego Gaslamp Quarter

Rate: $219.00 per night (1.5 blocks from the Law School) (refer to "NSLNC 2012" or National Sports Law Negotiation Competition when making your reservation)

509 9th Avenue

San Diego, CA 92101

P 619.727.4000

W www.hotelinsd.com

Reserved Rate Site

San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter

Please call/email using the contact information below (7 blocks from the Law School) (refer to Thomas Jefferson School of Law "NSLNC 2012" or National Sports Law Negotiation Competition when making your reservation)

660 K Street

San Diego, CA 92101

W www.marriott.com

Laurie Vollmer, IBT Sales Manager

D 619.446.6066

E laurie.vollmer@gaslampmarriott.com

The Westgate Hotel

Rate: $179.00 per night (1 mile from the Law School) (refer to "NSLNC 2012" or National Sports Law Negotiation Competition when making your reservation)

1055 Second Avenue

San Diego, CA 92101

P 800.522.1564

W www.westgatehotel.com

Anna Geiss-Travis

D 619-238-1818

E atravis@westgatehotel.com

*All hotel rates subject to availability so book fast.  There is a city-wide convention the weekend of the Competition so make your reservations as soon as possible.  Please use the hotel contacts as provided.

TRAVEL TIPS

When booking your flights, please remember:

• The San Diego International Airport is a very short ride to the Law School/Downtown and our recommended hotels for a fare of $10-15 one-way.
• Fly into the San Diego International Airport ("SAN") before Friday or by Friday 9/28.  The Padres v. Giants game starts at 7:05 p.m., Friday the 28.
• Check-in occurs at the Law School before the game in the first floor lobby from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• The Final Round of the competition on Sunday the 25 will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the Sports Law Symposium with lunch will follow for two-three hours.  Flying out by 5:00 p.m. will suffice, but any earlier you may miss the Final Round of the Competition and/or the Sports Law Symposium. Times subject to slight change.
• Note to all teams traveling from Los Angeles to San Diego: the 405 Freeway will be closed from the 10 Freeway to the 101 Freeway from 9/28-9.29.  Plan accordingly.

East Village/Gaslamp District Eateries & Entertainment

• Discover San Diego
• East Village Business Directory
• East Village Association
• Gaslamp Dinning & Entertainment
• San Diegan

A Special Thank you to our event sponsor CONSOR

THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL SPORTS LAW NEGOTIATION COMPETITION & SYMPOSIUM, FALL 2011

NSLNC BOARD:

Director: Jeremy M. Evans '11 (NSLNC@tjsl.edu)

Alumni Advisor: Brandon Leopoldus '10  

Sports Law/Adjunct Faculty Advisor: Randy Grossman '94

Center for Sports Law & Policy Advisor: Rodney Smith

ADR Faculty Advisor: Paul Spiegelman

Special Assistants to the Director: Samuel Ehrlich and Jonathan Stahler

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, the Entertainment Law Society, in association with the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, present

Music Copyright Terminations:

The Ticking Time Bomb has Arrived

October 20, 2012, 11AM - 2PM, Room 325 Reception on the 8^th floor after the event

The 1978 Copyright Act provides that artists can terminate and thereby regain copyrights assigned to record labels and music publishers after thirty-five years from the grant. The first case involved Village People composer Victor Willis, writer of the hit YMCA, and led to a federal district court terminating the publishers copyright grant. We will now see a tidal wave of music artists seeking to terminate copyrights now held by major record labels and music producers from the 1970's era sound recordings and music publishers. This panel will explore whether the tick tock of copyright terminations sounds the death knell for record labels, or a liberty bell for artist's rights.

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Read the news story

Download the event flyer

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Produced by:  Professor KJ Greene

Moderators:  Professor Julie Cromer Young & Professor Jeff Slattery

Directed by:  Najmah Brown, TJSL 2013 & Camara Mathis, TJSL 2013

Special Guest (Pre-recorded):  Brian Caplan, Caplan & Ross, LLP and Attorney for former lead singer of the Village People

Speakers:  David Branfman, Branfman Law Group, P.C.; Lisa Cervantes, Cervantes Entertainment Law; Valerie A. Dearth, Lapidus, Root & Sacharow, LLP; Michael Hosington, Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP; Donald A. Jasko, Digital Economics, LLC; James Leach, SESAC; Lacy J Lodes, Consor Intellectual Asset Management; Steve Marks, RIAA. Read speakers bios.

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Register by October 17, 2012

Registration is closed

Admission is free for the conference and reception. There is a small fee for the MCLE. All attendees please register online for RSVP.

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2.0 hours of MCLE* credit available

*Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit

MCLE credit is available upon request. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California.

For MCLE:  $15 for TJSL Alumni, $25 for General Public.

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Thomas Jefferson School of Law 1155 Island Avenue San Diego, CA 92101

Directions to TJSL

For additional information contact: Camara Mathis at mathisca@gapps.tjsl.edu.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law and the Center for Sports Law and Policy present:

Gladiators in the 21st Century: Violence and Injuries in Athletics

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Up to 3 MCLE credits available

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This conference is free for everyone and is funded through the generosity of an anonymous donor.

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8:30 a.m. Registration 8:50 a.m. Welcome (Room 325)

9:00 – 10:45 a.m. Panel 1: Medical Issues

Moderator:  Professor Joy Delman, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Dr. David M. Reiss, DMR Dynamics, Expert Witness for Concussion Litigation Dr. Jacob E. Resch, Director, Brain Injury Laboratory, University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Dwight Zach Smith, Medical Director, Beyond Wellness Talent Protection; Executive Director, New England Psychiatric Consultants, Plymouth, MA Dr. Kristen Willeumier, Director of Research, Amen Clinics

10:45-11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m.  - 12:45 p.m. Panel 2: Legal Issues

(1 MCLE Credit is available for this panel)

Moderator:  Professor Rodney K. Smith, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Jordan Kobritz, SUNY Cortland, Professor and Chair of the Sport Management Department Travis Leach, Attorney at Law, Sports Agent, Jennings Strouss Jeff Levine, Professor, Southern Illinois University Gary Wolensky, Attorney at Law, Hewitt Wolensky, LLP

12:45 – 1:00 p.m. Break

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.  Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Welcome, Dean Rudy Hasl, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Introduction of Speaker, Rodney K. Smith, Distinguished Professor and Director of Center for Sports Law and Policy, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Leigh Steinberg, Renowned Sports Agent, Steinberg Sports & Entertainment

Keynote Speaker and 2012 recipient of the Center’s Rudy Hasl Leader in Sports Award

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Panel 3: Legal and Policy Issues

(1 MCLE Credit is available for this panel)

Moderator: Chris Saunders, Media Director, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Matthew Mitten, Professor of Law and Director of Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Rodney K. Smith, Distinguished Professor and Director of TJSL Center for Sports Law and Policy, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45-4:45 p.m.  Panel 4: Athletes Panel

(1 MCLE Credit is available for this panel)

Moderator:  Professor Tim Wulfemeyer, San Diego State University

Billy Ray Smith, Former San Diego Chargers Linebacker

     Adam "Scrap Daddy" Pearce, Five-Time NWA Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

     Mike West, President, California Athletic Trainers Association

4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Break

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Panel 5: Solutions Discussion

All Panelists to Discuss Solutions

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MCLE

Up to 3 hours of MCLE* credit are available. Panels 2, 3 and 4 each qualify for one MCLE credit.

*Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit (MCLE) Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 3 hours.

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Women as Workers

Keynote Speaker: Professor Deborah L. Rhode, Stanford Law School

The Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s inaugural Women and the Law Conference in 2001, Women as Workers, featured as keynote speaker Professor Deborah Rhode, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, former president of the Association of American Law Schools and former chair of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Legal Profession. Her keynote address focused on the status of women in the legal profession and the challenge for lawyers of leading balanced lives. She was followed by Thomas Jefferson Law School Professors Susan Bisom-Rapp,Julie Greenberg and Susan Tiefenbrun, who respectively touched on their research related to sexual harassment training, Title VII and gender non-conformity discrimination, and global trafficking of women sex workers.

Women and Family Law

Keynote Speaker: Justice Judith McConnell

California Fourth District Court of Appeals

The Second Annual Women and the Law Conference theme was Women and Family Law. The Honorable Judith McConnell, presiding Justice of the California Fourth District California Court of Appeal, delivered the keynote address, titled “Women in the Law: Changing the Way Courts Do Business,” which reviewed law reform movements aimed at eliminating gender bias in the courts and in substantive law. Her lecture was followed by presentations from Thomas Jefferson Professors Marybeth Herald, Ellen Waldman, Laura Adams and Ruth Philips, who discussed the rights of spouses to terminate life support, assisted reproductive technology, war crimes and family violence, and refugee laws and domestic violence.

Women and the Maternal Wall

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer: Professor Joan Williams

University of California, Hastings College of Law

In 2003, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg visited Thomas Jefferson School of Law and delivered an address titled, “Workways of the Supreme Court.” After this visit, Justice Ginsburg generously created the Thomas Jefferson School of Law Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture Series, one of only two lecture series in the world that bears her name.

At the Third Annual Conference, Women and the Maternal Wall, Joan C. Williams, then Professor of Law at American University and presently Distinguished Professor of Law at University of California Hastings College of the Law, delivered the first Ruth Bader Ginsburg lecture in 2003. Her talk, “Beyond the Glass Ceiling: The Maternal Wall as a Barrier to Gender Equality,” discussed the cutting-edge legal theories developing in the fight against family care responsibility discrimination and charted a course toward a new reconstructive feminism supporting women both in their traditional caregiving roles and in their desire for access to the traditionally masculine preserves of high status wage labor. Professor Williams’ keynote was followed by commentary from Professor William Bielby, discussing social science research on the maternal wall and its effect on litigation; Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp, analyzing employer reactions to maternal wall lawsuits; Jennifer Roback Morris, critiquing equality jurisprudence; and Professor Julie Greenberg, presenting a unifying theory of gender nonconformity that could be used to assist working mothers and other gender nonconformists.