Sports Law Round Table

A webinar series featuring players and leaders from the sports law arena. Presented by the UB Center for the Advancement of Sport, the Buffalo Sports and Entertainment Law Society, and the UB Law Alumni Association.

Guarding the Ref: A Conversation About the NFL’s Code of Conduct

Featuring Clete Blakeman,
NFL Referee and Attorney

Thursday, October 5
12 to 1:00 p.m. via Zoom Webinar

This program is free and open to all alumni, students, and faculty. Registration is required. A Zoom link will be sent in your registration confirmation email.

Questions? Please contact Prof. Nellie Drew at hdrew@buffalo.edu.

Registration

Past Events

Monday, Sept. 18th - Keeping the Bills in Buffalo: A Conversation with the County Executive featuring

Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Executive
Moderated by Richard Tobe ’74, Director of Special Intergovernmental Projects, New York State Department of Labor

April 17, 2023 - The Role of the NFL Agent featuring

Shane Costa ’13
NFL Agent, General Counsel, Generation Sports Group
Paul Iya ’13
NFL Agent, Director of Legal Affairs, Generation Sports Group

March 28, 2023 - Playing the Game: A Conversation with Industry Icon Darren Heitner on NILs and the Rapidly Changing Business of Sports featuring

Darren Heitner
Founder
Heitner Legal, PLLC

Feb. 1, 2023 - Changing the Playing Field: Perspectives from Women Leaders Across the Sports Industry featuring:

Kathryn D’Angelo, Esq. ’10
Interim General Counsel, Buffalo Bills
Dr. Ally Howe
Team Physician, USA Hockey
US Women’s World Championship Team
Julianne Sitch
Head Men’s Soccer Coach, University of Chicago
Lorrie Turner, Esq. ’96
Chief Legal Officer; Senior VP of Global Legal and Brand Protection and Secretary
New Era Cap Company
Jenn Vrentas
NFL Correspondent, The New York Times
Sarah Herlihy Willson, Esq.
Associate General Counsel, Boston Celtics

Student moderators:

Donnett Hickson '23
Emily Maziarz '23
Candace Sena '23

Nov. 30, 2022 - The Unique Art of Baseball's Salary Arbitration featuring

Joshua S. Fox
Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment Law Department
Proskauer Rose LLP
Robert Pannullo
Litigation Associate
Winston & Strawn LLP

Nov. 2, 2022 - The Evolving Intersection of Law and College Sports

Philip J. Zaccheo
Member, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Oct. 12, 2022 - Repping the Stripes: Meet Alex C. Dell, Esq., Counsel to NHL Referees

Alex C. Dell, Founding Attorney
Law Firm of Alex C. Dell, PLLC, Albany, NY

Apr. 22, 2022 - Creating the NFL Schedule: Logistics, Rivalries, Analytics & Instinct featuring

Michael North
Vice President of Broadcast Planning
National Football League
Charlotte Carey
Director of Broadcasting
National Football League

Apr. 13, 2022 - Meet Dave Gardi: The NFL’s QB of On-field Operations

Dave Gardi
Senior Vice President of Football Operations, Policy and Compliance
National Football League

Mar. 18, 2022 - A Conversation with Ukrainian-born NHL Super-Agent Daniel Milstein

Daniel Milstein
Agent to several Russian National Hockey League players

Mar. 3, 2022 - The State of Baseball featuring

Jonathan A. Dandes
Corporate Vice President, Rich Products Corporation
Former President, Rich Baseball Operations/Bisons Baseball
Leo Dandes ’10
Vice-President/Financial Crimes Division, HSBC
Head Baseball Coach, AAA/BA
Former Head Baseball Coach
D’Youville University Saints

Mar. 1, 2022 - NFL Politics: The Play-by-Play featuring