2. Bruce Wilson Covington and Burling Represented NASCAR in several media negotiations Best Lawyers in America, Sports Law (2009-2011) Honored in Legal 500 US for Sports (2007-2008) Chambers USA, Sports Law (2006-2010)
3. Joe Leccese Co-head of Sports Law group at Proskauer Rose Works with acquiring, financing pro teams and stadiums Worked with NBA and NHL during franchise expansions In 2003, named “45 Rising Stars of the Private Bar“ by The American Lawyer. Named to “Forty under Forty“ Sports Business Journal.
4. HowardGanz Co-head of Sports Law Group at Proskauer Rose Works mainly with labor issues Principal outside labor counsel for the NBA for over 25 years Advises the NBA in CBA negotiations Has assisted the WNBA in the negotiation of its CBA Has represented MLB in its CBA negotiations
5. Jeffrey Mishkin SkaddenArps Chief legal officer of NBA, chief outside counsel Works with CBA and antitrust Directed effort in 1998-99 NBA labor dispute Listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business The Best Lawyers in America for sports law
6. Mary Braza Chair of the Sports Industry Team at Foley and Lardner Outside counsel to MLB Recognized by Legal 500 for her work in sports law (2010) Named one of America's Leading Lawyers in the area of sports law by Chambers USA in 2006-2010 Included in the 2006 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Included in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of sports law.
8. History Founded in 1975 by Lloyd Shefsky Teams and agents were not negotiating Role of SLA: foster the discussion of legal problems affecting sports law and to promote the exchange of opinions Flood Case increased interest in sports law Began as a 5 man organization, now over 1,000 members (lawyers, educators, students)
9. Missions To promote a high standard of ethical behavior To create a forum where lawyers and sport organizations could communicate To provide educational opportunities and information regarding sports law
10. SLA Award of Excellence Candidate must have at least five years experience in sports law or a sports field Candidate exhibits "service-above-self" attitude. (i.e. community involvement, public service) Candidate must be regarded as a person with high integrity and ethics and possess the qualities held in highest regard by those in the field of sports law Candidate must have a consistent record of presenting the practice of sports law in a positive light to the sports world and the public in general
11. Work Cited http://www.sportslaw.org/history.cfm http://www.foley.com/people/bio.aspx?employeeid=16226 http://www.skadden.com/index.cfm?contentID=45&bioID=2000 http://www.proskauer.com/professionals/howard-ganz/ http://www.proskauer.com/professionals/joseph-leccese/ http://www.cov.com/bwilson/
