1. Fordham Law
Lincoln Center | New York City
learn more & register: law.fordham.edu/sportslaw
The 13th Annual Sports Law Symposium on
Current Legal Issues in Sports
April 17, 2009 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre
featuring keynote speaker:
JOHN D. FEERICK, Esq., ’61, Norris Professor of Law, Fordham Law
PANELS
Pharmaceutical Liability and Sports
Considering how recent developments in athletes’ use of both legal and illegal substances affect liability
issues facing the pharmaceutical industry and professional athletes.
Moderator: JOHN VORPERIAN, Esq., Host/Producer, “Beyond the Game”; Adjunct Professor of Sports
Law/Sports Management with Concordia College (NY) and Manhattanville College
Panelists: EUGENE ROGER EGDORF, Esq., The Lanier Law Firm
EUGENE LEE, Esq., ETL Associates
CAMERON A. MYLER, Esq., Associate, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz, P.C.;
Four-time Olympic Luger; Associate Counsel, World Olympics Association
Sports Journalism Ethics
Examining the First Amendment shield afforded to the press in defamation, false light, and privacy
actions—and how they affect the industry.
Moderator: ABNER GREENE, Esq., First Amendment Professor, Fordham Law
Panelists: MIKE FLORIO, Esq., Profootballtalk.com
JACK MARSHALL, Esq., ProEthics
MARK CONRAD, Esq., Professor of Legal Ethics, Fordham University School of Business
DAVID SUSSMAN, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP;
Former Counsel & Acting COO, New York Yankees
ARI FLEISCHER, Ari Fleischer Sports Communications
The Influence of Gambling in Sports
Focusing on current and possible long-term effects of both legal and illegal gambling on professional and
collegiate sports.
Moderator: MATTHEW MITTEN, Esq., Professor of Sports Law, Marquette University
Panelists: JEFFREY STANDEN, Esq., Professor of Sports Law, Willamette University
MARC EDELMAN, Esq., Visiting Professor, Rutgers School of Law–Camden
JAY MOYER, Esq., Special Counsel, NFL
SEN. RAYMOND LESNIAK, State of New Jersey
Presented by the Fordham Sports Law Forum &
The New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section
Free and open to the public | $10 for lunch (optional)
6 NYS CLE nontransitional, professional practice credits available for $100 ($85 for Fordham Law alumni and public interest
attorneys). Fordham Law School has a Financial Hardship Policy for this conference.