Ross WenzelKellerhals CarrardRoss is a Partner in the sports law group of Kellerhals Carrard (Switzerland). Prior to joining the AGA, Slane was a vice president and spearheaded the lobbying effort and largest gaming referendum in the country that led to the successful awarding of licensure to MGM National Harbor.

A representative from Smartplay, which manufactures lottery machines, is on hand.

At the University of Maryland, McMillen was an All-American basketball player and still holds the school record for career scoring average. Hal graduated from Boston University with a BA in History and received his JD from UCLA School of Law. Lisa Baird was named chief marketing officer of the United States Olympic Committee in 2009.

His practice is exclusively dedicated to sports law, with a focus on doping and football-related disputes. He joined the organization in June 2007. She is a Sports Management Institute Executive Program graduate. Rich also represented Mercedes-Benz in the Mercedes Stadium naming rights transaction with the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, the Brooklyn Nets in all aspects of a multi-million dollar training facility in Brooklyn, Golden 1 Credit Union in the Golden 1 Center naming rights and sponsorship transaction with the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers in a media rights agreement with Time Warner Cable, the San Francisco 49ers in the Levi's Stadium naming rights and sponsorship transaction with Levi Strauss & Co,  Brooklyn Events Center, LLC in the transaction which relocated the New York Islanders to the Barclays Center, the family of Abe Pollin in the sale of its interests in the Washington Wizards, the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclays Center naming rights transaction, and Lawrence Investments (Larry Ellison's personal investment company) in its efforts to acquire an NBA franchise. He is well vested at UMass, on hand several times throughout his evolving career to give advice and lend support to aspiring young professionals. Prior to his time at the NFL, he worked for the international law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, DC, from 2011-14.

DeMaurice F. SmithNFLPA and a Masters of Public & International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, and her B.A. 6 to No. They were wrong. Jon has testified in court as an expert in immigration law and has authored expert letters and testified on immigration issues.

In addition to his board role with the SLA, he has been a regular panelist and moderator at the annual conferences, as well as a speaker and lecturer at several other conferences (ABA Forum on Entertainment and Sports, TRAC, the Berkeley Law Sports Law Symposium, the Harvard Law School Sports Symposium) and law schools throughout the country. Ms. Goss Graves iscurrently overseeing the Center's administration of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund, which connects those who experience sexual misconduct including assault, harassment, abuse and related retaliation in the workplace or in trying to advance their careers with legal and public relations assistance. She ran the Horizon League's compliance program to help member institutions understand and comply with NCAA regulations, and she oversaw numerous conference championships, along with working with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, television partners, the Horizon League Network and outside corporate sponsorship sales teams. Following the national championship race, he was instrumental in getting the International Olympic Committee policy on transgender athletes changed, and in June 2016 he became the first trans athlete to compete in a world championship race under the new rules, where he was the second fastest American man in his group.

Nobody is allowed outside the room after entering. Within a doping context, he has successfully represented WADA, the IOC, International Federations (including the IAAF, FINA and IWF) and National Anti-Doping Organisations in over 100 disputes. He was also the Founder and Director of the first sports law program in the United States while at Tulane. He is also the author of several articles related to the CAS and its case law. Mary K. focuses her charitable efforts on mental illness, serving as the chair of the Grand Avenue Club of Milwaukee, and poverty and hunger, serving as the founder and member of Foley's "K's for a Cause" program, and providing pro bono legal services to the unrepresented. Prior to this role, she spent almost two years as the assistant director of legal services and seven years in the Magic's corporate partnerships department, most recently as the partnership business manager, focusing on strategic planning, budgeting, market research, contract negotiation, and sweepstakes compliance.

DeMaurice Fitzgerald Smith is the Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Hopefully we don't have to come back to this room for a long, long time.". Melanie Schnoll Begun Morgan Stanley Melanie Schnoll Begun is Managing Director and Head of Wealth Management's Philanthropy Management group. He attended Duke University and the Duke University School of Law, where he received a Bachelor's degree in economics and psychology, a Masters degree in social psychology, and a Juris Doctor. Since 2014 "Chambers & Partners" and "Who's Who Legal" has been yearly nominating Marcos Motta as a "Thought Leader" in the sports and entertainment field worldwide. 4 to No.

In 2011, Mr. Buretta was appointed Director of the Deepwater Horizon Task Force, a leadership position he continued to fill while serving as DAAG. In 2016, she was named as one of the best LGBTQ lawyers under 40 by the National LGBTQ Bar Association. In addition to his sports practice, Mr. Socolow has extensive experience representing clients in a wide range of intellectual property, entertainment and complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts throughout the country. Since then, he has served as a legal counsel in over 400 cases before FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), regarding several subjects, such as contracts, disciplinary, regulatory and doping disputes. Myles Pistorius enters his third season with the Miami Dolphins as senior vice president and general counsel.

Pierce is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he received a bachelor's in business administration and was captain of the track & field team.

After graduating from Stanford Law School, he clerked for Judge Ben Duniway of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco for a year before going into private practice with the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. Roberts has continued to practice law part-time throughout his academic career with a focus on antitrust and sports law.

", Obadele ThompsonInternational Arbitration and LitigationObadele "Oba" Thompson is a former Olympic 100m medalist and three-time Olympian, who now practices international arbitration and litigation.

Gentry, whose franchise endured the messy public saga of an Anthony Davis trade request that never went down, is ebullient. Prior to that, she served as senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer of the Arizona Organizing Committee, which worked with the College Football Playoff to execute the 2016 CFP National Championship in Glendale. During his time at Maryland, McMillen was a member of the 1972 Olympic basketball team that refused to accept a silver medal after its controversial and disputed championship game with the Soviet Union. Bob FooseMLS Players Union He is ranked among an elite group of only 11 attorneys to be named a Legal 500 Leading Lawyer in the field of Sport. Founded in 1986 as the Division 1A Athletic Director's Association, the LEAD1 Association currently has 129 members located in 41 states. His research focuses primarily on sports law analytics.

It was during his time at Tulane University Law School Tannenbaum solidified his drive to build one organization, a goal that drives him on a daily basis in his role as Miami Dolphins Executive Vice President, Football Operations.