Connecticut MCLE - Sports and Entertainment Courses
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More Than Just Force Majeure: The Legal Aspects of Sports During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
The sports industry, like most industries around the world, has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This CLE course will address the legal issues of the sports business and how it has been affected as well as the legal, contractual and economic challenges faced by the leagues, unions, teams, and players, particularity in the US. The course will present the different approaches being taken by the various leagues and government entities as well as the force majeure clauses w... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Navigating Your Company Through a World of Big Copyright Damages: An Insider's Look
The rise and prominence of legal cases involving copyright infringement are no surprise. With so much of the assets of both companies and individuals comprised of various types of media, copyright infringement cases can reap tremendous rewards. But with that comes equally tremendous risks with multi-million dollar judgments against infringers being awarded to singers, songwriters, scriptwriters, authors, photographers and other artists, some of these even including attorney fees. In a climate w... More Info
$291General Credit -
NCAA & Name, Image, Likeness Updates & Anarchy in America! Oh My
Amateur college sports has experienced massive upheaval over the last four years. From the potential loss of eligibility resulting from pursuing endorsement offers in 2019 to the multi-million dollar deals of 2022, student athletes are having a moment. This CLE course will present sports attorneys with a history that will give context to the current environment and explain how the intersection of the NCAA Transfer Portal and Boosters with the NIL deals have dramatically altered the lan... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
NFL Contract Advisors: So You Want to Be An Agent
The obligations of managing high profile athletes falls primarily on agents, and agents rely on lawyers to advise them. This CLE course will cover NFLPA certification requirements, agent eligibility, standards of conduct, particularly the NFL’s personal conduct policy, and prohibited actions for agents. The course will also cover contractual issues between agents and players and between players and teams. The course will also take a look at “bad client behavior” in the NFL, using real-... More Info
$551.75General Credits -
NFT's: A Survey of Intellectual Property Issues
NFT’s have become a valued investment and a hot topic. Since an NFT of Beeple’s collage sold at Christie’s for $69 million, everyone is trying to get in on the action from investors to celebrities. This CLE course will discuss the actual current state of NFT’s and Web culture, the evolving community and the intellectual property issues that are rapidly emerging as a result. More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Oh Brave Commercial New World: The New Reality of Name, Image, and Likeness in Collegiate Athletics
This CLE course serves to clear up the misunderstanding surrounding the recently enacted laws that permits college athletes to earn money from the use of their Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) without risking their college eligibility. While there are some restrictions, the response of the NCAA in lifting their rules, even in states where the law wasn’t passed, enabled collegiate athletes, previously barred from endorsements or other earnings, to pursue opportunities much the way professional athl... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Players on the Picket Line: Sports Lockouts
The image of major athletes on a picket line seems so unlikely as to be almost ludicrous. And yet, the major sports leagues have a history of conflict and instances of lockout. Presented by industry expert Robert Boland, this fascinating CLE course will inform agents, attorneys and sports enthusiasts of the differentiation between lockouts and strikes, when they’re used and how they affect players, managers and owners. The course will also offer a history of labor conflicts in sports and review... More Info
$291General Credit -
Representing Comic Book Creator Clients: A Guide to Contractual and IP Issues
The comic book business is a serious enterprise and representing comic book industry clients includes a variety of issues that attorneys need to know. This CLE course will address these issues and track the client\attorney relationship from concept through agreement. The course will present intellectual property issues, agreements for service, collaboration and publishing. The course will also explain what publishers tend to seek out in a comic book property as well as licensing issues and legal... More Info
$813General Credits -
Representing the Players: A Guide to Sports Contracts
Sports representation is exciting, fast-paced and, if you’re lucky, media frenzied. But like any type of representation, the foundation of the relationship with the client is a legal-based contract. This CLE course will explain sports contracts in their entirety and will include a review of: Types of sports contracts Contract restrictions Ethical issues Sports vs. standard contracts Negotiation strategies Contract provisions Mitigation procedures Te... More Info
$291General Credit -
Sports and the Law
Professional sports have never seemed less professional. Between accusation of misconduct and the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreements in most sports, legal action has overshadowed athletic prowess in the sports pages. This CLE course presents a unique opportunity to hear from the Chair of the Sports Business faculty at New York University and a former sports agent and sports law expert explain the impact of sports’ legal entanglements. The course will also explore issues regarding... More Info
$291General Credit
