Rhode Island MCLE - Sports and Entertainment Courses
This is a listing of Sports and Entertainment CLE Courses for Rhode Island. Please make your selection below of Rhode Island CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
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Trademark Modernization Act: Understanding the USPTO's Final Rulemaking
This CLE course will focus on the ability of USPTO and brand owners to initiate new ex parte reexamination and expungement proceedings. These proceedings, were authorized by the Trademark Modernization Act. The course will explain these proceedings as well as the USPTO’s final rulemaking and the impact it will have on brand owners. The course will cover procedural issues, best practices to brands responding to these proceedings, consideration for those implementing proceedings, changes... More Info
$291General Credit -
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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
$552General Credits -
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The Supreme Court Opens a New World of College Athletics
NCAA v. Alston, one of the most significant sports law cases of our time, rejected the NCAA argument that restrictions on educational compensation were entitled to antitrust deference. In its 9-0 opinion, they upheld the district court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals injunction and concluded that these restrictions were in violation of the Section 1 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. This CLE course will review the case history, the court’s decision and the potential impact of the concurr... More Info
$291General Credit -
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Gambling: The "Secret" Addiction
Alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health disorders are on the rise, leading to an increase in impairment in the legal profession. According to the statistics, 1 in 3 attorneys will need mental health services at some point in their careers. Yet there are other addictions, such as gambling, which is lesser known but can be just as damaging. The US Supreme Court Case of Murphy vs. NCAA upheld the legality of gambling across the country and in almost no time, Pennsylvania had on-line... More Info
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Covid-19 and Sports: Legal Issues and Future Challenges
The legal issues surrounding sports, from the college level all the way to professionals and the Olympic players, are shockingly complex. The issues go above and beyond players and teams and relate to images and likeness, college sports and names, risk management and most recently, the Olympic Athletes Empowerment Act. This CLE course will address these issues as well as the impact that COVID-19 has had on sports and athletes. More Info
$291General Credit -
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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 -
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CA Athlete Agency Law: Part II
This CLE course, a continuation of CA Agency Law which reviewed federal, state and NCAA regulations as they apply to sports agents, will present the various definitions, disclosures, representations of pro athletes, contract requirements, changes to Name, Image & Likeness, protection of athletes and universities and penalties, both civil and criminal, for bad acts. The course will also introduce NFL agency requirements – contracts between players and teams and between athletes and agen... More Info
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Sports Marketing & Media's Top Legal Issues: Analyzing the Past and Preparing for the Future
The marketing machine surrounding sporting events is dynamic and lucrative. Yet even the most experienced marketers can find themselves in legal trouble when marketing around sports. Complicated governing body rules, the nuances of local practices and the increasingly detailed and evolving intellectual property laws can all serve to trip up marketing professionals. Mistakes can derail deals, destroy relationships and result in expensive disputes. With so much at stake, agencies, individuals, b... More Info
$291General Credit -
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A Sports Law Primer: Salient Topics in a Changing Legal Landscape
The professionalization of college athletes and expansion of legalized sports betting are both areas that are undergoing rapid change. This CLE course, geared toward a general audience, will review and wide array of legal issues and trends in these areas. The course will also cover concussion litigation, dispute resolution, intellectual property and publicity right and the continuously evolving issue of sex abuse scandals. More Info
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Blowing the Whistle: Keeping Young Athletes Safe from Sexual and Physical Abuse and Sexual Exploitation in Sports
Congress passed and President Trump signed into law an extension of the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act, called Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, which dramatically changes how all sports organizations that are part of the United States Olympic Committee’s governing structure report and handle matters of sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, youth protection, youth exploitation and physical abuse. But the bill also has far ranging impact in establishing the... More Info
$291General Credit
