Disciplinary Actions and Appeals in Niche Sports Law

The opportunity to learn about the seldom-explored area of law, sports law, is a great opportunity for an attorney, even if they do not practice in this field. This course will describe the basic procedure for challenging various occurrences that arise in sport and where attorneys can educate themselves further on the rules and regulations governing these sports. 

Attendees will explore how the legal field plays a role in sports such as boxing, wrestling, and volleyball among others. Legal professionals will delve into the regulatory bodies in each sport and the processes sports related cases follow. 

Practitioners who either practice, dabble in, or are otherwise interested in learning more about the regulatory procedures behind some of their favorite sports are encouraged to attend this course. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Observe the regulatory/legal procedures behind some sampling of the world’s professional sports
• Identify where to look and what to think about when faced with an athlete in certain professional sports who has a rules/regulatory issue arise in the course of their careers or during a particular competition
• Explore basic pointers to advise the agents and managers of athletes in certain sports as to how to handle rules/regulatory issues that may arise regarding their athletes
• Review how to educate athlete clients in various sports about how to avoid and mitigate certain violations of their chosen sport’s rules/regulations
• Identify when the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or other judicial/quasi-judicial bodies may or may not be available for an appeal
• Examine exceptionally niche areas of sports law that help create a more well-rounded sports law practitioner

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Central Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mountain Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Alaska Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Monday, February 3, 2025
Monday, February 17, 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
Monday, April 7, 2025