2026 Conference Schedule

What happens when a player or team is accused of breaking the rules? Go behind the curtains of disciplinary and legal investigations in professional and college sports. This panel will explain how these investigations work and discuss the issues involved in a wide variety of high-stakes sports investigations, including internal team and league investigations; player disciplinary processes; NCAA infractions from both the Association and player perspective; criminal investigations; and more.

This panel will explore the world of elite athletes from a 360-degree perspective. From legal counsel, to agent, and coach, the panel will explore the most pressing legal, business, and practical issues facing players in today’s high profile and high pressure sports ecosystem. From playing contracts, to NIL, marketing, and branding, to locker room dynamics and on-field performance, and how it all fits together, you will learn what it means to forge a career in the modern sports world.

Learn all the latest legal developments in the world of social media and gaming. The panel will go in-depth on the intellectual property concepts underlying many of the industry’s most challenging legal and business issues, and explore what is on the horizon. The panel will also discuss how these business work, including revenue streams and consumer engagement, the current state of technology, and where these products are heading with the emergence of artificial intelligence.

With changes in technology, media, and the global expansion of sports, the sports business has grown significantly over the last 20 years. The legal issues confronted by in-house counsel in the sports industry has likewise grown and shifted. This panel will examine the top legal and business issues facing general counsel in some of the world’s largest sports leagues and events. What is counsel’s role in the ever-changing landscape of media and broadcast, and protecting the intellectual property supporting it? What are the legal, regulatory, and policy considerations involved in hosting a major sporting event like the World Cup or a Super Bowl? What are other key issues, like data privacy, sponsorships, and partnerships? The panel will answer these questions and more.

Since PASPA was overturned in 2018, the most significant influence in the landscape of the sports industry may be sports gambling. Our panel of experts will take you from the pre-Murphy era into today, exploring how the sports gambling industry has evolved and exploded in a short period of time. Learn about the regulatory framework that applies to sports gambling, how different sports and leagues have approached sports gambling, and the legal questions facing the industry today. Topics will include regulatory compliance, issues surrounding betting categories like prop wagers, differences in approach to college vs. professional, prediction markets, and more.

Where does the funding come from in a modern Hollywood production? Learn how major entertainment projects get off the ground, how they are financed, and what it takes to get them over the line and on the screen. This panel will take you inside the process of how film and TV projects get from start to finish, and will share a few behind-the-curtain insights into lesser-known legal and practical details of the production process, like how credits are negotiated and assigned, designing movie posters, distribution channels, and more. The panel will also explore what the future holds for television and film.