On October 4th and 5th, the West Virginia University College of Law will host a symposium entitled "Reversing Field: Examining Issues of Commercialization, Race and Labor in 21st Century Sports Law.” I am honored to be speaking at this event, which is spearheaded by Sports Law Blog contributor and WVU law professor andre` douglas pond cummings and also includes blog contributors Joe Rosen and Andre Smith.The symposium's sponsors--the WVU Law Sports and Entertainment Law Society, the Office of the President of WVU, and the WVU School of Physical Education--have assembled a terrific group of academics and practitioners to debate key issues related to the intersection of race and labor law in sports: commercialization of intercollegiate athletics, race issues in collegiate and professional sports, drug testing, gender equity, and economic weapons.
Speakers include:
- Dana D. Brooks, Dean,
- Todd J. Clark, Law Professor,
- David Cornwell, Agent (Ricky Williams, Shawne Merriman, et al)
- andre` douglas pond cummings, Law Professor,
- Timothy Davis, member U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Law Professor,
- Jamin Dershowitz, General Counsel, WNBA
- Bobby Douglas, Former Olympic Wrestler, Wrestling Coach,
- Jeremi Duru, Law Professor,
- Bill Gould, Law Professor,
- Suzan Shown Harjo, advocate for Native American Rights, plaintiff in Mascot Debate case
- Gordon Hylton, Law Professor,
- Floyd Keith, Executive Director, Black Coaches Association
- Marlon LeBlanc, Men’s Soccer Coach,
- Anne Marie Lofaso, Law Professor,
- Michael McCann, Law Professor,
- Tandy O'Donoghue, Senior
- Gene Orza, Chief Operating Officer, MLB Players Association
- Joe Rosen, Sports Agent, Orpheus Sports and Entertainment
- Kenneth Shropshire, Law Professor,
- Daniel Silverman, Attorney, Skadden Arps
- Andre Smith, Law Professor, Florida International University
- Dennis Walsh, NLRB
- Charlotte Westerhaus, Vice President of Diversity, NCAA