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Professional Sports: Protecting from the Peril


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NOTE: This is a recording. Viewing this recording does not qualify for CPE.

CPE was awarded for the live event on June 29, 2016. If you watched the live webcast and qualified for CPE, you may access your certificate by clicking the CPE button at the bottom of the screen.

Live Webcast
Date: June 29, 2016
Time: 03:00 PM EDT
CPE: 1.0


Description:

Non-stop news cycle. Performance-enhancing drugs. Allegations of abuse. Illicit conduct. In a 24/7 media ecosystem, the attention that accompanies any incident involving a top team or professional player — be it on the field or off — can be instantaneous and overwhelming in the impact it has on a team’s brand. Millions of fans, consumers and sponsors pay attention to these scandals, underscoring the point that reputations and value can be lost at terrifying speed. When risk in sports in ever-present, how can professional sports organizations, teams and players work to manage that risk?

Please join us for a lively discussion on the current and future state of the threat environment in professional sports, featuring sports intelligence specialists, professional players and leading attorneys.

Speakers:


Vernon E. Inge, Jr., LeClairRyan
Sports Industry Practice Leader

Vernon Inge, Jr. is on the Firm's Board of Directors and currently leads the Commercial Litigation and Sports Industry teams. Mr. Inge’s sports law practice focuses on the representation of professional athletes and sports agents with their special needs in legal matters such as litigation, bankruptcies, and legal issues surrounding investments. Additionally, Mr. Inge is experienced in handling issues relating to Major League Baseball Players’ Association and the National Football League Players’ Association, including arbitrations under both organizations’ regulations. His sports law practice also involves the representation of entities that create, operate and/or promote events and tournaments, PGA Tour players and other professional and amateur athletes.



Jason Maloni Levick
Senior Vice President & Chair, Litigation Practice

Jason Maloni is a seasoned crisis communications professional who has been at the center of some of the most complex and challenging reputational issues and business disputes of our day. For more than twenty years, Mr. Maloni has been a critical member of his clients’ legal teams, working side-by-side with the country’s top lawyers and litigators.

Robert “Reggie” McClain, Carolina Panthers

Robert "Reggie" McClain is an American football cornerback who is currently a member of the Carolina Panthers. McClain was a seventh round draft pick of the Panthers, and later played for the Atlanta Falcons for three seasons.



Glenn Ware, PwC
Principal and leader of PwC’s Sports Intelligence practice

Glenn leads the firm’s Corporate Intelligence and Anti-Corruption Practice. In that capacity, he advises governments and private sector entities around the globe confront transparency and corruption challenges as a result of the global anti-corruption regulatory agenda. He also leads PwC's Sports Intelligence practice, a group that helps manage threats and increase opportunities to sports teams, players, staff, ownership organizations, and around large-scale events. Glenn and his team work in the highest threat and highest risk areas to help PwC’s clients mitigate the spectrum of threats they will confront throughout their business cycle.