Blank Rome partner Michelle M. Gervais will serve as a panelist at the Sports Lawyers Association’s 2025 Annual Conference, being held May 15 through 17, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. This year’s conference theme is “50 Years Impacting the Future of Sports” and the event will include inspiring discussions and engagement with experienced industry professionals and trailblazers who share a passion for sports and law.
Michell’s session, “Crises + Comeback: Tools for Managing Public Crises,” will take place on Friday, May 16, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Panelists:
- Moderator: Woodie Dixon, Jr. General Counsel, Chegg Inc.
- Liz Breen, Managing Director, FGS Global
- Jason Cohen, General Counsel, Dallas Cowboys
- Michelle Gervais, Co-Chair, Sports Law Practice, Blank Rome LLP
- Richard Nichols, Principal, Richard M. Nichols PC
- Megha Parekh, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Michael Sheetz, Partner and Chair, Sports Law Practice, Cooley LLP
Other sessions include:
- Fostering DEI in the Sports Industry; Moving from Complacency to Action
- Pathways to Sports Law
- Year in Review: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments in Sports
- How Antitrust and Competition Law Have Shaped U.S. and European Pro Sports
- Evolution of Global Sponsorships and Brand Protection
- Staying In-Bounds: Legal Ethics for the Sports Practitioner
- The Future of Sports Ownership Structure—Legal Issues Facing General Counsels of Multi-Team Sports Organizations
- The Globalization of Sports Finance—International Investment Opportunities and Challenges and How to Manage Them
- Latest Developments and Recent CAS Case Law
- An Uneasy Alliance: Legal Issues Arising from the Intersection of Sports Media and Sports Wagering
- Breaking Ground: The Legal Complexities of Building a Modern Sports Stadium
- Current Football Governance, Commercial, and Legal Issues
- The Future of Music Licensing Issues in Sports
- 50 Years of Sports Advocacy, The Internationalization of Sports, Athlete Safety, Social Justice, and Human Rights
- The New Advisors—Representing the Future Athlete
- An Act of Congress: Federal Legislation and Sports
- Women Leaders Impacting the Future of Sports
- The Broad Impact of the Evolution in College Athletics
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The Sports Lawyers Association Is a non-profit, international, professional organization whose common goal is the understanding, advancement and ethical practice of sports law.
For more information about the conference, please visit the event webpage.
