Memphis Law Sports and Entertainment Law Society

05/11/2021

We are so excited to announce our executive board for the 2021-22 school year!

President — Skkye Moreno
VP of Sports — Alex Perkins
VP of Entertainment — Wai-Lin Danieley
Treasurer — Jaské Goff II
Secretary — Cooper Edenfield
Public Relations — Harley Chapman

03/17/2021

We are so excited to have Jordan Pettit from Opry Entertainment Group speaking tomorrow at 4pm! He is the Director of Artist Relations & Programming Strategy at Opry Entertainment Group, a Ryman Hospitality Company. In his position with Opry, Jordan focuses on nurturing strong relationships within the music community and developing artist-friendly initiatives utilizing assets and opportunities from across Opry Entertainment’s businesses. We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

03/03/2021

We are so excited for our event tomorrow with UofM athletics! We look forward to seeing you all at 4pm tomorrow!

01/21/2021

Hi Everyone! This is just a reminder about our event today at 4pm! The zoom details are on the flyer, and this event is open to anyone who wants to join. See you soon!

01/19/2021

We are so excited to announce our first speaker of 2021, Dan Lust! Dan is a prominent attorney in the field of Sports & Entertainment law. He also is co-host of the famous sports law podcast "Conduct Detrimental". We look forward to seeing you all at our event on Thursday at 4pm!

10/22/2020

The Sports & Entertainment Law Society is so excited to present our next event! In collaboration with The Memphis Bar Association, we will be hosting William Wooten and Dale Hutcherson as they speak about their experiences as sports and entertainment attorneys.

This will also be a great networking opportunity, as it is a CLE event! Many members of the Memphis community will be joining us for this event.

If you are interested in attending please register at https://www.memphisbar.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=87881&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202010

Let me know if you have any questions!

09/18/2020

We are so excited to introduce our first speaker of the year, Greg Gaston! Greg is a Memphis Law Alum and a part of the Tiger Sports Properties Team. If you are interested in joining the zoom call please send us a message prior to the meeting!

09/14/2020

Hi Everyone!

We are proud to announce our 2020-2021 1L Reps!

Section 11:
Alexandria Sledd
Skkye Moreno

Section 12:
Jessica Davis
Jay Goff II

Section 14:
Wai-Lin Danieley

Congrats 1L Reps! We are so excited for the amazing opportunities this year will bring!

09/01/2020

Can’t wait to see everyone today!

08/16/2020

With a new school year starting, we are so excited to announce our 2020-2021 Executive Board:

President: Brooks Phelan

Vice President of Sports: Kolby Owens

Vice President of Entertainment: Trey Gerrell

Treasurer: Grayson Shelton

Public Relations: Megha Patel

We are looking forward to this year, and we are excited to meet all of our 1Ls!!!

06/01/2020

Gabe Feldman, one of the more prominent voices in sports law and college athletics, is doing an online summer course on college athlete rights, NIL, and the antitrust issues surrounding the NCAA. A cool opportunity for anyone still looking for something to do this summer, and an especially pertinent topic with the developing conversations in college athletics this spring.

Here is the link for anyone interested:

This course examines a number of the key legal issues facing college athletics today, including the battle over athlete compensation and the rapid development of name, image, and likeness rights for college athletes. This course focuses on the ways antitrust and labor laws have shaped many aspects o...

10/14/2019

Great event for networking and CLE credit for aspiring sports & entertainment attorneys and current attorneys this Friday, Oct. 18 from 8:30 to 5:00 at Shelby Farms. It will be great for networking and educating yourself on important areas of the law as they pertain to sports, entertainment, and intellectual property. We would love to see you there! Registration info and itinerary at this link -->

9:30 – 10:30: Trademarker to the Stars: Trademark Stories of the Rich and Famous, Presented by William Wooten. Approved for: 1.0 General Hour.