National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Symposium 2012
Date: September 28, 2012 (All day) - September 30, 2012 (All day)
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National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Symposium 2012
Friday to Sunday, September 28-30, 2012
History & Vision of the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition
The National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (“NSLNC”) is an annual competition and sports law conference hosted by Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. The NSLNC Board consists of five sports and academic professionals and one director who make the organizational decisions for the yearly competition and conference. The students of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, the Center for Sports Law & Policy, and the Sports Law Society are instrumental in making the NSLNC progress forward every year benefiting the sports law community.
The NSLNC was created by sports and academic professionals with the needs and wants of the law student in mind as they enter and succeed in the legal world. The NSLNC’s purpose is to give back to law students a great experience, competition, and place to meet like minds in the sports law world. Our mission is to provide the sports profession with a body of able and ready legal minds, through the negotiation and training of law students with the use of real-life issues affecting athletes, sports franchises, teams, like businesses and entities.
The competition focuses on current issues in the sports world each year and facilitates students, coaches and judges to negotiate and make decisions on these sports topics in an academic setting. The fact patterns allow students to focus on more than one area of sports law, including: contract negotiation, trading of players, salary demands, endorsement contracts, athlete and sports professionals family and personal issues, and intellectual property among others.
It is our hope that you enjoy the yearly competition weekend, which includes a sports law conference, San Diego Padres game in private suites, the competition, and of course meeting future lawyers, agents and current sports professionals and judicial officers from across this great Country and the World in America’s finest city, San Diego, California. Thank you.
-Jeremy M. Evans ‘11
National Sports Law Negotiation Competition, Founder & Director
COMPETITION REGISTRATION AND SYMPOSIUM TICKETS
National Sports Law Negotiation Competition
($450.00 registration fee for two competitors)
Submit the Registration Online or Download the Registration Form.
Additional Coaches and Faculty Advisor(s)
($60.00 per additional person)
SPORTS LAW SYMPOSIUM ONLY Tickets:
$55.00 - Guests
$35.00 - Thomas Jefferson School of Law Faculty, Staff, Alumni &
San Diego County Bar Association Members
$25.00 - Law Students
2012 REGISTERED TEAMS
- Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Tempe, AZ
- Baylor University School of Law (2 teams) – Waco, TX
- California Western School of Law (2 teams) – San Diego, CA
- Chapman University School of Law (2 teams) – Orange, CA
- City University of New York "CUNY" School of Law (2 teams) – Flushing, NY
- Fordham University School of Law (2 teams) – New York, NY
- George Mason University School of Law – Arlington, VA
- Golden Gate University School of Law – San Francisco, CA
- Harvard Law School – Cambridge, MA
- Marquette University Law School – Milwaukee, WI
- Pace University School of Law – White Plains, NY
- Santa Clara University School of Law – Santa Clara, CA
- Seattle University School of Law – Seattle, WA
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (2 teams) – Dallas, TX
- Southwestern Law School (2 teams) – Los Angeles, CA
- St. John's University School of Law – Queens, NY
- The John Marshall Law School – Chicago, IL
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law (2 teams) – San Francisco, CA
- University of California, Los Angeles "UCLA" School of Law (2 teams) – Los Angeles, CA
- University of Cincinnati College of Law – Cincinnati, OH
- University of Georgia School of Law (2 teams) – Athens, GA
- University of Notre Dame Law School – South Bend, IN
- University of San Diego School of Law (2 teams) – San Diego, CA
- University of Windsor, Windsor Law (2 teams) – Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Whittier Law School (2 teams) – Costa Mesa, CA
COMPETITION GUIDELINES/PRELIMINARY
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Forty (40) Team Cap for the Competition.
SIGN-UP AND PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE NOW TO RESERVE YOUR LAW SCHOOL'S PLACE IN THE COMPETITION.
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Two teams of two competitors maximum per school (four competitors total), with as many coaches and advisers as preferred ($60.00 per additional person: $60.00 fee includes admission to the Padres game Suite, Competition, Awards Ceremony and Presentation, Gaslamp Mixer, and the Sports Law Symposium). The $60.00 price is not open to the public, but only for traveling advisors and coaches. See price scale on the NSLNC website for public Sports Law Symposium tickets.
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Each visiting team will have a Thomas Jefferson School of Law representative assigned to the team who will be available via email, phone, etc., for questions and concerns before and during the competition. These representatives will be current Thomas Jefferson School of Law students.
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Competition Registration fee of $450.00 for two competitors includes:
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Luxurious Suite for Padres v. Giants baseball game, which includes food and beverage. New Campus tour option before the game. (Tickets to the game need to be picked up during check-in, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., in the Thomas Jefferson School of Law lobby, at the security desk).
PETCO PARK address:
100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101, P 619.795.5000 -
Preliminary Rounds on Saturday at the Law School in various sports topics. (ALL Negotiations will focus on various sports issues beyond salary negotiations, but may include salary negotiations).
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Roof-top Ceremony & Awards Presentation at the Law School.
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Gaslamp Mixer, 9/29/12:
- Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
- VIP entrance & No cover for all "TJSL" guests and students.
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Championship Round on Sunday at the Law School.
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Sports Law Symposium on Sunday, at the Law School, including sports lawyers and professionals.
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- Thomas Jefferson School of Law will not be competiting in the Competition. However, all Thomas Jefferson School of Law students are encouraged to volunteer to help with the Competition and Symposium by emailing NSLNC@tjsl.edu. All students and guests are encouraged to attend the Symposium (see prices above) and Saturday night social activities.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law School Address:
1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
The Competition and Symposium will occur on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors of the Law School exclusively, while the 5th floor Student Lounge includes outdoor patio seating and vending machines. Elevator access is available to the public from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. daily. In addition, the Grand Staircase allows for access from the 1st floor lobby of the Law School up to the 3rd floor.
Map of Downtown San Diego (including the East Village and Gaslamp District)
The Law School is located on Island Avenue in the East Village between 11th and 12th Avenues (Park Blvd.). Hotel Indigo is located on the corner of Island Avenue and 9th Avenue; Marriot Gaslamp Quarter is located on the corner of K Street and 7th Avenue; The Westgate Hotel is located on the corner of Broadway and 2nd Avenue. Petco Park and the Gaslamp District are mere blocks from the Law School and recommended hotels.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law is located at the Park & Market stop. However, trolley use is not necessary if you are staying at Hotel Indigo or the Marriot Gaslamp Quarter, but we recommend taking the trolley from The Westgate Hotel at the Civic Center stop to the Park and Market Law School stop (all day use $5.00). You can also walk to the Friday night (9/28/12) Padres v. Giants game at Petco Park and the Saturday (9/29/12) Gaslamp mixer from the recommended sponsored hotels and the Law School. The competition and roof-top ceremony are located at the Law School.
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30, 2012
Hotel Indigo San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
Rate: $219.00 per night (1.5 blocks from the Law School) (refer to "NSLNC 2012" or National Sports Law Negotiation Competition when making your reservation)
509 9th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
P 619.727.4000
San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter
Please call/email using the contact information below (7 blocks from the Law School) (refer to Thomas Jefferson School of Law "NSLNC 2012" or National Sports Law Negotiation Competition when making your reservation)
660 K Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Laurie Vollmer, IBT Sales Manager
D 619.446.6066
E laurie.vollmer@gaslampmarriott.com
The Westgate Hotel
Rate: $179.00 per night (1 mile from the Law School) (refer to "NSLNC 2012" or National Sports Law Negotiation Competition when making your reservation)
1055 Second Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
P 800.522.1564
Anna Geiss-Travis
D 619-238-1818
*All hotel rates subject to availability so book fast. There is a city-wide convention the weekend of the Competition so make your reservations as soon as possible. Please use the hotel contacts as provided.
TRAVEL TIPS
When booking your flights, please remember:
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The San Diego International Airport is a very short ride to the Law School/Downtown and our recommended hotels for a fare of $10-15 one-way.
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Fly into the San Diego International Airport ("SAN") before Friday or by Friday 9/28. The Padres v. Giants game starts at 7:05 p.m., Friday the 28.
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Check-in occurs at the Law School before the game in the first floor lobby from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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The Final Round of the competition on Sunday the 25 will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the Sports Law Symposium with lunch will follow for two-three hours. Flying out by 5:00 p.m. will suffice, but any earlier you may miss the Final Round of the Competition and/or the Sports Law Symposium. Times subject to slight change.
East Village/Gaslamp District Eateries & Entertainment
- Discover San Diego
- East Village Business Directory
- East Village Association
- Gaslamp Dinning & Entertainment
- San Diegan
THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL SPORTS LAW NEGOTIATION COMPETITION & SYMPOSIUM, FALL 2011
NSLNC BOARD:
Director: Jeremy M. Evans '11 (NSLNC@tjsl.edu)
Alumni Advisor: Brandon Leopoldus '10
Sports Law/Adjunct Faculty Advisor: Randy Grossman '94
Center for Sports Law & Policy Advisor: Rodney Smith
ADR Faculty Advisor: Paul Spiegelman
Special Assistants to the Director: Samuel Ehrlich and Jonathan Stahler
