Glenn Wong has had a continual front-row seat to the evolving world of sports law education, citing his enrollment in one of the first sports-focused legal classes in the country. After a long tenure at U-Mass, Wong is helping broaden the sports legal education on the west coast at Arizona State University. Wong discusses various components of sports law; from NCAA issues and FBI probes to potential labor collusion. Twitter: @WongSportsLaw
Since 2012, Alicia Jessop has had one of the premiere sports legal blogs called Ruling Sports. Jessop has parlayed that platform into a full-fledged website, as well as a career change from a practicing assistant city attorney to an assistant professor at the University of Miami and Pepperdine University. Jessop discusses her path, as well as provides insight into various aspects of sport law, especially on how it impacts cultural norms and society as a whole. Twitter: @RulingSports
How much ownership does an athlete have over their own biometric data. Hypergolic's Kristy Gale discusses some of the ramifications into the deep, dark dystophia world of trademark or copyrighted biometric information, and how it can affect an athlete throughout their career. Gale talks about how this is also a greater concern for both players associations, as well as how that personal information is affected by HIPPA law. Gale also mentions some of the monetization issues surrounding this information harvest, and whether current collective bargaining agreements are able to handle new technology advancements. Twitter: @sportstechlaw
The world of sports law is broken apart and put back together again by attorney Bram Maravent, who has worked in both the public eye at CNN Headline News, a legal analyst of sports business, and as an associate of a Miami law firm. Maravent discusses the issues dealing with the O'Bannon lawsuit, understanding the role of the NFLPA in the legal matters of Ray Rice, and the Florida State University issues surrounding Jameis Winston. Twitter: @Brammaravent