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LIVE - So You Want to Practice Sports & Entertainment Law: The Rules of the Game

Presented by the ISBA Sports & Entertainment Law Section*
Co-sponsored by the ISBA Business & Securities Law Section and ISBA Intellectual Property Section

ISBA Annual Meeting
CLE Program
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch
315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Join us during the ISBA Annual Meeting for a Combination Event: CLE and a Cardinals Baseball Game**

Cardinals v. Colorado Rockies
Saturday, June 8, 2024
St. Louis Busch Stadium
3:15 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased individually or in combination with the Thursday Sports Law CLE program for a discount.
  • Cardinals Tickets Only - $70
  • CLE & Cardinals Ticket Combo - $100/Members; $150/Non-Members
If you are interested in purchasing the CLE & Cardinal Ticket Combo, please purchase the Cardinal Tickets first, after which you will receive a discount code to register for Thursday’s CLE Seminar at a discounted rate. Please Note: Cardinal ticket purchases are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another individual. Printed tickets must be picked up in person at ISBA’s Annual Meeting registration desk no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024. There is no ticket pick up option on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
1.50 hours MCLE credit

 The sports and entertainment law landscape often confuses attorneys regarding what exactly it entails. This in-depth seminar is designed to guide legal professionals on the dynamic journey of becoming a sports and entertainment lawyer – from networking strategies and ethical considerations to relationship building and understanding the various ways you can help clients in the sports/music/film industry. Business law attorneys, intellectual property practitioners, corporate law council, and new attorneys with basic to intermediate practice experience who attend this program will better understand:
  • The various pathways to becoming a sports and entertainment lawyer;
  • The types of cases sports and entertainment attorneys may handle;
  • The importance of cultivating professional relationships in the sports and entertainment legal field, including building and maintaining mentor-mentee relationships;
  • How to identify and engage with key professionals in the sports and entertainment industry; and
  • The ethical considerations that are specific to sports and entertainment law.

Program Coordinator:
Sivonnia DeBarros , SL DeBarros Law Firm LLC, Woodstock

Program Speakers:
Sivonnia DeBarros , SL DeBarros Law Firm LLC, Woodstock
Jeremy Evans , California Sports Lawyer, Los Angeles
Michael Whittle, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis

*Join the NEW ISBA Sports & Entertainment Law Section - FREE membership through June 2025 and a $10 section member discount on CLE programming sponsored by the section!
By registering for and attending this ISBA event or program I affirm that:
  • I will comply with all state and CDC guidance related to hand sanitation, social distancing, and use of face coverings as appropriate for my vaccination status;
  • If applicable, I will follow more stringent local or venue requirements regarding hand sanitation, distancing, vaccination, testing, and face coverings in place at the location, and at the time of, the meeting.
  • I will not attend the event or program if I have tested positive for COVID-19, am experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, or have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19. If at any time I begin to experience symptoms of COVID-19, or am in contact with someone experiencing symptoms, I will immediately leave the event or program;
  • I understand that there is an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any public place or gathering, and that recommended safety protocols continue to evolve. I agree to waive and release any and all claims I, or my guests, may have against the ISBA arising out of or connected in any way with exposure to Covid-19 (and its variants) at the event or program.

Program Information

  • Fees (for CLE Program ONLY):
    • ISBA Member - $50
      • ISBA sponsoring section members get a $10 registration discount (which is automatically calculated in your cart when you log in to register).
  • An additional $15 fee is charged for registrations on or after Thursday, May 30, 2024
  • Please Note: MCLE credit is available to registrants only on the day of this live event – and you must attend the entire program to earn MCLE credit. All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event a few days after the program, but credit is NOT available for the recording.
  • From time to time at ISBA CLE events, the ISBA, it’s vendor partners, or others may take photographs or video of participants, attendees, and guests for use in their marketing or promotional materials or news publications. By registering for this event, you are consenting to the use of your, and your guests’, photograph, video-recorded likeness, and name without compensation. Any photographs or video taken will be the sole property of the ISBA or entity taking the photograph.