Interviews

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Interview with Melina Iavarone, Author of “Selectively Scandalous: The Subjectivity Problem of Morals Clause Enforcement in Talent Contracts”

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Interview by Priya Setty

Melina Iavarone is a current 2L at Boston College Law School. Her recent article examines how broadly drafted morals clauses in sports and entertainment contracts enable subjective and selectively applied enforcement. She reflects in an interview on her research process and the growing role of social media in shaping modern morals clause disputes.

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Interview with Oliver Canning, Author of “Baffling Bets”

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Interview by Kitty Luo and Priya Setty

Oliver Canning is a current 3L and L.L.M. candidate at the University of Miami School of Law. He discusses in an interview his recent article examining the evolving legal and regulatory landscape of collegiate sports betting. Canning reflects on his research process, key findings, and what he hopes readers take away from the work.

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Interview with Ashwin Krishnan, JSEL Founder and Vice President, Business Affairs (Legal) at Major League Soccer

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Interview by Lauryn Wang

Ashwin Krishnan (’10) is the Vice President, Business Affairs (Legal) at Major League Soccer, and the founder of JSEL at Harvard Law School. JSEL’s Lauryn Wang spoke to Mr. Krishnan about how he established JSEL as a student in 2010 and his unique career trajectory in the sports industry spanning team counsel, league counsel, and sports betting.

Douglas Hand
Career Spotlights, Interviews

Fashion Law at a Glance with Professor Douglas Hand

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JSEL Entertainment Content Chair Amanda Bello recently interviewed Professor Douglas Hand about recent legal updates in the fashion industry as well as his new casebook, The Business and Law of Fashion. Mr. Hand is one of the pre-eminent fashion lawyers in the country. He has been featured and profiled in numerous media outlets and publications

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Interview with Patrick Ragen, Associate at Ziffren Brittenham

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JSEL recently sat down with Patrick Ragen, an Associate at Ziffren Brittenham in Los Angeles, which specializes in negotiating, structuring, and executing transactions in the entertainment and media industries. Patrick is an attorney in the firm’s film and television group, representing writers, actors, athletes, directors, producers, production companies, and rights holders in the film, television,

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Analyzing a Creative NIL Proposal – Interview with HLS Clinical Professor Brian Price

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In the midst of the ongoing debate over student-athlete compensation and the expansion of Name, Image, and Likeness rights, a Professor at Georgia Tech, and former college athlete himself, Baratunde Cola, has proposed a unique idea: have student-athletes create nonprofit organizations to receive endorsement money, have those athletes pay themselves a portion of the incoming

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Interview with Jim Acho

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In December, prominent sports attorney Jim Acho sat down with Madison Martin (’21) to discuss his career in the industry, the NFL Players’ Association, and the future of collective bargaining and concussion lawsuits in the NFL. Acho is a partner at Cummings, McClorey, Davis, & Acho, P.L.C. In 2015, Jim made national news when was nominated for and ran for Executive

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Interview with Jim Quinn

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Earlier this month, Jim Quinn sat down with members of the HLS community to discuss free agency, competition, and other topics covered in his new book, Don’t Be Afraid to Win: How Free Agency Changed the Business of Pro Sports. Jim fielded a variety of questions from the large and eager crowd over Indian food

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Interview with Erkut Sögüt – Soccer Agent for Mesut Özil

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In the first part of a series of interviews with international soccer agent, Erkut Sögüt, we sat down to learn more about his background, his work, and how he sees the world of soccer evolving in the near future. Erkut, who has his PhD in sports law from Universität Osnabrück, is the director of his

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