Written by Alec Winshel. The Committee of Sports & Entertainment Law welcomed Jeff Pash as its first guest of the year. On Thursday, NFL General Counsel Jeff Pash joined Caleigh Sturgeon '26 for a wide-ranging conversation about his career, the state of the league, and … [Read more...] about NFL General Counsel Visits Harvard Law School Campus
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Enabling the Non-Elite: Imagining International Football Tournaments for Mid- and Bottom-Table Teams
By Martin Skladany, Law Professor, Penn State University, Dickinson Law The inequality between the gilded elite football clubs and all other teams is widening. One way to address this concern is to create more European football tournaments for the clubs most people live next … [Read more...] about Enabling the Non-Elite: Imagining International Football Tournaments for Mid- and Bottom-Table Teams
Career Spotlight – Maggy Carlyle, General Counsel and SVP, Pac-12 Conference
By Connor Oniki Maggy Carlyle is General Counsel and Senior Vice President for the Pac-12 Conference. In a turbulent time for college athletics with issues ranging from NIL to conference reorganization, Maggy has been tasked with navigating the Pac-12 through these complicated … [Read more...] about Career Spotlight – Maggy Carlyle, General Counsel and SVP, Pac-12 Conference
Volume 13, Issue 1 is now live!
The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law is delighted to share that Volume 13, Issue 1 is now live. The Issue begins with a Foreword from Pepperdine Law Professor Maureen Weston on athlete mental health and the law. Professor Weston tragically lost her son Cedric … [Read more...] about Volume 13, Issue 1 is now live!
Career Spotlight – Clay Allen, General Counsel, Houston Rockets
By: Connor Oniki Clay Allen is the chief lawyer for the Houston Rockets, one of the NBA’s 30 member clubs. I had the incredible opportunity to meet and learn from Clay. Among other things, he discussed his background and his work with the Rockets, while providing advice for … [Read more...] about Career Spotlight – Clay Allen, General Counsel, Houston Rockets