Lawyers from the NFL, FIFA World Cup and Atlanta Hawks Analyze the Tasks and Evolving Roles of In-House Sports Lawyers

By Drew Schott As Senior Vice President and Senior Media Counsel at the National Football League (NFL), Lee Goldsmith has witnessed firsthand how the evolution of technology is impacting the league’s media operations. He demonstrated these developments with a small, yet powerful, gesture: holding up a phone. “When I was at (MLB Advanced Media), it felt revolutionary to put a Phillies-Rays game on one of these,” Goldsmith said. “It honestly felt like this landmark, watershed thing and no