The Main Event: General Counsels Discuss Legal Issues With Sporting Events at SLA Conference in Baltimore

By Gina McKlveen, Esq. When you are sitting in a crowded stadium for a sporting event, your first thought probably isn’t what legal considerations were made in planning the game, race, or match, unless, of course, you are general counsel for the NFL, Grand Prix, Inc., or FIFA like the panelists at this year’s annual Sports Lawyers Association conference in Baltimore. Taking center stage to discuss “Big Event, Big Legal Issues: Legal Considerations when Executing Major Sporting Events”