Throughout her decades-spanning career, Jeanie Buss has worn a lot of hats. She has been the owner of a roller hockey team (the Los Angeles Blades), the president of an arena (The Forum), and currently, the chief executive officer of one of the most successful NBA teams of all time, the Los Angeles Lakers. She
Photographed on the sidelines with NBA star James Harden, Diana Day (J.D. ’07) occasionally has been confused by gossip-hungry fans for a girlfriend. That is part of the background of sexist assumptions Day has overcome in a high-trajectory career negotiating contracts for professional athletes: Last year, she became the first woman cited by Forbes as
The path that leads to the office of the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers is not one that anyone could plot or plan. That includes Rob Pelinka, the man who sits behind the desk. “There are 30 GMs in the world in the NBA. So 30 divided by the number of people in
While the sports world watches closely this week to see if the Los Angeles Dodgers will recreate the magic that last brought the franchise a world championship in 1988, the Fowler School of Law on Monday hosted a talk by Molly Knight, sports journalist and best-selling author of The Best Team Money Can Buy: The
To say that Alan Rothenberg has made a significant impact in multiple industries over the course of his career only skims the surface of his enduring influence in sports, banking, business, and law. Rothenberg, whose resume includes the establishment of a major sports league, the co-founding of an international law firm, the creation of two
The last place that Lisa Hurns (JD ’18) expected to be this summer was attending an ESPY Awards pre-party at the posh Beverly Hills Hotel. Nevertheless, last month the Fowler School of Law rising 3L found herself at the high-profile event, mingling with professional athletes the evening before they made their way into ESPN’s flagship
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law started off the new academic year with impressive results at the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition in San Diego September 25-27. Fowler School of Law students made up three of the 40 total teams competing from across the nation with Jeff Farano (JD ’16) and Ashley Daniel (JD
The business of sports is continuously evolving, creating new challenges and opportunities for sports lawyers and other legal professionals. Three law students set out to host an impressive sports law symposium to help Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law continue its upward trajectory within the area of Entertainment and Sports Law. With a
The legal and business landscape of the sports industry has shifted dramatically within the past few decades. Only a select few journalists in contemporary news media have taken it upon themselves to chronicle these changes and shine light on the darker side of sports. One such journalist is Yahoo! Sports reporter and legal analyst