Alumni & Friends
The Tulane Sports Law Program has an extensive network of alumni and friends working in sports. Click below to see where our alumni have worked, along with lists of the scores of sports professionals who’ve spoken at our events, judged our competitions, or served as Mentors in our Tulane Sports Law Mentorship Program.

Where Have Tulane Law Alumni Worked in Sports?
Sports organizations that currently employ or have previously employed Tulane Law alumni:
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Major League Teams
- Atlanta Hawks (NBA)
- Boston Red Sox (MLB)
- Brooklyn Nets (NBA)
- Cincinnati Reds (MLB)
- Dallas Cowboys (NFL)
- Detroit Lions (NFL)
- Detroit Pistons (NBA)
- Golden State Warriors (NBA)
- Houston Astros (MLB)
- Indiana Pacers (NBA)
- Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)
- Kansas City Royals (MLB)
- Los Angeles Angels (MLB)
- Los Angeles Clippers (NBA)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)
- Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
- Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
- Miami Dolphins (NFL)
- Miami Marlins (MLB)
- Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)
- Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
- New Orleans Pelicans (NBA)
- New Orleans Saints (NFL)
- New York Islanders (NHL)
- New York Jets (NFL)
- Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
- Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
- Sacramento Kings (NBA)
- San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
- Seattle Seahawks (NFL)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)
- Texas Rangers (MLB)
- Utah Jazz (NBA)
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Leagues & Players Associations
- The National Football League (NFL)
- NFL Management Council
- NFL Players Association
- The National Hockey League (NHL)
- The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
- Professional Lacrosse League
- U.S. Tennis Association
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Sports Corporate, Media, & Gaming
- The 33rd Team
- BetMGM
- The Coca-Cola Company
- David Meltzer Enterprises
- DraftKings
- ESPN
- Fanatics
- Five v Two
- Fox Sports
- Golf Channel
- Harris Blitzer Sports
- LA '28 Olympics
- Learfield IMG
- Legends
- Maxx Sports & Entertainment
- Moloko Entertainment
- NBC Sports
- New Balance
- Peloton
- Pop Warner Football
- PointsBet
- Pro Football Focus
- RG Sports Consulting
- STATS, LLC
- Teamworks
- Turner Sports Broadcasting
- Under Armour
- Upper Deck
- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
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Law Firms (Sports Practice)
- Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory & Natsis (Los Angeles, CA)
- Bailey Fisher (Maitland, FL)
- Balch & Bingham (Montgomery, AL)
- Couhig Partners (New Orleans, LA)
- Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP (New York, NY)
- Duval & Stachenfeld LLP (New York, NY)
- Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (Houston, TX)
- Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild (Cincinnati, OH)
- Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (New York, NY; Houston, TX)
- Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads (Philadelphia, PA)
- Rosen, Neuberger, Lehmann (Baltimore, MD)
- OMBI Group (Atlanta, GA)
- Phinia Aten & Associates (Atlanta, GA)
- Proskauer Rose LLP (New York, NY; Boca Raton, FL; New Orleans, LA; Boston, MA)
- SL Partners (Hanseung Law Offices) (Republic of Korea)
- Thelen, Reid, Brown, Raysman & Steiner LLP (New York, NY)
- North, Pursell, Ramos & Jameson (Charlotte, NC)
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Sports Agencies
- Athletes First
- Balengee Group
- CAA
- CSE Talent Agency
- Debartolo Sports & Entertainment
- Excel Sports Management
- Independent Sports & Entertainment
- IMG Football
- Jimmy Sexton Sports Agency
- Malka Sports
- Musgrove Agency
- Paradigm Sports Management
- Roc Nation Sports
- Sports International Group
- Total Care Sports Management
- Wasserman Media Group
- WME (William Morris Endeavor)
- Women's Sports Management
- Worldwide Sports Entertainment Collective
- Vantage Management Group
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College Athletics
- Appalachian State University
- Big West Conference
- California State University- Fresno
- Colorado State University
- Duke University
- Florida International University
- NCAA
- Princeton University
- Southern Methodist University
- Sun Belt Conference
- Texas State University
- Tulane University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Delaware
- University of Louisiana-Monroe
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Nevada- Reno
- University of New Orleans
- University of North Dakota
- University of Notre Dame
- University of South Alabama
- University of Texas
- University of Utah
- Western Athletic Conference
Where have Tulane Law alumni worked in sports? Click here for a list of sports organizations that currently or previously have employed Tulane Law alumni.
Past Judges & Speakers
The Tulane Sports Law Program annually hosts scores of high-profile sports professionals as judges for our competitions and speakers at our events. The following are just some of those who've previously served as judges or speakers (* denotes Tulane Law alum):
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Erin Adkins
- Associate Athletic Director, UCLA
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*Chelsey Antony (L '19)
- Corporate Counsel, NFL Players Association
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*Andrew Baker (L '15)
- Salary Cap Analyst, Dallas Mavericks
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*Erinn Banks (L '13)
- Assoc. Athletic Director & Asst. Provost- Compliance, Tulane Athletics
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Scott Barber
- Attorney & MLBPA Agent, Balengee Group
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Andrew Bell
- Consultant, New Orleans Jesters
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Tim Bezbatchenko
- President, Columbus Crew
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Bob Bowlsby
- former Commissioner, Big 12 Conference
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Joe Branch
- Asst. General Manager, Minnesota Timberwolves
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Lindsay Brandon
- Director of Safeguarding, Womens Tennis Association
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*Taryn Brown (L '09)
- Corporate Associate, Baker McKenzie
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Lori Bullock
- Attorney, Bailey Glasser
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Sydney Carter
- Director of Player Development, Women's Basketball, University of Texas
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Morgan Cato
- Asst. Vice President, Business & League Operations National Basketball Association (NBA)
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*Erika Cheung (L '18)
- Senior Assoc. Athletics Director, Appalachian State University
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*Jay Cohen (L '06)
- Staff Attorney & Baseball Specialist, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP
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*Damon Cole (L '20)
- former Analyst, Detroit Lions
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Cameron Crotts
- Senior Financial Analyst National Basketball Association (NBA)
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*Aileen Dagrosa (L '04)
- Senior VP & General Counsel, Philadelphia Eagles
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Pete D'Alessandro
- Asst. General Manager, Orlando Magic
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Troy Dannen
- Athletic Director, Tulane University
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Jackie Davidson
- Director of Football Research, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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*Shauna DiGiovanni (L '15)
- Business Affairs Executive, Sports, WME (William Morris Endeavour)
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Peter Dinwiddie
- Exec. Vice President, Philadelphia 76ers
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Mike Disner
- Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Lions
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Greg Dreyfuss
- Director of Analytics, MLB Players Association
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Kristi Dosh
- Writer, Consultant, SportsBizMiss Enterprises
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Jennifer Duberstein
- Head of Sports Business Affairs, CAA
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Eric Eager
- Vice President & Parnter, SumerSports
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*Colie Edison (NC '06)
- Writer, Consultant, SportsBizMiss Enterprises
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*Tim Edwards (L '18)
- Analytics Coordinator, Basketball, Excel Sports Management
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*Kate Eshleman (L '20)
- Assoc. Athletic Director- Compliance, University of Utah
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Tosan Eyetsemitan
- Pro Scout, New Orleans Saints
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*Ryan Feder (L '15)
- Offensive Asst./Game Management, Dallas Cowboys
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Mark Feinsand
- Executive Reporter, MLB.com
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Jon Fetterolf
- Partner, Head of ZS Sports, Zuckerman Spaeder
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*Demeka Fields (L '16)
- Counsel- Global Sports Marketing & Privacy, New Balance
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*Justin Fielkow (L '12)
- VP Legal & Business Affairs, MSG Entertainment
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Jake Fischer
- NBA Reporter, Bleacher Report
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Jason Fitzgerald
- Founder, Over The Cap
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*Mary Fitzgerald (L '01)
- CEO, Eluna Network
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Nick Fleder
- Manager, Data Science, New York Knicks
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Amy Folan
- Athletic Director, Central Michigan University
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Cole Gahagan
- President & CEO,Learfield
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Rex Gary
- Founder, baseball Agent, AttorneyTurner-Gary Sports
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Rashida Gayle
- Founder & CEO,Twenty-Six Entertainment
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Jordan Gertler
- Basketball Agent,Excel Sports Management
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Albert Gilbert
- Director, Baseball Operations, Colorado Rockies
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Charline Gipson
- Of Counsel, Baker Donelson
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Ryan Gisriel
- Director of Basketball Operations, Brooklyn Nets
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Melissa Goldenberg
- Senior VP, General Counsel, Phoenix Suns
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Lee Goldsmith
- Senior VP, Media Counsel, National Football League
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*Jennifer Goldstein (L '95)
- Combat Sports Partner, CAA
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*Renee Gomila (L '00)
- Founder & Attorney, RG Sports Consulting
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Amanda Green
- VP / Team Counsel & Strategic Alignment, Oklahoma City Thunder
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Brett Greenberg
- VP / Asst. General Manager, Strategy & Analytics, Washington Wizards
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Brian Grieper
- Attorney & Agent, Paragon Sports Agency
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Tiffini Grimes
- Deputy Athletics Director, Purdue University
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Kirsten Grohs
- Manager of Football Operations, Atlanta Falcons
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Robin Harris
- Executive Director, The Ivy League
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Jason Hillman
- VP of Basketball Operations / Team Counsel, Cleveland Cavaliers
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*Kimberly Haynes (L '00)
- Founder & Attorney, OMBI Group
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John Hollinger
- Writer, The Athletic
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*Jordan Jackson (L '18)
- Baseball Operations Manager, Miami Marlins
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Howard Jacobs
- Partner, Law Offices of Howard Jacobs
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Cobi Jones
- Investor and former US Soccer player, Angel City FC; LA Galaxy
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Aurusa Kabani
- Associate General Counsel, Orlando City SC
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Dr. Mary Jo Kane
- Faculty, University of Minnesota
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Ron Klempner
- General Counsel, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)
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Sean Kennedy
- Agent, Excel Sports Management
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*Nina King (L '05)
- Athletic Director, Duke University
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Matt Kleine
- VP of Baseball Operations, Milwaukee Brewers
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Nick Krall
- General Manager, Cincinnati Reds
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Cedric Leblanc
- NFL Agent, Leblanc Legal
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Kevin Lennon
- VP of Division I, NCAA
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*Jennifer Lewis (L '98)
- General Counsel, Los Angeles Clippers
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Matt Lloyd
- VP of Basketball Operations, Orlando Magic
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Rachel Luba
- Founder, Agent, Luba Sports
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Celine Mangan
- Director, Business & Client Strategy, Altius Sports
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Michael Mariano
- Senior VP, Baseball Operations, Wasserman
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Bobby Marks
- Basketball Writer, ESPN
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*Tate Martin (L '17)
- Attorney, NFL agent, Couhig Partners
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*David Meltzer (L '93)
- Founder, Speaker, David Meltzer Enterprises
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Chad Mervis
- Sports Analyst, Roc Nation Sports
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Stephen Mervis
- VP of Basketball Strategy, Orlando Magic
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David Mondress
- Senior VP, Contract & Basketball Operations, BDA Sports
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Niraj Mujli
- Director of Basketball Strategy, San Antonio Spurs
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Max Napolitano
- Director, Football Admin & Strategy, Miami Dolphins
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Steve Neff
- Player Identification & Basketball Research, NBA G League
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*Ari Nissim (L '04)
- Chief Operating Officer, Malka Sports
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Jenna Nobles
- Director, Player Marketing & Events, Octagon
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Amobi Okugo
- Founder, A Frugal Athlete
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Tide Osifeso
- Basketball Operations, Utah Jazz
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Cyrill Penn
- U.S. Scout, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Sam Permut
- Basketball Agent, Roc Nation Sports
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*Jon Phelps (L '12)
- Senior Director of Basketball Strategy, Detroit Pistons
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Scott Pioli
- Analyst, NFL Network
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Susie Piotrkowski
- Vice President, espnW
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Shameeka Quallo
- General Counsel, Washington Spirit
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*Marshall Rader (L '16)
- Salary Cap & CBA Analyst, Los Angeles Lakers
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*Marc Reeves (L '00)
- Investor, Advisor, Board Member , Leeds United, Relo Metrics, and other Sports, Gaming and Tech companies
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Jay Reisinger
- Partner & Sports Attorney, Farrell & Reisinger
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Allison Rich
- Director of Athletics, University of New Hampshire
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Daniel Rico
- Counsel, Major League Soccer
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*Chris Robinson (L '18)
- Basketball Strategy Associate, Utah Jazz
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Craig Robinson
- Executive Director, National Association of Basketball Coaches
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Zack Rosenthal
- VP and Asst. General Manager of Baseball Operations and Asst. General Counsel, Colorado Rockies
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Sarah Rudd
- Co-Founder & CTO, SRC FTBL
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*Nick Sabella (L '12)
- Asst. Director, Football Administration, New York Jets
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*Onsi Saleh (L '17)
- Team Counsel & Director of Basketball Strategy, Golden State Warriors
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Steven Schwartz
- VP of Basketball Strategy, Utah Jazz
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Ann Seeny
- Chief People & Diversity Officer, U.S. Soccer Federation
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Michael Siegel
- President, Siegel Sports & Entertainment
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Robert Simpson
- Football Admin. Coordinator, Denver Broncos
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Maura Smith
- Associate Commissioner, Sun Belt Conference
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*Breard Snellings (L '18)
- Director, Regulatory Operations, DraftKings, Inc.
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*Brad Spielberger (L '20)
- Research & Development Analyst, Pro Football Focus
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*AJ Stevens (L '16)
- Salary Cap Analyst, Athletes First
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Lisa Stockton
- Women's Basketball Head Coach, Tulane University
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Kristen Stortini
- Asst. General Counsel, Baltimore Ravens
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Kaleisha Stuart
- Deputy General Counsel, Dallas Cowboys
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*Mike Tannenbaum (L '95)
- Founder, The 33rd Team; former EVP, Miami Dolphins; former General Manager, New York Jets
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Jaia Thomas
- Founder, Diverse Representation
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*Tyrone Thomas (L '01)
- Partner; Co-Chair of Sports Industries Team, Holland & Knight
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Derrick Thompson
- Partner, Taft
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Angie Torain
- Director of Athletics, University of Chicago
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Amy Tovar
- General Counsel, San Francisco Giants
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Cecilia Townes
- Founder, The Sporty Esquire
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*Quentin Walker (L '19)
- Coaching Associate, Excel Sports Management
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Katie Wallace
- Athlete Ombuds, U.S. Olympic Committee
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Tyler Wasserman
- Director, Salary Cap Analyst, National Basketball Association (NBA)
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Abigail Watts-Fitzgerald
- Founder, Watts-Fitzgerald Law PLLC
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Bobby Webster
- General Manager, Toronto Raptors
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Sean Wildes
- Associate, Proskauer Rose
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Lori Williams
- Deputy Director of Athletics for Leadership & Strategy, Louisiana State University
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Oliver Winterbone
- Director of Coaches & Executives, Wasserman
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*Hamilton Wise (L '16)
- Asst., International Scouting, Texas Rangers
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Ted Wu
- VP of Basketball Operations, Indiana Pacers
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*Warren Zola (L '92)
- Exec. Director, Boston College Chief Executives Club
View a list of sports professionals who have served as judges or speakers at our events.


Tulane Sports Law Mentors
The Tulane Sports Law Mentorship Program is simple but powerful; we connect working sports professionals with our current students based on the students' specific sports industry interest. We thank the following past Tulane Sports Law Mentors:
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Erin Adkins
- Associate Athletic Director, UCLA
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*Chelsey Antony (L '19)
- Corporate Counsel, NFL Players Association
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*Jim Aronowitz (L '98)
- VP Legal Affairs & Brand Protection, Fanatics, Inc.
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*Andrew Baker (L '15)
- Salary Cap Analyst, Dallas Mavericks
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*Erinn Banks (L '13)
- Assoc. Athletic Director & Asst. Provost- Compliance, Tulane Athletics
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Scott Barber
- Attorney & MLBPA Agent, Balengee Group
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*Emma Barnett Baumann (L '12)
- Senior VP- Corporate & Securities, CLEAR
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*Loretta Trezza Barron (L '21)
- Legal Manager, The Upper Deck Company
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Jeffrey Benz
- Mediator & Arbitrator, JAMS
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Joe Briggs
- Staff Counsel, NFL Players Association
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*Taryn Brown (L '09)
- Corporate Associate, Baker McKenzie
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*Erika Cheung (L '18)
- Senior Assoc. Athletics Director, Appalachian State University
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*Jay Cohen (L '06)
- Staff Attorney & Baseball Specialist, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP
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Kari Cohen
- General Counsel, New York Red Bulls
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Jackie Davidson
- Director of Football Research, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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*Shauna DiGiovanni (L '15)
- Business Affairs Executive, Sports, WME (William Morris Endeavour)
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Kristi Dosh
- Writer, Consultant, SportsBizMiss Enterprises
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Jennifer Duberstein
- Head of Sports Business Affairs, CAA
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Eric Eager
- Vice President & Parnter, SumerSports
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*Tim Edwards (L '18)
- Analytics Coordinator, Basketball, Excel Sports Management
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*Kate Eshleman (L '20)
- Assoc. Athletic Director- Compliance, University of Utah
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*Ryan Feder (L '15)
- Offensive Asst./Game Management, Dallas Cowboys
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*Demeka Fields (L '16)
- Counsel- Global Sports Marketing, New Balance
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*Justin Fielkow (L '12)
- VP Legal & Business Affairs, MSG Entertainment
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*Mary Fitzgerald (L '01)
- CEO, Eluna Network
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David Foster
- Deputy General Counsel, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)
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*Dan Friel (L '04)
- Co-founder & General Counsel, TBT: The Basketball Tournament & TST: The Soccer Tournament
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Jeffrey Gewirtz
- Executive VP of Business Affairs and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, BSE Global
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Leonard Gold
- former outside counsel, Barclays Center
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Melissa Goldenberg
- Senior VP, General Counsel, Phoenix Suns
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Lee Goldsmith
- Senior VP, Media Counsel, National Football League
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*Jennifer Goldstein (L '95)
- Combat Sports Partner, CAA
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*Renee Gomila (L '00)
- Founder & Attorney, RG Sports Consulting
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Amanda Green
- VP / Team Counsel & Strategic Alignment, Oklahoma City Thunder
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Kirsten Grohs
- Manager of Football Operations, Atlanta Falcons
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Bobby Hacker
- Attorney-at-Law, Robert A. Hacker Sports Media Consulting
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Rich Haddad
- Exec. VP & Team Counsel, Detroit Pistons
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Khai Harley
- VP of Football Administration, New Orleans Saints
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*Kimberly Haynes (L '00)
- Founder & Attorney, OMBI Group
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Darren Heitner
- Principal Attorney, Heitner Legal
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*Kara Helmig (L '07)
- Asst. Athletic Director, University of North Dakota
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Jason Hillman
- VP of Basketball Operations / Team Counsel, Cleveland Cavaliers
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*Jordan Jackson (L '18)
- Baseball Operations Manager, Miami Marlins
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Howard Jacobs
- Partner, Law Offices of Howard Jacobs
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*Bynum Jaeger (L '13)
- Agent- Coaches, Media, Executives, Excel Sports Management
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Alicia Jessop
- Sports Consultant; Writer, Ruling Sports
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Kelly (Wilson) Jones
- Senior Counsel- Marketing, Sports, Entertainment, Under Armour
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*Nina King (L '05)
- Athletic Director, Duke University
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Nick Krall
- General Manager, Cincinnati Reds
- *Jennifer Lewis (L '98)
- General Counsel, Los Angeles Clippers
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Michael Mariano
- Senior VP, Baseball Operations, Wasserman
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*David Meltzer (L '93)
- Founder, Speaker, David Meltzer Enterprises
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Stephen Mervis
- VP of Basketball Strategy, Orlando Magic
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*Jon Phelps (L '12)
- Senior Director of Basketball Strategy, Detroit Pistons
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*Marshall Rader (L '16)
- Salary Cap & CBA Analyst, Los Angeles Lakers
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*Marc Reeves (L '00)
- Investor, Advisor, Board Member , Leeds United, Relo Metrics, and other Sports, Gaming and Tech companies
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Jay Reisinger
- Partner & Sports Attorney, Farrell & Reisinger
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*Chris Robinson (L '18)
- Basketball Strategy Associate, Utah Jazz
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Zack Rosenthal
- VP and Asst. General Manager of Baseball Operations and Asst. General Counsel, Colorado Rockies
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*Nick Sabella (L '12)
- Asst. Director, Football Administration, New York Jets
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*Onsi Saleh (L '17)
- Team Counsel & Director of Basketball Strategy, Golden State Warriors
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Casey Schwab
- CEO & Founding Partner, Altius Sports Partners
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Matt Sharpe
- Staff Counsel, New Orleans Saints
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Rick Smith
- President, Priority Sports & Entertainment
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*Breard Snellings (L '18)
- Director, Regulatory Operations, DraftKings, Inc.
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*Brad Spielberger (L '20)
- Research & Development Analyst, Pro Football Focus
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*AJ Stevens (L '16)
- Salary Cap Analyst, Athletes First
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*Mike Tannenbaum (L '95)
- Founder, The 33rd Team; former EVP, Miami Dolphins; former General Manager, New York Jets
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*Tyrone Thomas (L '01)
- Partner; Co-Chair of Sports Industries Team, Holland & Knight
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Amy Tovar
- General Counsel, San Francisco Giants
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Laura Warren
- General Counsel, Chicago Fire FC
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Dan Werly
- Senior VP & Chief Operating Officer, Tennessee Titans
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Scott Wilkinson
- Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer, Atlanta Hawks and Philips Arena
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*Hamilton Wise (L '16)
- Asst., International Scouting, Texas Rangers
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*Jaimie Wolf (L '01)
- VP, Legal, PointsBet
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*Warren Zola (L '92)
- Exec. Director, Boston College Chief Executives Club
Click above for a list of sports professionals who have served as Mentors in the Tulane Sports Law Mentorship Program