Program Details
2026-10-07 14:30:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-10-07 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session examines how defense counsel can challenge liquidated damages clauses in college athlete NIL and revenue-share buyout agreements, drawing on the first wave of litigation under the House settlement framework. Attorneys will analyze the penalty-vs.-liquidated-damages doctrine, unconscionability and adhesion contract arguments, non-compete statute overlaps, and offensive counterclaim strategies. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for deconstructing school-drafted buyout clauses and protecting athlete mobility rights in active and anticipated disputes.
Andrew John Rudowitz
Bryan N. Shapiro 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session examines how defense counsel can fight—and exploit—the arbitration process in college athlete revenue-share buyout disputes. Attorneys will analyze procedural defenses to arbitration clauses, affirmative counterclaim strategies drawn from live cases such as UGAA v. Wilson and Duke v. Mensah, and non-litigation counter-leverage tactics including CSC compliance arguments, employment-classification theories, and restraint-of-trade challenges. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for converting an arbitration demand from a one-sided enforcement tool into a forum where the athlete holds meaningful leverage.
Andrew John RudowitzBryan N. ShapiroAndrew John (AJ) Rudowitz has built a national sports law practice representing professional athletes and coaches, universities, NIL collectives and agencies, and sports-related companies, and he is particularly sought after for disputes and investigations at the intersection of athletics, compliance, and commercial risk. A partner in Duane Morris LLP’s Trial Practice Group in Philadelphia, he is a seasoned trial lawyer who has served as first chair in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations, and his broader practice spans complex commercial disputes, antitrust and competition litigation, white-collar criminal defense, non-compete and trade secret litigation, and False Claims Act matters. A former collegiate and professional basketball player who spent four years playing professionally in Germany, he also conducts internal investigations for higher education institutions and other organizations.
Bryan N. Shapiro draws on his background as a former collegiate basketball player to advise stakeholders across the sports and gaming industries, and he authors articles on the wide range of issues affecting professional and collegiate sports, including NIL rights and their implications for scholarships and revenue for students and schools. A member of Duane Morris LLP’s Trial Practice Group in Philadelphia, he focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes, antitrust and competition litigation, white-collar criminal defense, non-compete and trade secrets matters, and False Claims Act cases, with extensive experience in expedited and non-expedited proceedings in federal and state courts nationwide and an emphasis on non-competition agreements, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and unfair competition litigation. As a member of the firm’s Gaming Industry Group, he advises clients on the regulatory landscape governing commercial gaming and sports law, including sports wagering operators and other industry stakeholders.
Andrew John (AJ) Rudowitz has built a national sports law practice representing professional athletes and coaches, universities, NIL collectives and agencies, and sports-related companies, and he is particularly sought after for disputes and investigations at the intersection of athletics, compliance, and commercial risk. A partner in Duane Morris LLP’s Trial Practice Group in Philadelphia, he is a seasoned trial lawyer who has served as first chair in jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations, and his broader practice spans complex commercial disputes, antitrust and competition litigation, white-collar criminal defense, non-compete and trade secret litigation, and False Claims Act matters. A former collegiate and professional basketball player who spent four years playing professionally in Germany, he also conducts internal investigations for higher education institutions and other organizations.
Bryan N. Shapiro draws on his background as a former collegiate basketball player to advise stakeholders across the sports and gaming industries, and he authors articles on the wide range of issues affecting professional and collegiate sports, including NIL rights and their implications for scholarships and revenue for students and schools. A member of Duane Morris LLP’s Trial Practice Group in Philadelphia, he focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes, antitrust and competition litigation, white-collar criminal defense, non-compete and trade secrets matters, and False Claims Act cases, with extensive experience in expedited and non-expedited proceedings in federal and state courts nationwide and an emphasis on non-competition agreements, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and unfair competition litigation. As a member of the firm’s Gaming Industry Group, he advises clients on the regulatory landscape governing commercial gaming and sports law, including sports wagering operators and other industry stakeholders.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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