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The 16th Annual International Baseball Arbitration Competition will take place at Tulane Law School from Thursday, January 19 through Friday, January 20, 2023. We are excited to announce that this year’s competition will be returning to an in-person event!
Thank you to the competitors and arbitrators who participated in the 15th Annual International Baseball Arbitration Competition.
REGISTRATION IN NOW OPEN for the Advocate Competition -- https://cvent.me/5mvqnq
If you are interested in participating in the written only competition, please fill out this survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejKOkWBr4pLCdXHfwN7rzplnU7VkSnoD25yqrIqGCWCIsrSA/viewform?usp=sf_link
The early registration deadline is Monday, November 14, 2022. The regular registration deadline is Friday, December 2, 2022, and payments must be received no later than Friday, December 16, 2022. Registration will remain open until we've received online registration forms and payments from at least forty (40) teams. Payment information is provided at the registration link. We are happy to inform you that you have the option to pay by either credit card or check this year. Please note that the Rulebook and Problem below are from 2021, and will be updated well in advance of the brief submission deadline.
The Tulane International Baseball Arbitration Competition, run by the Tulane Sports Law Society, is a simulated salary arbitration competition modeled closely on the procedures used by Major League Baseball (MLB). Like most law school moot court competitions, TIBAC’s main goal is to provide participants with the opportunity to sharpen their oral and written advocacy skills. However, the competition is unique in that it allows law students to sharpen these skills within the specialized context of MLB's salary arbitration proceedings. The competition is held annually in the early part of the spring academic semester at Tulane University Law School. Additionally, Tulane’s Sports Law Society hosts a panel of experts to discuss legal issues related to baseball.
Please check out Craig Calcaterra’s (NBC Sports) and Jerry Crasnick’s (ESPN) coverage of the competition:
Craig Calcaterra's “Future sports lawyers battle in baseball arbitration competition"
Jerry Crasnick's "Inside Tulane's arbitration competition"
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the competition, please contact Baseball Arbitration Co-Chairs Wilson Beattie, Thomas Birchfield, Lorraine Kelly, and Connor Weldon by email at tulane.baseball.arbitration@gmail.com