Seventh Women in Sports Law Symposium shines

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The 7th annual Tulane Women in Sports Law Symposium (WiSLS) returned to campus on November 11-12, 2024 with another hugely successful program. The Symposium is organized and led by law students of the Tulane Sports Law Society and brings together panels of high-profile speakers each year to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing women in the sports industry, with this year’s event sponsored by the Fragomen law firm. 

The panels and speakers were:

Keynote

  • Terri Jackson, Executive Director, WNBPA

Women of the Front Office: General Counsel

  • Vicky Neumeyer (L ’98), SVP/General Counsel, New Orleans Saints & Pelicans
  • Chelsey Antony (L ’19), Senior Business Counsel, NFLPA
  • Katie Steiner, Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, OneTeam Partners
  • Kelly Jones, Counsel, Under Armour

Athlete Agency and Representation

  • Kimberly Haynes (L ’00), CEO, OMBI Group, LLC
  • Renee Gomila (L ’00), Founder/Attorney, RG Sports Consulting
  • Shauna DiGiovanni (L ’15), VP & Counsel- Business Affairs, Sports, WME
  • Nailah Waterfield, Director of Basketball Marketing, Excel Sports Management
  • Elicia Broussard Sheridan, Senior Director- Social Responsibility & Youth Sports Development, New Orleans Saints

Olympic Year Considerations: NIL, College, and Other International Issue

  • McKenzie Coan, Professional Swimmer, 4-time Paralympic Gold Medalist
  • Erinn Banks (L ’12), Associate AD/Assistant Provost- NCAA Compliance, Tulane Athletics
  • Agata Richardson, Senior Associate, Fragomen

With the event moved to the fall from its usual spring date, the WiSLS schedule also included a reception, sponsored by the Tulane Center for Sport, in a private section of Yulman Stadium to watch the exciting Green Wave football victory over the University of Tulsa on Saturday, November 11.  The reception and the panels of Sunday, November 12 drew a crowd of law and undergraduate students, alumni, faculty, and more.  A lunch reception following Sunday’s panels provided attendees a chance to meet and network with speakers and alumni.

The 7th annual event was led by third-year law students and WiSLS board co-directors, Casey Driskill and Jordan Reist, both (L'24).  The board also included third-year law students Hannah Ryan, Hannah Mulholland, Jasmine Williams, Sydney Williams; and second-year law students Lily Argyle, Josie Cowley, Julia Harter, Briley Chambers, Victoria Branch, Whitney McBay; and first-year law students Ryane Mejia and Tiffany Anderson.  Learn more about the WiSLS board here.