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):
Erin Adkins
Associate Athletic Director, UCLA
*Chelsey Antony (L '19)
Corporate Counsel, NFL Players Association
*Andrew Baker (L '15)
Salary Cap Analyst, Dallas Mavericks
*Erinn Banks (L '13)
Assoc. Athletic Director & Asst. Provost- Compliance, Tulane Athletics
Scott Barber
Attorney & MLBPA Agent, Balengee Group
Andrew Bell
Consultant, New Orleans Jesters
Tim Bezbatchenko
President, Columbus Crew
Bob Bowlsby
former Commissioner, Big 12 Conference
Joe Branch
Asst. General Manager, Minnesota Timberwolves
Lindsay Brandon
Director of Safeguarding, Womens Tennis Association
*Taryn Brown (L '09)
Corporate Associate, Baker McKenzie
Lori Bullock
Attorney, Bailey Glasser
Sydney Carter
Director of Player Development, Women's Basketball, University of Texas
Morgan Cato
Asst. Vice President, Business & League Operations National Basketball Association (NBA)
*Erika Cheung (L '18)
Senior Assoc. Athletics Director, Appalachian State University
*Jay Cohen (L '06)
Staff Attorney & Baseball Specialist, Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP
*Damon Cole (L '20)
former Analyst, Detroit Lions
Cameron Crotts
Senior Financial Analyst National Basketball Association (NBA)
*Aileen Dagrosa (L '04)
Senior VP & General Counsel, Philadelphia Eagles
Pete D'Alessandro
Asst. General Manager, Orlando Magic
Troy Dannen
Athletic Director, Tulane University
Jackie Davidson
Director of Football Research, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
*Shauna DiGiovanni (L '15)
Business Affairs Executive, Sports, WME (William Morris Endeavour)
Peter Dinwiddie
Exec. Vice President, Philadelphia 76ers
Mike Disner
Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Lions
Greg Dreyfuss
Director of Analytics, MLB Players Association
Kristi Dosh
Writer, Consultant, SportsBizMiss Enterprises
Jennifer Duberstein
Head of Sports Business Affairs, CAA
Eric Eager
Vice President & Parnter, SumerSports
*Colie Edison (NC '06)
Writer, Consultant, SportsBizMiss Enterprises
*Tim Edwards (L '18)
Analytics Coordinator, Basketball, Excel Sports Management
*Kate Eshleman (L '20)
Assoc. Athletic Director- Compliance, University of Utah
Tosan Eyetsemitan
Pro Scout, New Orleans Saints
*Ryan Feder (L '15)
Offensive Asst./Game Management, Dallas Cowboys
Mark Feinsand
Executive Reporter, MLB.com
Jon Fetterolf
Partner, Head of ZS Sports, Zuckerman Spaeder
*Demeka Fields (L '16)
Counsel- Global Sports Marketing & Privacy, New Balance
*Justin Fielkow (L '12)
VP Legal & Business Affairs, MSG Entertainment
Jake Fischer
NBA Reporter, Bleacher Report
Jason Fitzgerald
Founder, Over The Cap
*Mary Fitzgerald (L '01)
CEO, Eluna Network
Nick Fleder
Manager, Data Science, New York Knicks
Amy Folan
Athletic Director, Central Michigan University
Cole Gahagan
President & CEO,Learfield
Rex Gary
Founder, baseball Agent, AttorneyTurner-Gary Sports
Rashida Gayle
Founder & CEO,Twenty-Six Entertainment
Jordan Gertler
Basketball Agent,Excel Sports Management
Albert Gilbert
Director, Baseball Operations, Colorado Rockies
Charline Gipson
Of Counsel, Baker Donelson
Ryan Gisriel
Director of Basketball Operations, Brooklyn Nets
Melissa Goldenberg
Senior VP, General Counsel, Phoenix Suns
Lee Goldsmith
Senior VP, Media Counsel, National Football League
*Jennifer Goldstein (L '95)
Combat Sports Partner, CAA
*Renee Gomila (L '00)
Founder & Attorney, RG Sports Consulting
Amanda Green
VP / Team Counsel & Strategic Alignment, Oklahoma City Thunder
Brett Greenberg
VP / Asst. General Manager, Strategy & Analytics, Washington Wizards
Brian Grieper
Attorney & Agent, Paragon Sports Agency
Tiffini Grimes
Deputy Athletics Director, Purdue University
Kirsten Grohs
Manager of Football Operations, Atlanta Falcons
Robin Harris
Executive Director, The Ivy League
Jason Hillman
VP of Basketball Operations / Team Counsel, Cleveland Cavaliers
*Kimberly Haynes (L '00)
Founder & Attorney, OMBI Group
John Hollinger
Writer, The Athletic
*Jordan Jackson (L '18)
Baseball Operations Manager, Miami Marlins
Howard Jacobs
Partner, Law Offices of Howard Jacobs
Cobi Jones
Investor and former US Soccer player, Angel City FC; LA Galaxy
Aurusa Kabani
Associate General Counsel, Orlando City SC
Dr. Mary Jo Kane
Faculty, University of Minnesota
Ron Klempner
General Counsel, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)
Sean Kennedy
Agent, Excel Sports Management
Cedric Leblanc
NFL Agent, Leblanc Legal
Kevin Lennon
VP of Division I, NCAA
*Jennifer Lewis (L '98)
General Counsel, Los Angeles Clippers
Matt Lloyd
VP of Basketball Operations, Orlando Magic
Rachel Luba
Founder, Agent, Luba Sports
Celine Mangan
Director, Business & Client Strategy, Altius Sports
Michael Mariano
Senior VP, Baseball Operations, Wasserman
Bobby Marks
Basketball Writer, ESPN
*Tate Martin (L '17)
Attorney, NFL agent, Couhig Partners
*David Meltzer (L '93)
Founder, Speaker, David Meltzer Enterprises
Chad Mervis
Sports Analyst, Roc Nation Sports
Stephen Mervis
VP of Basketball Strategy, Orlando Magic
David Mondress
Senior VP, Contract & Basketball Operations, BDA Sports
Niraj Mujli
Director of Basketball Strategy, San Antonio Spurs
Max Napolitano
Director, Football Admin & Strategy, Miami Dolphins
Steve Neff
Player Identification & Basketball Research, NBA G League
*Ari Nissim (L '04)
Chief Operating Officer, Malka Sports
Jenna Nobles
Director, Player Marketing & Events, Octagon
Amobi Okugo
Founder, A Frugal Athlete
Tide Osifeso
Basketball Operations, Utah Jazz
Cyrill Penn
U.S. Scout, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Sam Permut
Basketball Agent, Roc Nation Sports
*Jon Phelps (L '12)
Senior Director of Basketball Strategy, Detroit Pistons
Scott Pioli
Analyst, NFL Network
Susie Piotrkowski
Vice President, espnW
Shameeka Quallo
General Counsel, Washington Spirit
*Marshall Rader (L '16)
Salary Cap & CBA Analyst, Los Angeles Lakers
*Marc Reeves (L '00)
Investor, Advisor, Board Member , Leeds United, Relo Metrics, and other Sports, Gaming and Tech companies
Jay Reisinger
Partner & Sports Attorney, Farrell & Reisinger
Allison Rich
Director of Athletics, University of New Hampshire
Daniel Rico
Counsel, Major League Soccer
*Chris Robinson (L '18)
Basketball Strategy Associate, Utah Jazz
Craig Robinson
Executive Director, National Association of Basketball Coaches
Zack Rosenthal
VP and Asst. General Manager of Baseball Operations and Asst. General Counsel, Colorado Rockies
Sarah Rudd
Co-Founder & CTO, SRC FTBL
*Nick Sabella (L '12)
Asst. Director, Football Administration, New York Jets
*Onsi Saleh (L '17)
Team Counsel & Director of Basketball Strategy, Golden State Warriors
Steven Schwartz
VP of Basketball Strategy, Utah Jazz
Ann Seeny
Chief People & Diversity Officer, U.S. Soccer Federation
Michael Siegel
President, Siegel Sports & Entertainment
Robert Simpson
Football Admin. Coordinator, Denver Broncos
Maura Smith
Associate Commissioner, Sun Belt Conference
*Breard Snellings (L '18)
Director, Regulatory Operations, DraftKings, Inc.
*Brad Spielberger (L '20)
Research & Development Analyst, Pro Football Focus
*AJ Stevens (L '16)
Salary Cap Analyst, Athletes First
Lisa Stockton
Women's Basketball Head Coach, Tulane University
Kristen Stortini
Asst. General Counsel, Baltimore Ravens
Kaleisha Stuart
Deputy General Counsel, Dallas Cowboys
*Mike Tannenbaum (L '95)
Founder, The 33rd Team; former EVP, Miami Dolphins; former General Manager, New York Jets
Jaia Thomas
Founder, Diverse Representation
*Tyrone Thomas (L '01)
Partner; Co-Chair of Sports Industries Team, Holland & Knight
Derrick Thompson
Partner, Taft
Angie Torain
Director of Athletics, University of Chicago
Amy Tovar
General Counsel, San Francisco Giants
Cecilia Townes
Founder, The Sporty Esquire
*Quentin Walker (L '19)
Coaching Associate, Excel Sports Management
Katie Wallace
Athlete Ombuds, U.S. Olympic Committee
Tyler Wasserman
Director, Salary Cap Analyst, National Basketball Association (NBA)
Abigail Watts-Fitzgerald
Founder, Watts-Fitzgerald Law PLLC
Bobby Webster
General Manager, Toronto Raptors
Sean Wildes
Associate, Proskauer Rose
Lori Williams
Deputy Director of Athletics for Leadership & Strategy, Louisiana State University
Oliver Winterbone
Director of Coaches & Executives, Wasserman
*Hamilton Wise (L '16)
Asst., International Scouting, Texas Rangers
Ted Wu
VP of Basketball Operations, Indiana Pacers
*Warren Zola (L '92)
Exec. Director, Boston College Chief Executives Club
