2025 Dean's Cup​
April 18, 2025
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Dean’s Cup is a basketball tournament featuring the Philadelphia area law schools that raises money for each school’s Public Interest Foundations! It’s for a great cause and allows us to network with other law schools in the area.
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Photos courtesy of Ann Juliano
2025 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium
Financing the Future: Sports Investing and Name, Image, and Likeness
April 11, 2025​
The Symposium is held annually at the Charles Widger School of Law as we deep dive on a topic greatly impacting the Sports Industry. This past year, we focused on sports investing and financing with deep dives into the current landscape, evolving strategies, and look at funding college athletics NIL deals.
Villanova's Baseball Filing Day Competition
October 25-26, 2024​
The Baseball Negotiation Team hosted their in-person negotiation competition in October. The competition mimics the last negotiations before filing for arbitration, where teams attempt to settle deals utilizing player statistics, player accomplishments, and more. This past year, competitors negotiated contracts for Adley Rutschman, Alec Bohm, and Logan Gilbert on Day One, while playoffs featured contract negotiations for William Contreras, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Tarik Skubal.
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Congratulations to Pace University for winning the competition!
Negotiation Events
Changing Landscape of College Athletics
October 30, 2024​​
We were honored to be joined by four college athletics administrators to discuss the evolving legal landscape of collegiate athletics and the challenges weighing on their roles. Moderated by Professor Andrew Brandt, the conversation was steered through the House Settlement’s major terms and the Johnson employment case. Students were able to gain valuable insight into the major changes on the horizon and areas where there may be increased legal involvement.
Speaker Series
Collaboration Events
A Discussion on Title IX Compliance with Katie Colgan-Vodzak
March 24, 2025​
A collaborative event with the Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity, and Compliance​
SLS, alongside the Girard-diCarlo Center, hosted Katie Clogan-Vodzak, a Title IX Coordinator at Thomas Jefferson University, to discuss the evolution of Title IX and recent changes to regulation. The conversation was moderated by Professors Steve Chanenson and Ann Juliano, with a former Department of Education attorney, Sarah Haake, joining as well. The end of the conversation began exploring the impact the Trump Administration has had on Title IX.
Fundraising Events
3rd Annual 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tournament
September 28, 2025
Many students participated in our third annual 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tournament. Jacob Goldstein (2026), Mike Erickson (2026), Arnav Patel (2026), and Alex Gomez (2026) won the Men’s Tournament. Alyssa Rodarte (2025), Morgan Blunt (2026), Bri Quinlan (2026), and Emma Keough (2026) won the Women’s Tournament. We were able to raise $432 for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia!
Library Book Chat: Under Jackie's Shadow
September 30, 2024​
After publishing Under Jackie’s Shadow: Voices of Black Minor Leaguers Baseball Left Behind, Professor Mitch Nathanson – who also teaches Legal Research & Writing and Scholarly Topics in Sports Law Seminar at Villanova Law – sat down to discuss his book and the interviews he conducted with Black baseball players of the 1960s and 1970s.
General Body Meeting
September 12, 2024​
SLS gathered for our first General Body Meeting of the academic year. In this meeting, we discuss SLS, the Sports Law Blog, SLNT, the Sports Law Concentration, the Moorad Sports Law Journal, and upcoming events. There are plenty of things to be involved with and this is the best time to learn about them all!
