ABOUT
The Sports Law Negotiation Team (SLNT) is a for-credit course that provides students with valuable negotiation/arbitration experience in practical simulated scenarios within the sports industry. Students conduct comprehensive research projects on sports statistics, complete written briefs supporting a player or team’s interests, and build sport-specific oral presentations advocating for real-world clients. In addition to competing in competitions across the country, SLNT also hosts its own competitions for both Villanova law students and students from other schools.
Learn about SLNT's success here!
SLNT'S JOURNEY
Prior to Fall 2022, SLNT was strictly an extracurricular activity, entirely run by Villanova Sports Law students in their (minimal) free time. However, after an incredible amount of hard work and revisions, an application to make SLNT a for-credit course was approved in Spring 2022.
Upon approval as a credited program, SLNT now joins Villanova Law Review, Environmental Journal, Sports Law Journal, National Trial Team, and Moot Court as one of the school's prestigious credited academic program offerings.
SLNT currently sponsors 4 negotiation/arbitration teams:
Baseball, Basketball, Fútbol/Soccer, and Football.
Tryouts are completed prior to the start of the fall semester, and the selected teams compete in various competitions throughout the country and world.
2025-26 Teams
BASEBALL
2025-26 TEAM MEMBERS
EMMA KEOUGH, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
JOE MESSINA, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
CHRISTOPHER COSTA, 2027
NOAH GILDER, 2027
LANCE PERLOW, 2027
SOCCER
2025-26 TEAM MEMBERS
EVAN PARTRIDGE, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
JUHI PATEL, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
JUSTIN D'ALESSANDRO, 2026
AIDAN GRIGORIAN, 2027
KELLY FITZGERALD, 2027
KEVIN TAVOLARO, 2027
BASKETBALL
2025-2026 TEAM MEMBERS
BRYCE PROCHAZKA, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
PASQUALE TARTARO, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
JACOB GOLDSTEIN, 2026
GABBY PAINTER, 2026
JOSHUA SCHULMAN, 2027
JESSE STERN, 2027
FOOTBALL
2025-2026 TEAM MEMBERS
MATT COHEN, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
ETHAN CHAIET, 2026 (CAPTAIN)
NICK BRIGGS, 2027
ROBERT MEYER, 2027
BEN ROSEN, 2027
GARRETT ZIPERSTEIN, 2027
2024-25 Teams
BASEBALL
2024-25 TEAM MEMBERS (left to right)
GEORGE PLA, 2025
EMMA KEOUGH, 2026
ALYSSA RODARTE, 2025
CARL CAPIZZI, 2025
ZACH CIOFFI, 2025 (CAPTAIN)
JOE MESSINA, 2026
SOCCER
2024-25 TEAM MEMBERS (left to right)
JUSTIN D'ALESSANDRO, 2026
JUHI PATEL, 2026
JACOB DERADOORIAN, 2025 (CAPTAIN)
EVAN PARTRIDGE, 2026
BASKETBALL
2024-25 TEAM MEMBERS (left to right)
PASQUALE TARTARO, 2026
MICHAEL ERICKSON, 2026
THOMAS DEPAOLA, 2025 (CAPTAIN)
ZACK SLOGOFF, 2025 (CAPTAIN)
BRYCE PROCHAZKA, 2026
GABBY PAINTER, 2026
FOOTBALL
2024-25 TEAM MEMBERS (left to right)
MICK MASPONS, 2025
CHRISTIAN NOVARRO, 2025 (CAPTAIN)
JONATHAN PASSERO, 2025 (CAPTAIN)
MATT COHEN, 2026
NICK PILNY, 2025
CHANDON PIERRE, 2025
ETHAN CHAIET, 2026
2023-24 Teams
BASEBALL
2023-24 TEAM MEMBERS (Left to Right)
DAVID BRAKE, 2024
ZACH CIOFFI, 2025
ALYSSA RODARTE, 2025
CARL CAPIZZI, 2025
ALEX SCHAFF, 2024
GEORGE PLA, 2025
BASKETBALL
2023-24 TEAM MEMBERS (Left to Right)
HUNTER PARSONS, 2024
JAMES MCCAULEY, 2024
SID GREEN, 2024
THOMAS DEPAOLA, 2025
ZACK SLOGOFF, 2025
SOCCER
2023-24 TEAM MEMBERS (Left to Right)
JACOB DERADOORIAN, 2025
KYLE WINQUIST, 2024
RICK PEÑA, 2024
FOOTBALL
2022-23 TEAM MEMBERS (Left to Right)
TOP
RYAN FRANKLIN, 2024
ROBERT STEERE, 2024
BRETT PODELL, 2024
SPENCER DE URIOSTE, 2023
BOTTOM
EMILY ROLLO, 2023
SARAH GROSSMAN, 2024
HOCKEY
2023-24 TEAM MEMBERS
JOSH ROTHENBERG, 2024
MUSTAFA GHASTLETWALA, 2024
ALANNAH BINOTTO, 2024
LINDSAY ZIMMERMAN, 2025