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Cooley Law School's Howard Soifer Lecture Series to Feature Tampa Bay Buccaneer Players

Cooley Law School will host Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Lineman William Gholston and Running Back Rachaad White during the 13th annual Howard Soifer Memorial Lecture in Sports and Entertainment Law at its Tampa Bay campus on May 21. The free event will take place from 12:30-2:00 p.m.; guests are encouraged to REGISTER HERE. 

Gholston, a former All-Big Ten Player for Michigan State University, and White, who played football at Arizona State University, will join Steven Fantetti, Cooley Law School graduate and president and founder of Athlete Empowerment Agency LLC and owner of Fantetti Legal LLC, as featured speakers who will discuss, “Athlete Empowerment and the Ever-Changing Landscape of the Intersection of Business and Sports.”

The Howard Soifer Memorial Lecture is held annually to celebrate the memory of Howard Soifer, a 1977 graduate of Cooley Law School, along with his passion for sports and his legacy as an outstanding attorney, educator, mentor, and colleague. The event is held in collaboration with the Sports And Entertainment Law Society.

Previous Soifer Memorial Lecture speakers include T.J. Duckett, former running back in the National Football League; Tom Izzo, Michigan State University men’s basketball coach; Kevin Poston, president and CEO of Detroit-area based DEAL Elite Athletic Management; Steve Smith, broadcaster and former NBA all-star basketball player; and Steve Garvey, former Major League Baseball all-star and MVP.    

Soifer (1949–2003) was an avid sports fan and represented several prominent professional athletes during his career as a shareholder with Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, P.C. Soifer was grateful for his legal education at Cooley Law School and his family, friends and partners endowed the lecture series in his memory.

The event is free. However, guests are encouraged to pre-register here: 

REGISTRATION:  The event is free. However, guests are encouraged to PRE-REGISTER HERE. 
WHEN:  Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 12:30-2:00 p.m.

WHERE:  Cooley Law School – Tampa Bay Campus, 9445 Camden Field Pkwy, Riverview, FL 33578

Steven Fantetti

Steven Fantetti, Cooley Law School graduate and president and founder of Athlete Empowerment Agency LLC and owner of Fantetti Legal LLC.

William Gholston

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Defensive Lineman William Gholston.

Rachaad White

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Running Back Rachaad White.

 

May 08 2024

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