Section on Law & Sports

2025

• Main Program
• Works-in-Progress Program

2024

• Main Program
• Works-in-Progress

2023

• Main Program
• Works-in-Progress
• Award Ceremony

2022

• Main Program
• Networking Session

2021

• Main Program

2020

• Main Program

2018

• Highlights

Law and Sports Award

The purpose of the award is to honor an individual who has made substantial and distinguished contributions to scholarship, teaching, and/or service in the area of the law relating to sports.

Nominations and Eligibility: The Chair of the Section or the Committee, as designated by the Chair, shall seek nominations from the Section through the AALS Communication Platform, along with other venues that may be appropriate, including other electronic means. Regular Section members may make nominations. Section members and other individuals are eligible for the award; law schools, institutions or organizations are not eligible. Prior year or current year Section officers may not be selected as an award winner.

Selection Process: The Award recipient will be chosen by a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of the Section’s Executive Committee or other regular Section members. The Selection Committee shall have no fewer than three members. The Selection Committee shall discuss the nominees by e‐mail or conference call, as the Chair shall arrange, and then vote. The nominee receiving the most votes (after run‐off between the top two nominees, in the event no nominee receives a majority on the initial polling) shall receive the award, providing that the recipient is then approved by 2/3 of the full body of the Executive Committee as meeting the criteria set above.

Announcement and Ceremony: The award will be announced at the Section’s annual meeting program session.

Recipients