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11 Prof. Sports & L. 1 (2020-2021)

handle is hein.journals/profsptla11 and id is 1 raw text is: Route To: / / PROFESSIONAL SI March-April 2020 1 Volume 11, Issue 1 and the Sports Lawyer John Tyrrell Shares His Secrets for Managing Risk in a Sports Facility Setting ohn Tyrrell brings experience and pas- sion to his craft as a sports lawyer. His clients know it, especially those in the sports facility industry. They have seen first-hand how his approach, especially with regard to the importance of properly training employees, has help them avert litigation. We asked John to visit with us and tell us a little about his approach and why it has been so successful. That interview follows. Q: Is there a risk of overloading employ- ees with training from a risk management standpoint? A: If you load event personnel with too much information about risk, it can lead them to not being comfortable when it comes to doing their job as trained. If they think too much about it, it can inhibit inventiveness and problem solving. So the main thing is you want them trained to perform their roles. If the personnel are properly trained, the goals of risk manage- ment and management run pretty much parallel with each other, at least before an incident occurs. Q: Can you elaborate on this? A: What I always like to explain to my clients is that, when you talk about litiga- tion, you can win or lose lawsuits. But the See SPORTS LAWYER on Page 18 Nimble Pro Sports Organizations Have Opportunity to Exploit Alternative Revenue-Generating Content Initiatives By Irwin A. Kishner; Daniel A. Etna and Samuel A. Lifton of Herrick, Feinstein LLP rofessional sporting events are one of the few remaining entertainment sources providing live and gripping enter- tainment. The live nature ofsports, and the volume ofspectators who view live sports in real time, provides immense opportunity for lucrative, innovative and expansive media rights agreements. For example, Super Bowl LIV had roughly 113.4 mil- lion live viewers, generating sponsorship revenue totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. However, with the growing pandemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus), all domestic sporting events have been canceled, postponed or delayed, which has abruptly upended the typical revenue model of most sports organizations. Not surprisingly, domestic leagues, teams and relevant stakeholders are search- ing for creative and innovative ways to exhibit live sporting events. Fans across the various leagues are eager to attend live events as soon as possible, and to view live events in real time across different Charles Oakley & the NY Knicks: Classic Don't Invite 'Ems 20 See OPPORTUNITY on Page 24 COPYRIGHT C- 2020 HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS (HACKNEYPUBLICATIONS.COM)

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