Mark Conrad

Associate Professor of Business Law and Area Chair
Legal & Ethical Studies
Joined Fordham: 1987

General Information
33 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
Email: sportslaw@aol.com
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Education

Bachelors: BA, CUNY (City College)
Masters: MS, Columbia University
JD: New York Law School

Research Interests/Areas

Sports and Entertainment Law
New Media Law

Select Publications

Indecency Ruling a Relief for Sports Broadcasters, Sports Business Journal (July 2007).
The Business of Sports: A Primer for Journalists (Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, 2006).
Mascot Ruling in Illinois Could Have National Implications, Sports Litigation Alert (October 2006)
Court's Opinion Downplays Importance of BALCO News Story, Sports Litigation Alert (September 2006)

Biography

Professor Conrad’s teaching and research interests center on issues involving media law, intellectual property law and sports law. He has written books and articles on these subjects for academic and general circulation publications.

In 1999, Professor Conrad launched Mark’s Sportslaw News (www.sportslawnews.com) a weekly web magazine devoted to developments in the area of sports law. In 2007, he became a guest blogger for Sports Law Blog. He has lectured to Bar Associations, law schools and students and executives from Switzerland, Finland, China and Japan. His presentations and papers have included issues involving broadcast regulations, advertising, and intellectual property issues involving sports organizations.

Prior to coming to Fordham, Professor Conrad taught at Baruch College and served as an editor and columnist at the New York Law Journal. He also was a free-lance arts journalists and critic.

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