Through a unique collaboration, our law school and Cleveland State University offer the new Great Lakes Sports and Entertainment Law Academy. Launched in May 2012, more than 50 students from around the country participated in this summer's first program and many students secured externships at various high-profile sports and entertainment organizations.

The Academy partners with several local and national professional sports and entertainment franchises, as well as educational and cultural institutions, to offer students an intense, three-week, interdisciplinary classroom and experiential learning opportunity. Following the three weeks of coursework, up to fifteen students will have the opportunity to participate in highly selective externships at high-profile sports and entertainment institutions including:

Counsel for Cleveland Browns
Counsel for Cleveland Cavaliers
Lake County Captains
Counsel for Mid-American Conference
SPIRE
Cleveland State University Athletic Department/Nelligan Sports Marketing Agency
Cleveland State University Athletic Department/Global Spectrum
Nicola Gudbranson
Dietz Trott Sports Management
Cleveland State University Athletic Department
Case Western Reserve University Office of General Counsel & Athletic Department
Vuguru Studios
Greater Cleveland Film Commission

"The Academy provides students with a unique opportunity to learn first-hand from renowned experts in the sports and entertainment fields. This summer's program was a remarkable success, and we were pleased to see students gain coveted externships. This program is unlike any other and we are proud to provide students with extensive courses in the fields of sports and entertainment law," states Craig Nard, Tom J.E. and Bette Lou Walker Professor of Law; Director, Center for Law, Technology & the Arts and the Fusion Certificate Program in Design, Innovation & IP Management.

Through a unique collaboration, our law school and Cleveland State University offer the new Great Lakes Sports and Entertainment Law Academy. Launched in May 2012, more than 50 students from around the country participated in this summer's first program and many students secured externships at various high-profile sports and entertainment organizations.

The Academy partners with several local and national professional sports and entertainment franchises, as well as educational and cultural institutions, to offer students an intense, three-week, interdisciplinary classroom and experiential learning opportunity. Following the three weeks of coursework, up to fifteen students will have the opportunity to participate in highly selective externships at high-profile sports and entertainment institutions including:

Counsel for Cleveland Browns
Counsel for Cleveland Cavaliers
Lake County Captains
Counsel for Mid-American Conference
SPIRE
Cleveland State University Athletic Department/Nelligan Sports Marketing Agency
Cleveland State University Athletic Department/Global Spectrum
Nicola Gudbranson
Dietz Trott Sports Management
Cleveland State University Athletic Department
Case Western Reserve University Office of General Counsel & Athletic Department
Vuguru Studios
Greater Cleveland Film Commission

"The Academy provides students with a unique opportunity to learn first-hand from renowned experts in the sports and entertainment fields. This summer's program was a remarkable success, and we were pleased to see students gain coveted externships. This program is unlike any other and we are proud to provide students with extensive courses in the fields of sports and entertainment law," states Craig Nard, Tom J.E. and Bette Lou Walker Professor of Law; Director, Center for Law, Technology & the Arts and the Fusion Certificate Program in Design, Innovation & IP Management.