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Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Student Athletes: (Part 1) How NIL and Immigration Collided

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  • Instructor(s):  BCLT

Part 1: How NIL and Immigration Collided Event Information | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info This presentation will focus on the history of the NCAA’s Name, Image and Likeness (“NIL”) policy and how these rules, designed to benefit NCAA student-athletes, resulted in a disparate impact on international athletes participating in NCAA sports. Our discussion will include the following topics: The history of NIL, including the right of publicity and the anti-trust litigation that resulted in the adoption of the “NIL” rules by the NCAA. An overview of the players in the new NIL industry: collectives, agents, schools, outside counsel. The definition of employment under immigration law, and how that definition may differ from those under the DOL and IRS regulations. The limitations of the F-1 student visa and permissible employment under that nonimmigrant classification. Why current immigration laws offer no legal avenue for most international student-athletes to take advantage of their NIL rights   Speakers: Ksenia Maiorova, Practice Group Leader, Individual and Olympic Athletes, Green & Spiegel, LLC Flavia Santos-Lloyd, Certified Immigration Specialist by the CA Bar and Founder, Santos Lloyd Law Firm, PC Dan Lust, Counsel, Morrit Hock & Hamroff, PC

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  • 2/21/25
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Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Student Athletes: (Part 2) Mother May I? – NIL x Immigration workarounds

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  • Instructor(s):  BCLT

Part 2: Mother May I? – NIL x Immigration workarounds Event Information | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info This presentation will build on the discussion outlined in Module 1 and tackle the question of whether various “workarounds” proposed and implemented by NIL industry stakeholders are compliant with immigration law. Our discussion will include the following topics: Review of the definition of “employment” as covered in Module 1 The role of the consular officer and the spectrum of risk involved in relying on workarounds to the F-1 rules Performing NIL activities outside the United States The concept of “passive income” and whether compliance is possible with both immigration law and the NCAA rules Workaround case studies – what works and what does not   Speakers: Dan Berger, Partner, Green & Spiegel Ksenia Maiorova, Practice Group Leader, Individual and Olympic Athletes, Green & Spiegel, LLC Christopher Richardson, BDV Solutions

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  • 12/16/25
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Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Student Athletes: (Part 3) The Band-Aid Solution: P-1, O-1 and EB-1A visas for international student-athletes

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  • Instructor(s):  BCLT

Part 3: The Band-Aid Solution: P-1, O-1 and EB-1A visas for international student-athletes Event Information | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info Building on topics covered in Modules 1 and 2, this presentation will discuss how some international student-athletes who seek to commercially exploit their NIL rights may benefit from visa classifications that are typically utilized by athletes who have completed their collegiate careers. Our discussion will include the following topics: Overview of the P-1A “Internationally Recognized Athlete” classification and NIL case study Overview of the O-1A “Extraordinary Ability” classification and NIL case study Overview of the EB-1A “Extraordinary Ability” classification and NIL case study Discussion of the drawbacks and benefits of each classification in the NIL context   Speakers: Ksenia Maiorova, Practice Group Leader, Individual and Olympic Athletes, Green & Spiegel, LLC Amy Maldonado, Founder and Principal, Law Offices of Amy Maldonado, LLC

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  • 6/1/26
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Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Student Athletes: (Part 4) In search of a solution: the quest to make NIL universally available to all international student-athletes

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  • Instructor(s):  BCLT

Part 4: In search of a solution: the quest to make NIL universally available to all international student-athletes Event Information | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info This module will focus on the statutory, regulatory, and policy changes that would be required to make NIL available to all international student-athletes on par with their US counterparts as well as current advocacy efforts in the NIL x Immigration context. Our discussion will include the following topics: Statutory solutions and overview of the bills addressing international student-athletes and NIL that have been introduced so far Regulatory solutions and the challenges of notice and comment Policy solutions and the current push for comprehensive advocacy What about the J-1?   Speakers: Jonathan Grode, Managing Partner, Green & Spiegel, LLC Ksenia Maiorova, Practice Group Leader, Individual and Olympic Athletes, Green & Spiegel, LLC Amy Maldonado, Founder and Principal, Law Offices of Amy Maldonado, LLC Prof. David Weber, Creighton University

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Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Student Athletes: (Session 5) The rolling snowball: classification of student-athletes as employees

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  • Instructor(s):  BCLT

Session 5: The rolling snowball: classification of student-athletes as employees Event Information | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info This module will discuss the legal mechanisms that could lead to the classification of student-athletes as employees and the immigration implications of these scenarios. Our discussion will include the following topics: The proposed settlement in House v. NCAA and the distinction between direct payment models and NIL The NLRB decision Trustees of Dartmouth College The impossibility of I-9 compliance Solutions that could address both NIL and employee status related issues   Speakers: Ksenia Maiorova, Practice Group Leader, Individual and Olympic Athletes, Green & Spiegel, LLC Amy Maldonado, Founder and Principal, Law Offices of Amy Maldonado, LLC John Mazzeo, Associate General Counsel, Vertical Screen, Inc. Prof. David Weber, Creighton University

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  • 6/1/26
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