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SLA Meeting Day Two: Panels On Scandals, Rise Of E-Sports

The second day of the Sports Lawyers Association annual meeting kicked off Friday in L.A. with more than 850 participants, the most in the SLA's 42-year history. Panels for Friday were scheduled to include discussions about the ethical obligations of lawyers in the FIFA and other scandals, legal issues surrounding domestic violence and the growth of e-sports. The SLA today will present its yearly honorary award, which has been renamed "The Michael Weiner Sports Lawyers Association Award of Excellence" for the late MLBPA Exec Dir.

The three-day conference will conclude on Saturday after a panel featuring attorneys from the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL and a panel featuring attorneys from the four major league players associations.

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