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• New York, New Jersey, District Court of New Jersey, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York,
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Fordham University School of Law and Graduate School of Business , New York, New York – J.D./M.B.A, Feb. 2010
MBA C ONCENTRATION : Finance and Business Economics
• Co-Journal Editor-in-Chief, Fordham Sports Law Forum
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts – B.S., Sport Management, May 2006
M INORS : Economics and Philosophy
H ARVARD L AW S CHOOL , P ETRIE -F LOM C ENTER FOR H EALTH
Cambridge, MA
L AW P OLICY , B IOTECHNOLOGY , AND B IOETHICS
Senior Law and Ethics Associate 5/14
– Present
Perform research on legal and ethical issues affecting the health and safety of NFL players as part of a long-term research project conducted in collaboration with the National Football League Players Association.
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Associate
G INSBERG L AW , LLC F / K / A G INSBERG & B URGOS , PLLC New York, NY
8/10
– 5/14
Prepared complaints, answers, motions, memorandums of law and other documents related to litigation in state, federal courts and appellate courts. Prepared research memos for firm and for clients. Argued motions in state and federal courts.
Prepared documents related to discovery. Took and defended depositions. Served as primary contact person for most clients and opposing counsel. Represented athletes in a variety of contexts, including in proceedings with leagues. Practice areas included commercial, securities and labor and employment litigation and sports.
G ARFUNKEL
Law Clerk
W ILD , P.C. Hackensack, NJ
4/10
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8/10
Researched issues in areas of corporate, bankruptcy, tax, real estate and health care law. Summarized and disseminated important changes in law or regulations that affected clients’ businesses.
S PORTS L AWYERS A SSOCIATION
Research Assistant
Reston, VA/New York, NY
1/08 - Present
Find and update website with important legal documents from the world of sports including CBAs, agent regulations, standard player contracts, pleadings, decisions, public reports and more. Prepare reports annually for review by SLA
Board of Directors.
UM ASS S PORT M ANAGEMENT D EPARTMENT
Research Assistant for Dr. Glenn M. Wong
Amherst, MA/New York, NY
2/06 – 8/06; 5/07 – 8/10
Researched legal issues in sports in preparation for papers, books, panels and symposiums. Edited and rewrote substantive portions of all chapters of Dr. Wong’s Essentials of Sports Law, 4 th
Edition.
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Assistant to Jason Chayut, Esq., NFLPA-Certified Contract Advisor
New York, NY
5/07 – 4/10
Performed comprehensive contract and statistical analysis. Analyzed and provided interpretation and guidance on all matters related to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Ensured compliance with NFLPA, NCAA, Federal and State
Regulations and Statutes. Prepared documents for grievances, appeals and other matters.
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N EW Y ORK J ETS F OOTBALL C LUB
Football Administration Intern
Hempstead, NY
Summer 2008
Ensured contracts were in compliance with Collective Bargaining Agreement. Performed contract research and statistical analysis in preparation for rookie and veteran contract negotiations.
• Chris Deubert, “A Summary of the NFL’s Investigation into the New Orleans Saints Alleged Bounty Program and
Related Proceedings” 9 DePaul Journal of Sports Law & Contemporary Problems 123 (2013).
• Chris Deubert, Glenn M. Wong and Daniel Hatman, “National Football League General Managers: An Analysis of the
Responsibilities, Qualifications and Characteristics” 20 Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 427 (2013).
• Chris Deubert, “Economic Realities & Issues Amateur Athletes Encounter” 19 DePaul Journal of Sports Law &
Contemporary Problems 155 (2012).
• Chris Deubert, Glenn Wong and John Howe, “All Four Quarters: A Retrospective and Analysis of the 2011 Collective
Bargaining Process and Agreement in the National Football League” 19 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 1 (2012).
• Chris Deubert, “Putting Shoulder Pads on Schleck: How the Business of Professional Cycling Could Be Improved
Through a More American Structure” 37 Brooklyn Journal of International Law 65 (2011).
• Glenn Wong, Warren Zola and Chris Deubert, “Going Pro in Sports: Improving Guidance to Student-Athletes in a
Complicated Legal and Regulatory Environment” 28
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal 553 (2011).
• Chris Deubert, “What’s a ‘Clean’ Agent to Do? The Case for a Cause of Action Against a Players Association” 18
Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 1 (2011).
• Glenn Wong and Chris Deubert, “National Basketball Association General Managers: An Analysis of the
Responsibilities, Qualifications and Characteristics” 18 Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 213 (2011).
• Glenn Wong and Chris Deubert, “The Legal and Business Aspects of Career-Ending Disability Insurance Policies in
Professional and College Sports” 17 Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 473 (2010).
• Glenn Wong and Chris Deubert, “Major League Baseball General Managers: An Analysis of the Responsibilities,
Qualifications and Characteristics” 18 NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture 74 (2010).
• Glenn Wong, Kyle Skillman and Chris Deubert, “The NCAA’s Infractions Appeals Committee: Recent Case History and the Beginning of a New Chapter” 9 Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 47 (2009).
• Chris Deubert and Glenn Wong, “Understanding The Evolution of Signing Bonuses and Guaranteed Money in the NFL:
Preparing for the 2011 Collective Bargaining Negotiations” 16 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 179 (2009).
• Judge, Fordham University School of Law National Basketball Negotiation Competition (Mar. 22, 2014).
• Moderator, New York City Bar Association, Panel: Careers in Sports Law (Feb. 26, 2014).
• Speaker, Fordham University School of Law Sports Law Symposium, Panel: Congressional Regulation of Professional
Sports (Apr. 19, 2013).
• Judge, Fordham University School of Law National Basketball Negotiation Competition (Mar. 16, 2013).
• Speaker, DePaul Sports Law Symposium, Panel: Moral Issues that Athletes Must Overcome (Mar. 8, 2013).
• Speaker, DePaul Sports Law Symposium, Panel: Economic Realties/Issues Amateur Athletes Encounter (Mar. 2, 2012).
• Poster Presentation: “Going Pro in Sports: Improving Guidance to Student-Athletes in a Complicated Legal and
Regulatory Environment,” NCAA Scholarly Colloquium (Jan. 10, 2012).
• Guest Lecturer, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Sports Law – NFL Economics
(Jun. 27, 2011).
• Speaker, DePaul Sports Law Symposium, Panel: Compliance in Intercollegiate Athletics (Mar. 4, 2011).
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