Scott`s new employer had previously hired outside lawyers. One of them is Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer, a Calgary law firm known for its work in the energy field. Katie Rodin is Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Anaheim Ducks. For the past 12 years, Rodin has overseen the sports and entertainment arm of the Samueli family of companies, including the Ducks, Honda Center, Rinks and San Diego Gulls. As General Counsel, Rodin oversees all legal activities of sports and entertainment organizations. These activities include developing and implementing legal strategies and initiatives, negotiating agreements with stakeholders, managing the deployment of legal services across the enterprise, collaborating with all business units, managing litigation and ensuring compliance in all aspects of organizations` operations. The Calgary Flames hired their first in-house lawyer when three other National Hockey League clubs installed new legal leaders before the start of the 2022-2023 season. In 1996, Bill Daly was hired by the National Hockey League (NHL) as Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs. Prior to joining the NHL, Daly was an attorney at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for six years. In 2000, Daly assumed responsibility for all NHL international transactions with the league`s new focus on international affairs. Shortly thereafter, in 2001, Daly reached an agreement between the NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that established a set of guidelines for international relations with players, including the age at which teams can commit to European prospects, how long they can retain players, and compensation for European clubs for the loss of their star players. This experience, along with a summer Scott spent in Alberta at the age of 20, convinced her to abandon a legal career in Toronto for a career in the West.[6] The Penguins expanded their legal ranks last month by hiring Michael Donadio, assistant general counsel for the United Soccer League, as assistant general counsel. Robyn Scott visited Canada to work for the Flames last month as general counsel and general secretary of Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp.
Most recently, she served as General Counsel for Toronto-based visitor management startup iLobby Corp. and freight logistics company Fleet Complete. During his five years with Rogers, Scott worked with the Blue Jays and helped bring the NFL`s Buffalo Bills to Toronto for a number of games. She began the legal and compliance function for four different companies after leaving Rogers, a decision that Scott says helped her gain vital experience in building corporate legal services from scratch. She is doing so for the fifth time in Calgary. The Penguins promoted human resources director and assistant general counsel Tracey McCants Lewis to the top legal position in August, making her the second black general counsel for an NHL team. She succeeded General Counsel Kevin Acklin, who was appointed President of Commercial Operations in June. Scott`s typical day includes a number of topics, including contracts, intellectual property, and licensing.
“You start being a pretty decent generalist and you know when to seek outside advice,” she said. C. Taylor White, an assistant general counsel hired by the Stars last year, said in an email that since the departure of longtime general counsel Alana Matthews in May, he has served as the club`s general counsel to launch his own custom women`s clothing business. William “Bill” L. Daly III[1] (born May 1, 1964)[2] is an American attorney, currently Deputy Commissioner and Chief Legal Officer of the National Hockey League (NHL) under Commissioner Gary Bettman. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a former Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer of the NHL. [3] Prior to joining the NHL front office, he worked for the New York law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. He received his bachelor`s degree from Dartmouth College and his juris doctor from New York University School of Law.
[4] Acklin, a former Pittsburgh mayoral candidate who was once a partner at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, joined the Penguins in 2018 after serving as general counsel for a utility company. The team, whose hockey department chair is Brian Burke of Harvard Law School, was sold last year for nearly $900 million. Stacey`s return came after the Senators saw former Norton Rose Fulbright work and employment partner Peter MacTavish leave this summer to join Quebec`s hockey agency Quartexx Management as lead counsel and player agent. Prior to representing the Samueli family and their businesses, Rodin worked at a specialized law firm that acted as external general counsel for hospitals, technology companies and other organizations, specializing in complex real estate and financing matters. A spokesman for the senators confirmed that the team brought back longtime senior counsel Richard Stacey as general counsel in August. Stacey worked for Solace Corp., an Ottawa-based software company, last year. At least three other NHL teams — the Dallas Stars, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins — have new legal chiefs this season. Securing a new facility for the Flames to replace the Saddledome, which had to be repaired after the construction of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, was part of Scott`s legal role. In 2014, Daly was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy, which is awarded to individuals who advance hockey in America. [10] In 2013, Bill Daly was selected as one of the Legal 500 Corporate Counsel 100.
In 2014, he was named Individual of the Year by Legal 500: Sport. [9] Matthews, a working mother who grew up on an all-boys hockey team, announced via LinkedIn her decision to step down to focus on her new role as founder and CEO of Alautus Clothing Co. “It`s exciting to build a business focused on serving women,” she said in an email. Please let us know how you feel working with this law firm. Do not disclose any personal information or details about your case. All opinions submitted will be shared with the law firm prior to publication. The City of Calgary and the Flames have announced October. 20 that they resumed negotiations for a $650 million sports arena for the NHL team, whose home is the Scotiabank Saddledome, the second oldest arena in the league behind New York`s Madison Square Garden for 39 years. N. Murray Edwards, a Canadian tar sands billionaire and former partner of Burnet Duckworth, is one of four businessmen who control the private company that owns the Flames. Other sports assets in the group include the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL, the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League and the Calgary Wranglers. In 2005, Daly was appointed the NHL`s first assistant commissioner.