Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at Isenberg

Lisa Masteralexis

Lisa Masteralexis 

Department Head, Associate Professor


Telephone: 413-545-5061

Email: lmasteralexis@isenberg.umass.edu

Office: Isenberg 236

 

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Education:

J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 1990
B.S., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1987

Research/Teaching Interests:

Legal issues and labor relations in the sport industry

Sport law
Labor relations in professional sports
Sports agencies



Publications/Presentations: 

Masteralexis, L.P. & Snyder K. "Sport Agent Regulations:  Many groups attempt regulation, but is the answer federally mandated independent industry regulations?" Sport and Recreation Law Association Annual Conference, Savannah, GA (3/4/11)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. & Moorman, A.M.  "Sport Tours and Liability for Unfair Business Practices: A Case Study Examining Legal Issues facing the Business of Sport Tours" Sport and Recreation Law Association Annual Conference, Savannah, GA (3/4/11)

 

Spengler, J.O., Grady, J. Masteralexis, L.P., & Andrew, D. "Indicators of Journal Quality in sport and Recreation Law", Sport and Recreation Law Association Annual Conference, Savannah, GA (3/5/11)

 

Masteralexis, J.T. & Masteralexis, L.P. "If You're Hurt, Where is Home?  Recently Drafted Minor League Baseball Players Are Compelled to Bring Workers' Compensation Action in Team's Home State or in Jurisdiction More Favorable to Employers" 21:2 Marquette Sports Law Journal 574-597 (2011)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. "American Needle v. National Football League and the Future of Collective Licensing Agreements in Sport," 19:3 Sport Marketing Quarterly 166-69 (2010)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. & Masteralexis, J.T. "Will the U.S. Supreme Court Determine that Sports Leagues and Tours are Single Entities? Discussing the Implications of American Needle v. National Football League", Sport and Recreation Law Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, (5/5/10)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. & Masteralexis, J.T. "German Tennis Federation v. ATP Tour and the LPGA English Language Policy:  Raising questions of sport tour governance, decision making, and legal liability", Sport and Recreation Law Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX (5/5/09)

 

Lisa P. Masteralexis & Keiji Kawai, "Labor relations in professional baseball:  A comparative of the United States and Japan", Sport and Recreation Law Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX (5/6/09)

 

Crosset, T.W. & Masteralexis, L.P. "The Changing Collective Definition of Collegiate Sport and the Potential Demise of Title IX Protections, 34:3 Journal of College & University Law 671-694 (2008)

 

Moorman, A.M. & Masteralexis, L.P. "An examination of the legal framework between Title VII and
Title IX sexual harassment claims in athletics and sport settings:  Emerging challenges for athletics personnel and sport managers, 18:1 Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport 1-37 (Winter 2008)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. "Commercialization and Division I Intercollegiate Athletics:  Implications for Collective Bargaining," Sport & Recreation Law Association (SRLA) Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (2/28/08)

 

Moorman, A.M. & Masteralexis, L.P. "Supreme Court and Sport:  An Analysis on the Sport Context and Outcome in Cases," Sport & Recreation Law Association (SRLA) Annual Conference, Chapel Hill, NC (3/2/07)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. "Drug Testing Provisions: An Examination of Disparities in Rules and Collective Bargaining Agreement Provisions" 40:3 New England Law Review 775-788 (Spring 2006)

 

Masteralexis, L.P.  The Supreme Court and Sport:  An analysis of sport in cases where antitrust and labor relations converge," International Conference on Sport and Entertainment Law, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, (11/10/06).

 

Masteralexis, L.P. & Barr, C.A. "Collegiate Athletic Drug Testing Programs:  Legal Issues and Managerial Implications," SRLA Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM (3/4/06)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. "Unique Legal Issues Facing Professional Team Sports,"Association of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL (8/6/06)

 

Masteralexis, L.P. & Tryce, S. "Making Sense of the Maze of Conduct-Governing Rules, Regulations, and Statutes," SRLA Annual Conference, Virginia Beach, VA (3/5/05)

 

Masteralexis, L.P., "Pay for Play:  Legal and Political Challenges Facing NCAA Division I Athletics," SRLA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, (3/5/04)

 

 


 

Grants:

Masteralexis, L.P. University of Massachusetts Outreach Innovation Fund Grant to Develop on-line Bachelor's Degree in Sport Management, 2006-08 ($25,000)

 

Masteralexis, L.P., University of Massachusetts' Center for Teaching, Teaching & Learning in a Diverse Classroom Grant, 2004-05 ($15,000).

 

Masteralexis, L.P., Research contract with American International Players Association, 9/1/02-6/1/03 ($5,600)

 


 

Academic and Professional Activities:

Editorial Board, Journal of the Legal Aspects of Sport, 1999-present

Advisory Board Member, National Sports Law Institute 2000 - present

At-Large Member, Executive Board, SLASSPA, 1999-02

Ad Hoc Editor, Journal of Sport Management 1998 - present

Advisory Board Member, Women's Sports Foundation 1998 - present

Member, Women's Sports Foundation Committee on Coaches' Education Policy 1996 - 2000

Massachusetts Bar Association Pro Bono Program - Sports Law 1991-present

Attended annual Major League Baseball Players Association meetings, 2003-08

Consultant, DiaMMond Management Group, 1998-current