Warren Friss Returns as Guest Speaker at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis

Warren Friss received a B.S in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany and then went on to earn a Law Degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. Warren Friss began his career as a Corporate Attorney at the NY law firm of Shea & Gould, which was founded by Bill Shea, for whom Shea Stadium was named after. It was at Shea & Gould that Warren got his start in. End Quote

Warren Friss also discussed a topic that is currently at the forefront of the sports world, the NFL lockout

(1888PressRelease) April 19, 2011 - St. Louis, MO - Warren Friss, etopps platform inventor, recently returned to the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis as guest speaker for the second year in a row.

The class in which Warren Friss spoke was held on March 29th at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Warren Friss delivered his lecture in two parts; part one included career opportunities and ways to get started in a sports career and the second part focused on sports licensing.

Warren Friss spoke on the different career opportunities available in the sports field and possible ways for students to move forward into a sports career. Warren Friss addressed the perceived barriers to entry to those looking for a sports industry career and then provided students with hope by informing them of the thousands of jobs available in sports and related business areas including: legal, content development, content distribution, facility management, sales, marketing, sponsorships, finance, product development and licensing. Warren Friss delivered a clear and inspiring message to students interested in the seemingly ever illusive career in sports; if they want to work in sports, then they should go for it because they can, eventually, get in.

The second part of Warren Friss' message was specifically about the business of sports licensing; a $13 billion industry that is still growing. Warren Friss provided details of the licensing business, how the different sports compare in terms of revenue as well as the legal issues that surround sports licensing including personality and trademark rights. Warren Friss engaged attendees interested in a sports career by working with them to create a mock sports license agreement negotiation.

Warren Friss also discussed a topic that is currently at the forefront of the sports world, the NFL lockout and it's impact on the licensing business. Mr. Friss reviewed various terms that can be negotiated in license agreements to try to address the impact a work stoppage could have on licensees.

Finally, Warren Friss discussed another newsworthy topic, fantasy sports leagues. The class engaged in a lively conversation about whether Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as the legality of fantasy sports. Warren Friss pointed out that fantasy sports, which is played by millions of people and growing, has been made legal, with certain restrictions, through legislation.

The lecture, provided by Warren Friss, at Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis was a great success and helped to provide students with working knowledge of the sport industry and hope that they too, like Warren Friss, can have a successful career in the world of sports.

About Warren Friss

Warren Friss then moved on to continue practicing corporate law at Ingram, Yuzek, Gainen, Carroll & Bertolotti in New York, NY. Warren Friss began his career at the Topps Company, Inc. in 1995 where he served as Deputy General Counsel and then General Counsel. After inventing, developing and successfully launching etopps in 2000, Warren headed up Topps Sports & Entertainment division from 2006-2011. Warren Friss is currently exploring new opportunities both within and outside the world of sports.

For additional information, contact:
Warren Friss
214 Hazel Avenue
Westfield, New Jersey 07090
(908) 612-7669
warrenfriss ( @ ) gmail dot com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/warren-friss/11/57/478

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