athaniel Grow Associate Professor of Legal Studies Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate Terry College of Business University of Georgia 288B Brooks Hall Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-3795 [email protected] ______

Academic Employment

University of Georgia , Athens, GA Associate Professor of Legal Studies, Terry College of Business, 2015 - Present Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Terry College of Business, 2009 - 2015 Courses Taught: LEGL 2700 – Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business LEGL 4200 – Law and the Entertainment Industry

Education

University of Michigan Law School , Ann Arbor, MI Juris Doctor, May 2005, cum laude Contributing Editor, Michigan Law Review

Ohio University , Honors Tutorial College, Athens, OH B.S., Interpersonal Communication, June 2002, magna cum laude o Minor: Philosophy Thesis: “A Derelict in the Stream of Law”: Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption

Publications

Books

Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption (2014, University of Illinois Press) (hard cover, paperback, and eBook editions)

Journal Articles

The Curiously Confounding Curt Flood Act , 90 Tulane Law Review __ (forthcoming 2016)

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 1 Gaming the System: The Exemption of Professional Sports Teams From the Fair Labor Standards Act , 49 U.C. Davis Law Review __ (forthcoming 2015) (with Charlotte Alexander) Regulating Professional Sports Leagues , 72 Washington & Lee Law Review 573 (2015) Joint Patent Infringement Following Akamai , 51 American Business Law Journal 71 (2014) (peer reviewed) Insolvent Professional Sports Teams: A Historical Case Study , 18 Lewis & Clark Law Review 345 (2014) (symposium issue) Decertifying Players’ Unions: Lessons From the FL and BA Lockouts of 2011 , 15 Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law 473 (2013) In Defense of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption , 49 American Business Law Journal 211 (2012) (peer reviewed) American eedle and the Future of the Single Entity Defense Under Section One of the Sherman Antitrust Act , 48 American Business Law Journal 449 (2011) (peer reviewed) Antitrust & The Bowl Championship Series , 2 Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law 53 (2011) Louisville v. Duke and Its Implications for Breached College Football Scheduling Agreements , 37 Journal of College & University Law 239 (2011) Defining the “Business of Baseball”: A Proposed Framework for Determining the Scope of Professional Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption , 44 U.C. Davis Law Review 557 (2010) Reevaluating the Curt Flood Act of 1998 , 87 Nebraska Law Review 747 (2009) A Proper Analysis of the ational Football League Under Section One of the Sherman Act , 9 Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law 281 (2008) Note, There’s o “I” in “League”: Professional Sports Leagues and the Single Entity Defense , 105 Michigan Law Review 183 (2006)

Book Reviews

Review of Robert M. Goldman, One Man Out: Curt Flood versus Baseball , 50 American Journal of Legal History 114 (2010) (solicited book review)

Works in Progress

An Empirical Assessment of Joint Patent Infringement (law review article examining the frequency with which joint patent infringement lawsuits have been filed) Resolving the Joint Patent Infringement Dilemma (law review article proposing a new statutory provision to address cases of joint patent infringement between multiple defendants) Reconsidering the “Baseball Rule” (law review article considering the continued justification of the legal rule shielding professional baseball teams from liability in cases where fans are injured by flying bats and balls)

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 2 The Peculiar Labor Economics of U.S. Professional Sports Leagues (law review article examining the unusual economic characteristics of U.S. pro sports leagues’ labor markets, and exploring the implications for federal antitrust and labor law) The Lajoie Case (law review article documenting the history of the Philadelphia Ball Club v. apoleon Lajoie litigation in 1901 and 1902) The Players’ League Litigation (law review article documenting the history of the 1890 litigation between the National League and rival Players’ League for the rights to players John Montgomery Ward and Buck Ewing)

Honors and Awards

Larry Ritter Book Award, Society for American Baseball Research, 2015 Awarded for Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption Finalist, Seymour Medal, Society for American Baseball Research, 2015 Recognizing Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Georgia, 2015 2014 David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Legal History, The Langum Charitable Trust Awarded for Baseball on Trial: The Origin of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption Distinguished Junior Faculty Award, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2014 Junior Scholar Award, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2012 Nominee, Best Academic Article, 2012 Antitrust Writing Awards, Institute for Competition Law Recognizing In Defense of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Outstanding University Service Award, Interfraternity Counsel of the University of Georgia, 2012 Holmes-Cardozo Award for Outstanding Submitted Conference Paper, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2011 Awarded for In Defense of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Georgia, 2011 Best Proceedings Paper, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2010 Awarded for American eedle and the Future of the Single Entity Defense Under Section One of the Sherman Antitrust Act

Grants and Research Awards

Terry-Sanford Award, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, 2015 Research Supported: Closing the Joint Patent Infringement Loophole Terry-Sanford Award, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, 2013 Research Supported: The Origin of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption: The Federal Baseball Case of 1922 Junior Faculty Research Grant, The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia, 2011 Research Supported: A History of the Federal Baseball Litigation

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 3 Academic Presentations and Symposia

Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 10, 2015, Philadelphia, PA Paper Presented: Gaming the System: The Exemption of Professional Sports Teams From the Fair Labor Standards Act (with Charlotte Alexander) Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 9, 2015, Philadelphia, PA Paper Presented: Closing the Joint Infringement Loophole Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 9, 2015, Philadelphia, PA Panelist: Current Legal Issues in the Sports Industry: A 201415 YearinReview Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 8, 2015, Philadelphia, PA Panelist: Writing and Reviewing for the ABLJ: Tips for Awesome Articles and Reviews Marquette University Law School, Sports Law Works-in-Progress Conference, Oct. 18, 2014, Milwaukee, WI Paper Presented: Regulating Professional Sports Leagues Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 7, 2014, Seattle, WA Paper Presented: Regulating Professional Sports Leagues Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Nov. 8, 2013, Tampa, FL Paper Presented: Insolvent Professional Sports Teams: A Historical Case Study Lewis & Clark Law School, 18th Annual Business Law Fall Forum: Success & Failure in Professional Sports, Oct. 4, 2013, Portland, OR Panelist: Collective Bargaining, Lockouts, and Strikes Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 10, 2013, Boston, MA Paper Presented: Joint Patent Infringement Following Akamai Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Nov. 10, 2012, Miami, FL Paper Presented: Organized Baseball on Trial Georgia – Florida Legal Studies Research Conference, Oct. 13, 2012, Atlanta, GA Paper Presented: Decertifying Players’ Unions: Lessons From the FL and BA Lockouts of 2011 Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 11, 2012, Kansas City, MO Paper Presented: The Origins of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Nov. 18, 2011, Atlanta, GA Paper Presented: Reconsidering the Role of Union Decertification in Professional Sports Labor Disputes: Reflections on the FL and BA Lockouts of 2011 Florida – Georgia Legal Studies Research Conference, Oct. 15, 2011, Tallahassee, FL Paper Presented: In Defense of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 13, 2011, New Orleans, LA Paper Presented: In Defense of Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption Harvard Law School, Sports Law Symposium: The Changing Face of Intercollegiate Athletics: Amateurs, Academics, and the Athletic Arms Race, March 25, 2011, Cambridge, MA Panelist: The Legality of the Bowl Championship Series Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Nov. 12, 2010, Charleston, SC Paper Presented: American eedle and the Future of the Single Entity Defense Under Section One of the Sherman Antitrust Act

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 4 Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Aug. 6, 2010, Richmond, VA Paper Presented: Antitrust & The Bowl Championship Series Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Nov. 6, 2009, Miami, FL Paper Presented: Defining the “Business of Baseball”: A Proposed Framework for Determining the Scope of Professional Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption

Selected Media Interviews and Citations

Content is King with King Kaufman, SiriusXM Bleacher Report Radio (Sept. 17, 2015) Former Leafs Star Gary Leeman Leads Retired HL Players’ Fight in Concussion Lawsuit , by James Mirtle, Globe and Mail (Sept. 15, 2015) At Ballparks, Danger in the Stands , by Dan Klepal & Leon Stafford, Atlanta Journal- Constitution (Sept. 1, 2015) Atlanta United FC Soccer Complex Might be Coming to DeKalb , by Mark Niesse & Doug Roberson, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (July 24, 2015) Wake Up the Zone, WGFX FM 104.5 (Nashville) (June 17, 2015) The Jason Gregor Show, 1260 Edmonton Sports Radio (June 16, 2015) The Beat of Sports with Marc Daniels, WYGM 740 The Game (Orlando) (June 9, 2015) 2015’s Best & Worst Cities for Baseball Fans , by Richie Bernardo, WalletHub (June 2, 2015) Response of Angels, MLB to Hamilton Decision is Shocking and Saddening , by Cliff Corcoran, SportsIllustrated.com (April 3, 2015) Players Richer than Ever, but a Possible Labor War Looms , by David Schoenfeld, ESPN.com (March 31, 2015) CAA, Players’ Legal Showdown is Tuesday , by Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury- News (March 16, 2015) America eeds A Sports Czar , by Mina Kimes, ESPN.com / ESPN The Magazine (Feb. 19, 2015 / March 2, 2015) Taylor Swift Patents Lyrics in Smart Business Move , by Kalli Drake, The Red & Black (Feb. 13, 2015) Appeal to Reverse Baseball’s Antitrust Rule is a Desperate Swing for the Fences , by Robert Barnes, Washington Post (Feb. 9, 2015) San Jose vs. MLB: Lawsuit over A’s Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court , by Mike Rosenberg, San Jose Mercury-News (Feb. 3, 2015) MLB’s Antitrust Status Remains After Almost A Century , Only a Game, NPR (Jan. 17, 2015) MLB Victory Against San Jose, A’s , Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Radio (Jan. 16, 2015) Federal Appeals Court Rejects San Jose's Antitrust Case Against Major League Baseball , by Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury-News (Jan. 15, 2015) inth Circuit Upholds Baseball Antitrust Exemption , by Pallavi Guniganti, Global Competition Review (Jan. 15, 2015) CBS News Radio San Francisco (Jan. 15, 2015)

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 5 Senator Wants Professional Sports Leagues to Earn Their Antitrust Exemption , by Yasmine Harik, Global Competition Review (Sept. 24, 2014) FCC Decision Looms On FL’s TV Blackout Rule , Only a Game, NPR (Sept. 13, 2014) Bulldog Bling: Will Players Ever Share in College Football’s Fortune? , by Blake Aued, Flagpole (Aug. 27, 2014) San Jose’s Case Against Major League Baseball Gets Another Day in Court , by Nina Thorsen, KQED News (Aug. 11, 2014) CBS News Radio San Francisco (Aug. 11, 2014) KQED News (San Francisco) (Aug. 11, 2014) San Jose Antitrust Case Against MLB at Crucial Stage , by Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury-News (Aug. 10, 2014) Matt Mikolas Show, Sports Radio KJR-AM Seattle (July 12, 2014) CBS News Radio San Francisco (June 19, 2014) MLB States Its Defense In Minor League Players Lawsuit , by Josh Leventhal, Baseball America (June 11, 2014) CBS News Radio San Francisco (June 9, 2014) The Dave Jamieson Show, 1260 Edmonton Sports Radio (June 9, 2014) CAA on Trial: Student Players Seek Share of BigTime College Sports Dollars , by Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury-News (June 8, 2014) KQED News (San Francisco) (June 3, 2014) Mitch in the Morning, Sports Radio KJR-AM Seattle (May 5, 2014) BA Bans Los Angeles Clippers Owner for Life over Racist Comments , by Scott Malone & Larry Fine, Reuters (April 29, 2014) The Dave Jamieson Show, 1260 Edmonton Sports Radio (April 28, 2014) The Beat of Sports with Marc Daniels, WYGM 740 The Game (Orlando) (April 28, 2014) San Jose Takes Its Hacks Against Baseball , by Brent Kendall, Wall Street Journal (April 6, 2014) KGO Newstalk 810 (San Francisco) (January 23, 2014) The Beat of Sports with Marc Daniels, WYGM 740 The Game (Orlando) (January 13, 2013) Fight to Land MLB’s A’s is Tale of 3 Cities , by Paul Elias, Associated Press (December 29, 2013) The Beat of Sports with Marc Daniels, WYGM 740 The Game (Orlando) (December 11, 2013) MLB Deals Setback to San Jose Bid to Lure Oakland A’s , by Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News (December 7, 2013) Did MLB Ruling Inject Life into Movement to Keep A’s in Oakland? , by Marcus Thompson, San Jose Mercury News (December 7, 2013) Lawyers: Baseball Officials Formally Rejected Oakland A’s Move to San Jose , by Nina Thorsen, KQED News (December 7, 2013) Baseball's Antitrust Exemption Lives on in San Jose Decision , by Andrew Longstreth, Reuters Legal (October 15, 2013) Judge Splits Decision on San Jose Claims Against MLB Over A’s , by John Woolfolk, San Jose Mercury News (October 11, 2013)

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 6 Alex Rodriguez sues Major League Baseball, Selig , by Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters (October 4, 2013) San Jose Baseball: Oakland Athletics’ Move ow on Court’s Timetable Rather Than MLB’s , by John Woolfolk, San Jose Mercury News (June 20, 2013) In Florida, A Welcoming Venue for Baseball Antitrust Cases , by David Ingram, Reuters (April 8, 2013) The Beat of Sports with Marc Daniels, WYGM 740 The Game (Orlando) (March 26, 2013) Analysis: In Suing Clinic Over Drugs, U.S. Baseball May be Targeting Players , by Joseph Ax, Reuters (March 24, 2013) HL Lockout: Time Becomes Major Player in Labour egotiations , by Sean Fitz- Gerald, National Post (Dec. 29, 2012) HL Lockout: A Look at What the Union’s Mandate to Dissolve Really Means , by Sean Fitz-Gerald, National Post (Dec. 21, 2012) Does the HL Have a Winning Case in Court? , by James Mirtle, Globe and Mail (Dec. 18, 2012) The Jason Gregor Show, 1260 Edmonton Sports Radio (Dec. 17, 2012) Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown, SN 590 () and Rogers One (Dec. 17, 2012) HL Files ClassAction Suit Against Players’ Union , by James Mirtle, Globe and Mail (Dec. 14, 2012) HL Lockout: League, Union Movements Add Twist to Labour Talks , by Sean Fitz- Gerald, National Post (Dec. 14, 2012) HL Lockout Update: HLPA to Reportedly Vote on Authorization to Executive Board Regarding Disclaimer of Interest , by Charles Curtis, NJ.com (Dec. 14, 2012) HL Asks Court to Declare Legality of Lockout , by James Mirtle, Globe and Mail (Dec. 14, 2012) HLPA Likely Using Disclaimer of Interest as Leverage: Expert , by Sean Fitz- Gerald, National Post (Dec. 14, 2012) Figuring Out the Future of the HL Lockout , by Sean Fitz-Gerald, National Post (Dec. 8, 2012) A Ray of Hope in HL Labour Talks? , by Joanna Slater & David Ebner, Globe and Mail (Dec. 4, 2012) The Jim Richards Show, Newstalk 1010 (Toronto) (Dec. 3, 2012) Buyouts Part of the Game in the SEC and ationally , by Aaron Brenner, Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer (Nov. 28, 2012) The Mark Spector Show, 1260 Edmonton Sports Radio (Nov. 27, 2012) The Jason Gregor Show, 1260 Edmonton Sports Radio (Nov. 26, 2012) Sports Labour Law Expert Explains Decertification , by James Mirtle, Globe and Mail (Nov. 23, 2012) Exasperated Ryan Miller Heartily Endorses Decertification of Union , by James Mirtle, Globe and Mail (Nov. 22, 2012) Auburn Football: A Lot has Changed Since Chizik's ew Contract was Signed Almost Two Years Ago , by Aaron Brenner, Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer (Nov. 21, 2012) FL Concussion Suit Likely To Get Sacked By Employment Law , by Daniel Fisher, Forbes.com (June 12, 2012)

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 7 ew Antitrust Suit: I (Don’t) Want My MLB.tv , by Joseph Ax, Thomson Reuters On the Case (May 14, 2012) Court Vision: Latest ews in the BA , by Zach Lowe, SI.com (Jan. 4, 2012) Wednesday Bullets , by Henry Abbott, ESPN.com (Jan. 4, 2012) Conference Realignment has o Master Plan , by Harry Plumer, Columbia Missourian (Oct. 20, 2011) Threat Slowed Growth Blitz , by Mark Niesse, Daily Report (Fulton County, GA) (Oct. 4, 2011) Out of Bounds: College Football’s Postseason Problems , by Brent Holloway, Gainesville Times (July 24, 2011) Forget Utah; Alabama Could Be Key to Successful BCS Antitrust Suit , by Andy Staples, SI.com (Nov. 5, 2010) Road Killing: Paidgame Scheduling Agreements Often Lead to Lopsided Scores, But They Help Many Schools Balance Their Books , by Paul Steinbach, Athletic Business (Nov. 2010) Potential Antitrust Claims May Have Helped Slow Down Mega Conference Expansion , by Iliana Limón, Orlando Sentinel (July 3, 2010) The Great DA Debate , by Jorge Aranguré, ESPN.com (July 24, 2009)

Academic Service

Service to the Academy

Member, Social Media Task Force, Academy for Legal Studies in Business, 2015 President, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2014-2015 Program Chair, 2014 Conference, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business President-Elect, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2013-2014 Organizer, Georgia-Florida Legal Studies Research Conference, 2013 Vice President, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2012-2013 Secretary, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2011-2012

Ph.D. Dissertation Committees

Committee Member, Cyntrice Thomas, University of Georgia, Department of Kinesiology, Degree Completion Date: 2012

University Service

Coordinator, Legal Studies Seminar Series, Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate, University of Georgia, 2015 – Present Department Representative, Study Abroad & Foreign Exchange Committee, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, 2015 – Present Coordinator of Student Learning Assessment for the Legal Studies Group, Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate, University of Georgia, 2011 – Present

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 8 Department Representative, Admissions Appeals Committee, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia, 2011 – Present Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate, University of Georgia, 2013-14 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate, University of Georgia, 2012-13 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate, University of Georgia, 2010 Member, Grade Appeals Committee, Department of Insurance, Legal Studies, and Real Estate, University of Georgia, 2010

Service to Academic Journals

Editorial Service

Article Review Board Member, Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport , 2015 – Present Staff Editor, American Business Law Journal , 2014 – Present

Ad Hoc Reviewer

American Business Law Journal (2009-2014) Communication and Sport Journal of Insurance Issues Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Other

Guest Speaker, Talkin’ Baseball, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Georgia, Feb. 18, 2015 Guest Speaker, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, April 2011

Other Professional Experience

Crowell & Moring, LLP , Washington, D.C. Associate (2005 – 2009), Summer Associate (2004) Litigated intellectual property and antitrust cases, including taking depositions and drafting dozens of briefs, motions, and pleadings at both the trial and appellate court levels Counseled clients through the antitrust regulatory approval process for pending mergers and acquisitions

Nathaniel Grow C.V. – Page 9 Bar Admissions

District of Columbia (Inactive) Ohio (Inactive) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Memberships and Affiliations

Academy of Legal Studies in Business Society For American Baseball Research Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Sports Lawyers Association

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