Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Ms. Davis is a partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where she regularly represents and counsels her clients on a wide array of environmental and real estate matters, including matters relating to state and federal regulatory compliance, redevelopment, enforcement actions and remediation. She also is an accomplished litigator, and represents her clients in state and federal courts in real estate, construction and environmental cases, and other complex commercial disputes. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Davis was an environmental consultant, microbiologist, and worked in insurance.

Sport Management Professor, University of New Haven
Mr. Fried is a Sport Management Professor at the University of New Haven. He Chairs the Sport Management Department in the College of Business. Professor Fried is a specialist in sport law, finance, and facility management. He received his masters in sport management and his law degree from The Ohio State University. He has written over 12 books on sport risk management, sport facility management, esports, and sport finance. One of the books he wrote is the Academy for Venue Safety and Security (AVSS) textbook used by the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM).  His other textbooks are used in over 140 universities in the United States and have been translated into Chinese, Russian, and Korean. He lectures nationally on financial risk management, facility risk management, crowd management/venue safety, and sport safety. His books and lecturing are supplemented with writing numerous industry articles.  He has published over 300 articles focused on facility and law related concerns. Besides writing for others, he is also the Editor of Sports Facilities & the Law newsletter.

Stadium Manager, Oriole Park
Mr. Kastel is the stadium manager for Oriole Park on behalf of the Maryland Stadium Authority. He also serves as the current president of the Stadium Manager’s Association. In addition to running a stadium, Matt is also an adjunct professor at Mount St. Mary’s University. Additionally, he sits on the Board of Advisors at the Bolte School of Business at Mount St. Mary’s.

Division Manager / Senior Forensic Engineer with The Vertex Companies, Inc.
Mr. Katzer is a Senior Engineer and Florida Division Manager. He earned a B.S. degree  in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University and is a licensed professional mechanical engineer, Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator (CFEI) and a Haag certified residential and commercial roof inspector. Mr. Katzer’s engineering experience encompasses a wide variety of building issues. He is an experienced mechanical engineer in the evaluation and design of healthcare, institutional, commercial, residential and industrial technically complex projects, as well as the investigation and analysis of building related components including heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), electrical, plumbing, fire protection, building envelope and indoor air quality (IAQ) issues. He has performed numerous property condition assessments (PCAs) on a variety of commercial, multi-family and industrial type projects throughout North America for prospective buyers, sellers, lenders and other real estate entities. He is also experienced in the evaluation of buildings relating to identifying and mitigating the risks associated with hurricanes and similar catastrophic events.

Partner at Nixon Peabody in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Kelly’s practice focuses on transactional and litigation aspects of housing, fair housing, reasonable accommodations, and accessible design, government contracts, financial institutions and bankruptcy law. He counsels owners of firms—particularly those active in real estate and housing—with respect to issues related to the operations of their businesses and assists them in litigation and enforcement matters. He also advises government contracts clients on transactional and regulatory issues and litigates claims against government agencies. Over the course of the last 25 years, Mr. Kelly’s practice has focused on issues arising from the operation and management of multifamily housing, including affordable housing properties. He represents owners, developers, lenders, regulators and investors and provides guidance to maximize profitability, trouble-shoot operational and transactional issues and resolve disagreements before they become legal disputes.