Vicky Neumeyer was named Senior Vice President/General Counsel of the New Orleans Pelicans, in addition to serving in the same position for the New Orleans Saints, in June 2012, overseeing all legal aspects of both franchises. Providing comprehensive legal consultation and services to the clubs’ executive staff and assuring compliance in all of the organizations’ business endeavors, Neumeyer has been a key member of the Saints’ front office since joining the club in 2000. A member of the Louisiana and federal bar associations, before joining the Saints, Neumeyer spent over five years as an in-house corporate litigation attorney for Exxon. Previously she served as a judicial clerk for the Supreme Court of Louisiana and was in private practice as a consultant to major corporate clients and law firms. Neumeyer possesses extensive experience in Sports Law, including antitrust, labor, and organizational matters. She has also been invited to speak at several venues, including Harvard Law School, The Sports Lawyer’s Association annual conferences, American Bar Association programs, Tulane Law School, and Loyola Law School. She sits on the boards of the Sports Lawyers Association, The NOCCA Institute, Infinity Science Center as well as the advisory board of the Sports Law & Business Program of Arizona State University.  After completing her undergraduate work Summa Cum Laude at the University of Wisconsin, Neumeyer earned a Master of Science Degree in Audiology at the school. She graduated with honors from Loyola Law School and attained a Master of Law with Distinction with a dual emphasis in Intellectual Property Law and Sports Law from Tulane School of Law.

Sonja S. Keating is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for the United States Equestrian Federation, the national governing body for equestrian sport. She has served the organization for over 18 years. Keating leads the organization’s operations, SafeSport initiative, serves as a legal and business advisor to the CEO and senior leadership team, counsels the Board of Directors on all legal and governance issues, and manages all civil litigation. Ms. Keating is also an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, where she teaches Equine Law. Keating serves as a member of the Advisory Committee to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s National Governing Body Council, the Planning Committee for the National Conference on Equine Law, and a Board member for the Blue Grass Charity Foundation. Additionally, Keating serves as a member of the Advisory Council for the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit of Drug-Free Sport (HIWU), the independent enforcement agency of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Anti-Doping and Medication Program. Keating is the past Chair of the Kentucky Bar Association Equine Law Section and past President of the Blue Grass Charity Foundation. She is a past member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee NGB Task Force aimed to develop harmonious standards among the national governing bodies to address athlete abuse in sport, which led to the adoption of minimum standards for all national governing bodies’ safe sport initiatives and the creation of the U.S. Center for SafeSport.  Keating earned a B.A. from Transylvania University and a law degree from the University of Kentucky. Additionally, she completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management’s Olympic Sport Leadership Certification Program and the Lexington Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lexington Program. Before joining US Equestrian, Keating practiced in the litigation department at the law firm Dinsmore & Shohl.

Mindy Coleman is counsel for the Jockeys’ Guild, Inc., which is the organization representing Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse jockeys racing in the United States. The Guild was founded in May 1940 to provide benefits, serve as the voice for jockeys in the racing industry, represent jockeys throughout the country and to monitor developments in local, state, and federal laws affecting the racing industry, and in particular, the jockeys. Ms. Coleman’s childhood was spent in the Northwest. She grew up with a passion for horses, including dressage and jumping horses, as well as race horses. Her family had both Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racehorses, which ran in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. After graduating from Arizona State University in 2001 with her B.S., she received her J.D. from Gonzaga University in 2004. From December 2004 until becoming in-house counsel for the Jockeys’ Guild in 2009, Ms. Coleman had a private practice focusing on bankruptcy and construction litigation. As counsel for the Guild, she is able to combine her career with her passion for the sport of horse racing. When not working in the office, or at the races, she can be found spending time with friends at sporting events, watching polo matches, and exploring new places. She spends a considerable amount of time volunteering for three organizations in the industry that are very dear to her heart and have a significant impact: the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), and Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA). Since 2021, she has been a member of the selection committee for the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards presented by Godolphin which was created to recognize and reward “the outstanding talent, diligence, and commitment of the farm and racing stable staff” who are instrumental in the success of horse racing. She is also on the board for Miss Rodeo Kentucky and Lexington Children’s Theatre.

Katie Brezinski is a Senior Counsel in the Labor Relations Department for the Office of the Commissioner at Major League Baseball. In her role, Katie is actively involved in the negotiation and administration of the four collective bargaining agreements covering the Major and Minor League players and the Major and Minor League umpires. This includes handling grievances, player discipline, contract disputes, and arbitrations. Prior to joining MLB, Katie was a Senior Associate at Jackson Lewis, a national labor and employment law firm, where she handled workplace investigations, employee trainings, active litigation, labor negotiations, and she regularly provided advice and counsel to clients. After graduating from Tulane Law and before joining Jackson Lewis, Katie clerked for a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge in Covington, Louisiana. Katie received her undergraduate degree from Colby College in Maine and was born and raised in Denver, Colorado.

Moira Weinberg is Senior Vice President, Investigations & Deputy General Counsel for Major League Baseball.  Moira joined MLB’s Department of Investigations in January 2016 and began overseeing the Department in 2018.  Moira’s group handles investigations of player, employee, and organizational misconduct, including performance-enhancing drug use, domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, sports betting, sign stealing, and various international issues.  Moira also developed MLB’s Youth Program Protection Policy, which governs child abuse prevention for MLB’s youth sports programs. Prior to joining MLB, Moira spent eight years in the Litigation Department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where she handled criminal and civil litigations and investigations, including helping to conduct the NFL’s investigation into bullying on the Miami Dolphins.  Moira started her career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Trial Division of the New York County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted misdemeanor and felony offenses, including drug and domestic violence cases.  Moira received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, and her legal degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.