Florida Bar member Steven Fantetti, speaks at Cooley Law School’s 13th annual Howard Soifer Memorial Lecture in Sports and Entertainment Law at its Tampa Bay campus. He is pictured with Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman William Gholston, center, and running back Rachaad White.

Cooley Law School hosted Tampa Bay Buccaneers players William Gholston and Rachaad White during the 13th annual Howard Soifer Memorial Lecture in Sports and Entertainment Law at its Tampa Bay campus on May 21.

Gholston, a former All-Big Ten Player for Michigan State University, and White, who played football at Arizona State University, joined Steven Fantetti, a Cooley graduate and the president and founder of Athlete Empowerment Agency, as well as the owner of Fantetti Legal, as featured speakers during the event. They spoke about “Athlete Empowerment and the Ever-Changing Landscape of the Intersection of Business and Sports,” as well as how NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) has affected collegiate and professional athletes and athletic programs, and the potential for athlete unionization.