Jay Colvin, Detroit Lions senior vice president of legal affairs, and Jon Dykema, Detroit Lions lead counsel and manager of football administration, will be the featured speakers during a sports and entertainment law discussion at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills campus. The Wednesday, Feb. 8, event, which is hosted by the law school’s Student Bar Association and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, is free and open to the public.
Colvin and Dykema will discuss their backgrounds, experiences, legal issues, and responsibilities that come with being legal counsel and advocate for a National Football League team.
Colvin joined the Lions in May 2016. He manages all legal matters pertaining to the corporate and business activities of the Lions and serves as corporate secretary for the Lions and the Detroit Lions Charities. Previously, Colvin was a partner at Bodman PLC and was an adviser and attorney to the Ford family for 25 years. Colvin has experience consulting with high-net-worth families and professional athletes on legal and wealth planning throughout their careers. Colvin earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from Wayne State University.
Dykema has been with the Detroit Lions organization for seven years. Before being named the team’s lead counsel and manager of football administration, Dykema served as general counsel and staff counsel. His current responsibilities include overseeing legal aspects of football operations, contact negotiation, assisting with salary cap management, and directing analytic initiatives with the league regarding player contracts and grievances. Dykema earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and both his law degree and MBA from the
University of Akron.
The discussion will take place Wednesday, Feb. 8, beginning at noon in room AH 145 on WMU-Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus, 2630 Featherstone Rd.
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