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Leadership

Dan Greene

Director · Union College '11

Dan Greene is a licensed attorney based in Syracuse, New York where he advises individual and corporate clients in the areas of business and corporate law, technology and venture capital, and other transactional matters, with a focus in the collegiate sports, professional sports, esports, gaming, content creator, and entertainment industries. He is also an adjunct sports law professor at SUNY Cortland. He has been a NIL panelist and speaker at various conferences, featured on sports radio, television, and podcasts nationwide discussing various legal issues in the NIL business, and frequently provides guest lectures at schools throughout New York State. Dan was recognized by On3 as a leading voice in College Sports, among other industry leaders, and named a 40 Under Forty recipient by the Central New York Business Journal. Dan graduated from Union College in 2011, and prior to attending law school at Syracuse University was the Coordinator of Hockey Operations for two seasons.

Dan Lust

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Director · Union College '10

Dan Lust is a nationally recognized sports and entertainment attorney in the New York law firm of Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, representing professional and collegiate athletes, agents, and institutions in high-stakes litigation, regulatory matters, and complex commercial transactions. He began his sports career with the New York Giants while earning his law degree from Fordham. Dan is also the co-author of College Sports Law in a Nutshell, a widely adopted resource in the collegiate arena, and serves as an adjunct professor at New York Law School and Pace Law School. His insights have made him a go-to media commentator, with appearances on ESPN, Fox Sports, and CBS Sports, and as host of the Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law Podcast, which has surpassed 500,000 downloads. Dan graduated from Union College in 2010, where he met his wife Rachel Biegelman (Class of 2012), and proudly follows in the footsteps of his parents, Marc Lust (Class of 1973) and Lois Brustman (Class of 1975).

Counsel

Advisory Board

Mike Donadio

Advisory Board · Union College '15

Mike Donadio is the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. In that capacity, he oversees all legal aspects of the club's operations and is also an Alternate Governor for the club's AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In addition, he serves on the board of the AAA amateur hockey club, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite. He began his career as an associate attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP, where he was a member of the firm's Business Law Practice Group including the firm's Sports & Entertainment Industry Team. In that capacity, Mike provided legal guidance to professional sports franchises and organizations in various capacities and also had the opportunity to assist USOPC organizations during his time at the firm. Mike grew up in Guilderland, just outside of Schenectady, and graduated from Union College in 2015 where he was a member of the men's tennis team. His fiancée, Hayley, is a fellow Union College graduate.

Tommy Harding

Advisory Board · Union College '19

Thomas Harding is the Hockey Communications Director for the NHL's Florida Panthers, joining the organization in August of 2019. In his role with the Panthers, he assists in running day-to-day and strategic media relations for Florida's hockey operations personnel. He was a communications intern for the Panthers during the summers of 2017 and 2018 while a rising junior and senior at Union. Thomas graduated from Union with a bachelor's degree in economics in June of 2019. During his time at school, he worked as student manager and video coordinator for the men's ice hockey team under Head Coach Rick Bennett and Equipment Manager Dave Baglio. He is originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts and now resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Behind the Scenes

Emerging Leaders

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Matt Leonardo

Partnership & Social Media Coordinator · Union College '28

Matt Leonardo is a junior at Union College, where he studies Economics and Film Studies while competing on the college’s varsity baseball team. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, he attended St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School, where he played baseball and ice hockey. His experience spans both the business and creative sides of storytelling, with work across sports media, digital content, brand development, video production, and social strategy.