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John T Wendt

Professor Emeritus

  • Education

  • B.A., Humanities, University of Minnesota
    M.A., American Studies, University of Minnesota
    J.D., William Mitchell College of Law

     

     

  • Expertise
  • Sports and Entertainment Law
    Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sport 
    Risk Management in Sport
    Employee Non-compete Agreements and Trade Secrets

John T. Wendt earned his BA summa cum laude in Humanities, his MA in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, and JD from William Mitchell College of Law.

Wendt taught graduate and undergraduate courses in law at the University of Wisconsin, the Minnesota State College and University System, and the University of Minnesota.  At Hamline University School of Law and the University of Minnesota he taught Sports Law.  At St. Thomas he taught in both undergraduate and graduate courses in law, environmental management, and in sports law and management.  Throughout his career he has developed and taught over twenty different courses and mentored over forty independent studies.

A recognized scholar-teacher, Wendt has authored and co-authored over forty peer reviewed articles as well as numerous book chapters.  He has served on the editorial boards of ten different journals in law and sports. As an internationally recognized sports law practitioner, he has been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), often referred to as the Supreme Court of Sport. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland the CAS currently has only about 300 members from throughout the world who are recognized for their experience and expertise in sports law and international arbitration.

Wendt has earned an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubble, the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession.  An AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating means that a lawyer has earned the highest rating available for their legal ability and professional ethics.  He was also named as a one of Minnesota’s top-rated attorneys in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution and in the field of Entertainment Law.

He has been inducted into the University of Minnesota Aquatics Hall of Fame.  And he was been received the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts Alumni of Notable Achievement Award.  Of the college's 160,000 living graduates, approximately only 1% have been selected as recipients to honor their significant achievements and contributions.

At St. Thomas, Wendt was the Inaugural Recipient of the Business Excellence Award for Innovation in Teaching and received the Accounting MBA Faculty Award.  Three times he was an Opus College of Business Julie Hays Outstanding Teacher Award Nominee.  He was a finalist for the University Professor of the Year Award and was named as a St. Thomas Exemplar.

He is now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ethics and Business Law at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business.

  • Wendt, J.T. (2020) Third time's the charm? The horseracing integrity act of 2019. Entertainment and Sports Lawyer (36)(1)
  • Wendt, J.T. (2018) The PyeongChange Olympic - The peace games? Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, (24)(3)
  • Wendt, J.T. (2017) Flying down to Rio - The 2016 summer Olympic games. Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, (33)(3)
  • Young, P.C. and Wendt, J.T. (2017) Governance in sports governing bodies: A risk management perspective. International Sports Law Review Pandektis, (12)(1/2) 
  • Wendt, J.T. (2016) Looking back at Sochi: Lessons from Putin’s games. Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, (32)(3)
  • Wendt, J.T. (2015) Horse racing in the United States: A call for a harmonized approach to anti-doping regulation. Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, (25)(2)
  • Garrison, M.J. & Wendt, J.T. (2015) Employee noncompetes and consideration: A proposed good faith standard for the ‘Afterthought’ Agreement. University of Kansas Law Review, (64)(2)
  • Wendt, J.T. & Miller, J.J. (2015) Ref, is this the final? Concussion issues at the 2014 FIFA Men’s World Cup: A Case Study. Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, (25)(1)
  • Wendt, J.T. & Young, P.C. (2014) Protecting spectator rights: Reflections on the general law of the cup. International Sports Law Journal, (14)(3-4), pp.179
  • Wendt, J.T. (2014) Toward harmonization in anti-doping regulation in equestrian sport. International Sports Law Review Pandektis, (10)(3/4)
  • Garrison, M. J. & Wendt, J.T., (2014) Non-compete agreements made after an at-will employee has commenced employment: Toward a good faith standard for the ‘afterthought’ agreement. University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy, VIII(2).
  • Wendt, J.T. (2012) Toward harmonization: British Olympic Association v. The World Anti-Doping Association. Marquette Sports Law Review, (23)(1), pp. 154.
  • Wendt, J.T. (2012) The road to the London 2012 Olympic games, ‘the selection games.’ Entertainment and Sports Lawyer,(30)(3), pp. 17
  • Wendt, J.T. and Miller, J.J. (2012) Tragedy at Fujairah: Risk management and legal issues on the death of Fran Crippen. University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, (12), pp. 71
  • Wendt, J.T. and Young, P.C. (2011) Reputational risk and social media. University of Mississippi Sports Law Review, (1)(97)
  • Wendt, John T. (2011) The FEI and the continuing fight against doping in equestrian sport. International Sports Law Journal (3-4)
  • Wendt, John T. (2010) The need for WADA to address confidentiality leaks in drug testing in Olympic sports: The Ian Thorpe situation. The International Sports Law Journal, (3-4), pp. 474
  • Wendt, John T. (2010) The road to Vancouver; issues at the XXI Olympic Winter Games. Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, (28)(1), pp. 
  • Miller, J.J., Wendt, J.T. and Young, P.C. (2010) Fourth Amendment considerations and application of risk management principles for pat-down searches at professional football games. Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, (20)(2), pp. 108
  • Wendt, John T. (2009) The crisis of doping in equestrian sport. Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, (27)(3)
  • Wendt, John T. (2009), The road to Beijing and beyond: A time of transition in the war on doping. Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, (26)(4)
  • Garrison, M. J. & Wendt, J.T., (2008) The evolving law of employee non-competes: Recent trends and an alternative policy approach. American Business Law Journal, (45)(1), pp. 107

 

  • Opus College of Business - Outstanding Faculty Service Award, 2017
  • University of St. Thomas - Exemplar Research Award, 2014
  • University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts Alumni of Notable Achievement Award
  • University of Minnesota - Aquatics Hall of Fame, 2007
  • Court of Arbitration for Sport (Lausanne, Switzerland)
  • American Arbitration Association
  • Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Special Anti-Doping Panel
  • Professor Emeritus, University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business (2017 - Present)
  • Professor, University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business (September 2014 - 2017)
  • Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business (2008 - August 2014)
  • Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas (2003 - 2008)
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota (1984 - 2003)
  • Adjunct Professor, Hamline University - School of Law (1993 - 2002)
  • Adjunct Coordinator Legal Studies in Business Courses, University of St. Thomas (1991 - 2002)
  • Adjunct Instructor, University of St. Thomas (1983 - 2002)
  • Adjunct Professor, Inver Hills Community College (1984 - 1990)
  • Adjunct Professor, Century (Lakewood) College (1983 - 1984)
  • Director of Publications, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (1982-1983)
  • Faculty Member/Coach, De La Salle High School (1970-1979)