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Attorney Connor Glass Shares Insights with Sports Law Expert Podcast

April 15, 2025

Hackney Publications (HP) announced today that Connor Glass, a sports lawyer at Church Church Hittle + Antrim, has been interviewed on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/holt-hackney/episodes/A-Visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Connor-Glass–of-CCHA-e31eb7l Glass is an Associate Attorney at CCHA, focusing on NCAA compliance and infractions, Title IX gender equity reviews, and navigating the evolving NIL…
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Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Board Says Abiding by Trump Transgender Policy Would Violate State Law

April 14, 2025

WIAA communications director Sean Bessette recently issued a statement saying that abiding by the Trump Administration’s transgender law would violate the state’s inclusion laws. “The WIAA has been told by the Attorney General’s office, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction that proposed amendments ML/HS #7 and ML/HS #8…
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Annual SLA Conference Goes Beyond the Traditional Content with a Broader Focus on ‘a Wide Variety of Sports’ and the ‘Globalization’ of the Industry

April 12, 2025

The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) will be celebrating 50th year when its annual conference takes place May 15-17 in Nashville. But the organization is hardly stuck in its ways, relying on its reputation as the premier organization for sports lawyers. The upcoming conference is a great example of that. Proactively, the members organizing the conference…
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Sports Lawyer Appointed Title IX Coordinator for Southwestern University

April 11, 2025

Loren Galloway Bowans has joined Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas as its new Title IX Coordinator. Bowans was previously at the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the University Risk and Compliance Services team and manager of UT’s Clery Act compliance program. She also worked closely with UT Austin’s Title…
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Committee Announcement Offers Insight into the Future of Enforcement Under the House Settlement

April 10, 2025

By Joel D. Buckman, Matthew E. Eisler, Peter S. Spivack, Benjamin Andrew Fleming, and Evan W. Guimond, of Hogan Lovells As the pending settlement in In re: College Athlete NIL Litigation, Case No. 4:20-CV-03919 (N.D. Cal) (the “House Settlement”) inches toward a final approval hearing before Judge Claudia Wilken on April 7th, a big question facing NCAA Division…
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Conference USA Announces Hire of Chief Legal Officer

April 9, 2025

Conference USA has announced the hire of Grant Newton as Senior Associate Commissioner/Chief Legal Officer. In his role, Newton will oversee all legal functions, including managing legal risks, litigation, regulatory, corporate, and legal NCAA matters, as well as outside counsel management. Prior to joining Conference USA, Newton practiced law at Vinson & Elkins LLP in…
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DOE, DOJ Announce Title IX Special Investigations Team

April 7, 2025

“Amid a staggering volume of Title IX complaints,” the U.S Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday the “Title IX Special Investigations Team” (SIT) to “ensure timely, consistent resolutions to protect students, and especially female athletes, from the pernicious effects of gender ideology in school programs and activities.” The…
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Montgomery McCracken Elects Sports Lawyer Kimberly Sachs as Partner

April 4, 2025

Montgomery McCracken has announced that that sports lawyer Kimberly L. Sachs has been elected to the firm’s partnership. Sachs is based in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Sachs focuses her practice on catastrophic sports injury defense and other complex litigation matters involving commercial disputes, products liability, and intellectual property. She earned her J.D. degree from Villanova University Charles Widger School…
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Header Restriction Policy in Youth Soccer Shows Promising Impact on Concussion Rates

April 1, 2025

A new study presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) examined the impact of a policy implemented by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to address youth players heading the soccer ball. Researchers found that the policy was associated with a decrease in soccer-related concussions; however, female players experienced a…
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Melissa Robertson Promoted to Sr. Vice President and General Counsel

March 31, 2025

Seattle Mariners President of Business Operations Kevin Martinez has announced that Melissa Robertson has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the organization. Robertson will report directly to Martinez and joins the club’s senior leadership team. Fred Rivera, who had been serving as General Counsel, is transitioning to a Special Advisor role…
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