(Editor’s Note: The following appeared in Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical, featuring dozens of relevant case summaries and expert articles. To learn more, visit www.sportslitigationalert.com) The Alliance of American Football (AAF) has named David Cohen as head of player operations for the league. In this role, he will work closely with…
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(The following article appeared over the summer in Sports Litigation Alert. The Alert offers subscribers the industry’s most extensive searchable archive of sports law-specific case summaries and bylined articles.) Jenner & Block partner Michael J. Nelson has represented sports clients at the professional, collegiate and high-school levels in concussion, contract, name-image-likeness, licensing, antitrust, TV rights…
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Florida State University has named alumnus Damon Andrew as dean of the College of Education, effective Aug. 7. Andrew, who earned a doctorate in sport administration from Florida State in 2004, has served as the first permanent dean of Louisiana State University’s College of Human Sciences and Education and the E.B. “Ted” Robert Endowed Professor…
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(The following appeared in Sports Litigation Alert) The Arizona Coyotes organization has announced that Ahron Cohen – who has served in a number of leadership roles with the club including Chief Legal Officer – has been named the organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer by Coyotes’ owner Andrew Barroway. Cohen replaces outgoing President & CEO…
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Professor Gabe Feldman, director of the Tulane Sports Law Program, has been honored with a Young Leadership Council Role Model Award for his work in the New Orleans community. Given by the Young Leadership Council (YLC), the award honors outstanding New Orleanians who serve as inspiring leaders within their community. This year, the nonprofit organization…
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With gambling always a major issue in the sports industry and the Raiders contemplating a move to sin city, Las Vegas would seem to be the perfect destination for the annual Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries. And then there’s some stellar panels, which are detailed below. If interested in attending the conference, which…
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Pepperdine University Sports Law Professor Maureen Arellano Weston has been elected to the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) Board of Directors. Professor Weston joins a prestigious group of 36 leading sports lawyers, sport industry professionals, and sports law professors. She will also serve as Vice-Chair of the Annual Conference Committee. SLA is a non-profit, international, professional…
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THE FOLLOWING RECENTLY APPEARED IN SPORTS LITIGATION ALERT (Editor’s Note: To say Bob Latham is passionate about rugby would be an understatement. Besides being the chairman of USA Rugby, the Jackson Walker partner sits on the International Rugby Board Council, the IRB Executive Committee, and chairs the IRB Regulations Committee. We wanted to learn more…
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Thomas Sawyer holds an Ed.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is Professor Emeritus at Indiana State University and a Risk and Sports Management Consultant. His areas of specialization are Sport Facility Design, Sport Finance, Sport Law, Sport Management, and Sport Marketing. What were the circumstances that caused you to gravitate to sports…
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(Editor’s Note: Carla Varriale of Havkins, Rosenfeld, Ritzert & Varriale recently wrote about an important case addressing waivers of liability. Courtesy of Sports Litigation Alert, here’s the summary.) Online waivers of liability are ubiquitous, thanks to the internet. Are they enforceable, like their paper counterparts? If so, what factors will a court examine that might…
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