Hogan Lovells has announced that Michael Kuh has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate practice in New York. Kuh has represented some of the country’s largest sports organizations in major transactions. He also represents clients in M&A and corporate matters in the entertainment, technology, ecommerce, fintech and private equity sectors. Kuh was…
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Irwin Kishner, co-chair of Herrick’s Sports Law Group, was interviewed by MarketWatch regarding a class action lawsuit brought by a former Villanova University football player against the NCAA for allegedly committing wage violations. The player is seeking to hold the NCAA and its Division I Member Schools in Pennsylvania accountable for refusing to pay student…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Skadden) will be the sponsor of eSports and the Law, a quarterly electronic newsletter, which will be complimentary to industry participants. eSports and the Law, which can be subscribed to at the site, will provide…
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(What follows, written by Jonathan Rubin, Esq., of MoginRubin LLP in Washington, DC, appeared in the most recent issue of Sports Litigation Alert) As we noted in Part I (SLA, Vol. 16, Iss. 17), most video game publishers initially did not set out to monetize public exhibition or tournament play of their game titles. But,…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced that the Fall issue of Sports Medicine and the Law (SML), a quarterly electronic newsletter, has published. It features key stories about relevant topics involving the legal side of sports medicine. SML, which is available on a complimentary basis, can be subscribed to…
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Herrick, Feinstein LLP and its Sports Law practice have been recognized and ranked nationally as well as regionally in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2020 “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in “Best Law Firms” are acknowledged for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Attorneys Irwin Kishner and Adam Unger recently…
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What follows is an Executive Summary of a proposal created by Rick Karcher, Associate Professor of Eastern Michigan University, about how to set up a framework to address compensation issues for football players in the Power 5 Conferences. An appropriate and fair system of compensation and benefits for football players in the Power 5 conferences…
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Internationally recognized attorney Jim Chester, of Klemchuk LLP, will give a live CLE presentation on “Legal Issues for Software, App and Video Game Developers” on November 22 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am CST for CLE Companion (https://clecompanion.com/), a legal technology company that is changing the CLE industry by offering an affordable and easy way…
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Athletes for Equity in Sport Inc. recently announced its “commitment” to all participants in sports subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and its related national governing bodies (NGBs) and affiliates, with the following mission statement: “To ensure that any person involved in the investigation and disciplinary process related…
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(What follows was recently published by the Drake Group in response to the NCAA’s movement this week toward compensating student athletes in specific circumstances.) On October 29, 2019, the NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously to permit college athletes to commercialize the use of their names, images and likenesses (NILs) “in a manner consistent with…
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