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Yale Reports that Internal Investigation by WilmerHale Shows Recruiting Scandal Was Isolated

An investigation by outside legal counsel has found no evidence that any Yale coach other than former women’s soccer coach Rudy Meredith accepted bribes to provide fraudulent athletic endorsements or that anyone other than two previously identified applicants received such endorsements. The four-month investigation, conducted by the law firm WilmerHale at the request of Yale,…
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The Emerging Role of Antitrust Law in Esports

(Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Sports Litigation Alert, Vol. 16, Iss. 17) By Jonathan Rubin, Esq., of MoginRubin LLP (Washington, DC) The business of sports poses a dilemma for antitrust law. On the one hand, antitrust discourages, and in some cases outlaws, cooperation among separate and competing business, such as professional sports teams.…
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MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig to launch new book at ASU Law event

Former Major League Baseball Commissioner and Distinguished Professor of Sports in America at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Allan H. (Bud) Selig will have a public fireside chat and book signing at ASU Law to launch his new book “For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the…
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National Sports Law Institute Invites Attorneys and Others in the Industry to Annual Fall Conference on October 18 at Marquette

The National Sports Law Institute (NSLI) will host its annual fall conference, entitled “Thirty Years of Sports Law” at Marquette University Law School on October 18. The conference will begin at 9 am and adjourn at approximately 5:30 pm, followed by a reception.  The conference will provide an overview of the development of the law…
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FIFA introduces new legal aid system and opens applications for pro bono counsel

“In the interests of respecting the rights of individuals and transparency during proceedings,” FIFA has announced that it has “decided to close the gap that exists between individuals in terms of their financial power by supporting those who have insufficient financial means” at judicial proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee, the Appeals Committee and the Ethics…
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Yale Reports that Internal Investigation by WilmerHale Shows Recruiting Scandal Was Isolated

An investigation by outside legal counsel has found no evidence that any Yale coach other than former women’s soccer coach Rudy Meredith accepted bribes to provide fraudulent athletic endorsements or that anyone other than two previously identified applicants received such endorsements. The four-month investigation, conducted by the law firm WilmerHale at the request of Yale,…
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Understand The Rules Of The Game 2019 – LawInSport Annual Conference Set for 9/12-13

LawInSport’s 5th Annual Conference ‘Understand The Rules Of The Game 2019’ will be hosted at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Green Park (Mayfair), London on 12th & 13th September 2019. This two day conference will build on the success of the previous annual conferences at which over 300 leading sports lawyers, sports executives, academics,…
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National Lacrosse League Names Former NHL Executive And Sports Lawyer Jessica Berman Deputy Commissioner and EVP of Business Affairs

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) has announced that Jessica Berman has been named Deputy Commissioner and EVP of Business Affairs. Berman joins the NLL from the National Hockey League, where she has spent the last 13 years, most recently as Vice President, Community Development, Culture & Growth. She becomes the first woman to hold the…
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Sports Law Professor Joseph Cooper Receives Prestigious Honor at UMass Boston

Joseph N. Cooper has been named the inaugural Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston. Prior to UMass Boston, Cooper served as an Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the Sport Management program in Department of Educational Leadership and Neag School…
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Woman-owned Startup, CLE Companion, Highlights Sports Law in Initial Launch

CLE Companion, a fast-growing legal technology company that is changing the CLE industry by offering an affordable and easy way for attorneys to satisfy their CLE requirement, announced today that it is offering dozens of approved legal courses that are now available on-demand. Many more are in the pipeline and will be live-streamed and then…
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