Flaster Greenberg, a mid-sized commercial law firm, has announced the launch of its Sports Law Practice Group in partnership with its Business and Corporate Law, Insurance Counseling & Recovery, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Labor & Employment Departments. The firm’s Sports Law Practice Group offers “the sophisticated and focused services of attorneys who understand the unique…
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The NCAA has announced that Michele Osborne, currently serving as managing director of the NCAA’s office of legal affairs, has been named the NCAA’s new vice president of the Eligibility Center. She brings more than 18 years of experience practicing law and working with collegiate athletics departments and administrators. “I am excited to lead the Eligibility Center at…
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Julie Sommer, Executive Director of The Drake Group Education Fund (TDGEF), has called upon higher education leaders, coaches, and athletic directors, to confront “the epidemic of unfair treatment of female coaches and administrators in college athletic programs.” “We must confront the reality that female coaches and administrators are still being unfairly treated because of their…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced that Saul Ewing will be the exclusive law firm sponsor of Esports and the Law (ESL) for the next year. HP also revealed that Drexel University and its Esport Business BSBA team will become the university partner of the publication. “Saul Ewing…
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By Charles Anzalone The recent settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Power Five conferences paving the way for schools to pay student-athletes is no less than a “watershed moment in the history of collegiate athletics,” says University of Buffalo sports law expert Helen “Nellie” Drew. The landmark agreement is new, so it…
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Hackney Publications (HP) has announced that Peter Goplerud, of counsel in the Higher Education Practice Group at Spencer Fane, was interviewed earlier this month on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here. Prior to sitting down for the interview, Goplerud had moderated a panel on NIL at the annual conference of…
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Two sexual abuse lawsuits against the San Francisco Unified School District have settled, according to the San Jose law firm that represented the plaintiffs. The SFUSD board of trustees approved the settlement amount of $4.5 million after the SFUSD insurance carriers and the plaintiffs agreed to the settlement amount. The plaintiffs sued SFUSD in 2022…
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed this week the Smart Heart Act, legislation that requires automatic defibrillators in schools and establishes response protocols for cardiac-related medical emergencies. The bill received unanimous, bipartisan legislative support. The Act requires each public and nonpublic school serving grades nine through twelve to maintain an automated external defibrillator (AED) that is…
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By Jason S. Kaner The arrival of name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements has transformed college athletics, offering student-athletes unprecedented opportunities to profit from their personal brands. Yet, the case of Jaden Rashada, a promising quarterback, is a cautionary tale. When Rashada entered the 2023 college recruitment season, the NCAA had recently adopted rules allowing compensation…
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As part of the NFL’s Inspire Change social justice initiative, the league today announced grant renewals for 10 partners who are working to enact positive change in communities across the country. These grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations creating measurable change across the four pillars of Inspire Change: education, economic advancement, community-policerelations and criminal justice…
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