Invitation to CWI Zoom, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 12:00-1:30 PM Eastern May 24th Noon Registration Link This CWI meeting will be hosted by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, J.D., and Donna Lopiano, Ph.D., who are members of the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group. (https://womenssportspolicy.org/) The WSPWG’s mission is to affirm the legal permissibility of separate-sex competitive sports while restructuring sport to include…
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The Drake Group has announced the recipients of its 2022 national awards to be presented at The Allen Sack National Symposium – Advancing Integrity in College Sport on May 19, 2022 at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The Drake Group National Public Service Award to the HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, United States Senator for…
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Hackney Publications has announced that its readers have identified Robinson Bradshaw as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the portal serves as a resource for those…
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Yesterday, the World Rugby Council unanimously voted to officially select the United States as the host nation of the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup and the 2033 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Hogan Lovells partner Michael Kuh, who has a market-leading sports event acquisition practice at Hogan Lovells, was the lead outside counsel for the successful…
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The Lehigh Valley Business has reported that four attorneys at Gross McGinley LLP in Allentown, PA have formed a sports law practice at the firm. Each of the attorneys are former student-athletes, according to the paper. Their decision was reportedly connected to changes in NCAA rules that now allow college athletes to make money off…
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Irwin Kishner, co-chair of Herrick’s Sports Law Group, spoke to USA Today about the sale of the Denver Broncos and how basketball legend Magic Johnson could be a part of the deal. Reports emerged last week that Johnson teamed up with Josh Harris, the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner, to place a bid for the Broncos. The…
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By Bridgette Cude For the past ten years, RaeLynn McAfee has taught in Full Sail University’s Sports Marketing & Media bachelor’s program, served as Course Director, Department Chair, and as the Program Director. Now, McAfee is stepping into a new arena as she takes on the role of Program Director for Game Business & Esports.…
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By LEAD1 Association When the NCAA implemented its Interim NIL Policy on July 1, 2021, and the Congress failed to pass an NIL bill, it meant that all college athletes would be able to monetize their rights of publicity, except for possibly one group of athletes – those international athletes on F-1 visas, which greatly…
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Team Marketing Report has published the 2021-22 NBA Fan Cost Index®. According to Team Marketing Report‘s exclusive research, the cost for a family of four to attend a National Basketball Association game in the just-completed 2021-22 regular season inched up 0.9 percent to $439.04, a gain of $5.08, compared to the pandemic-delayed 2020-21 campaign. The annual survey that tracks…
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Hackney Publications has announced that its readers have identified Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the portal serves as a resource…
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