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Ifrah Law and EGR Announce 2022 Ifrah Pitch Competition for Start-ups Entering the Online Gaming Space

March 13, 2022

Ifrah Law and EGR North America kicked off the 2022 ‘Ifrah Pitch’ competition; a competition for small business start-ups looking to enter the online gaming space in the United States. Internationally recognized in online gaming and sports betting law, attorney Jeff Ifrah seeks to encourage innovation in the industry and support entrepreneurs working to bring their product to market. To enter…
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Hackney Publications Recognizes Bailey Glasser as a Leader in the Sports Law Field in Its Second Annual ‘100 Law Firms’ List

March 12, 2022

Hackney Publications has announced that its readers have identified Bailey & Glasser, LLP 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…
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FIFA Gives Russian Soccer the Red Card

March 11, 2022

By Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, Senior Writer, and Devin Morgan, MS in Sport Management Candidate, St. John’s University Initially, FIFA, soccer’s global governing body responsible for the organization and promotion of international soccer tournaments including the men’s and women’s World Cup events, was only going to forbid Russia from hosting any international soccer games during…
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‘Testing the Waters’ – the NCAA Issues a Memo About Best Practices for DI Basketball Players Seeking a Career in the NBA

March 10, 2022

(Editor’s Note: The following has been republished from the archives of Sports Litigation Alert. The Alert, which is available for subscriptions to libraries, professors, students, teams, and law firms, features the largest sports law specific – database in the country.) By Michael A. Ross, MS In a year unlike any other and dominated by uniqueness…
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Georgia Tech Athletics Adds Senior Counsel

March 9, 2022

Cameron Cilano will fill the new position of senior counsel for athletics within Georgia Tech athletics’ administration, director of athletics Todd Stansbury announced on Tuesday. Stansbury, who also announced a chief of staff appointment, said that “both of these new positions will play significant roles in furthering our strategic priorities of creating the culture, infrastructure…
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Hackney Publications Announces Second Annual ‘100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About’ Portal

March 8, 2022

100lawfirms.com is portal that serves as a resource for those in need of experienced and capable legal counsel in the sports law arena. Hackney Publications announced today the second annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” a portal that serves as a resource for those in need of experienced…
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FALCONS’ CALVIN RIDLEY SUSPENDED THROUGH AT LEAST THE 2022 SEASON FOR BETTING ON NFL GAMES IN 2021 SEASON

March 7, 2022

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today suspended Calvin Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons indefinitely through at least the conclusion of the 2022 season for betting on NFL games in the 2021 season. The activity took place during a five-day period in late November 2021 while Ridley was not with the team and was away from the club’s…
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UNH Is Seeking Director of Legal Graduate Programs

March 7, 2022

A new faculty position has opened up at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law for Director of Legal Graduate Programs. The person hired will need to be an attorney. They will have a mix of teaching and administrative responsibilities related to the school’s grad programs. They will be based in Concord. The actual description reads…
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Florida Attorney General Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect the Religious Freedom of High School Football Coach

March 6, 2022

Attorney General Ashley Moody has urged the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Joseph A. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. In the case, the Ninth Circuit “failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a high school coach punished for praying alone on a football field…
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Ifrah Law Partner Michelle Cohen Moderating All Star Sports Betting Panel Today at the NYU’s Sports Law Association 11th Annual Sports Law Colloquium

March 4, 2022

Michelle Cohen, a Partner at Ifrah Law, one of the world’s leading gaming firms, will moderate a sports betting panel today during the 11th annual Sports Law Association Colloquium sponsored by NYU’s Sports Law Association. “It is an honor to have Michelle speak at this highly esteemed event, and her unequivocal knowledge on legal sports…
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