CLE Companion, a nationally accredited and virtual continuing legal education provider, announced today that leading sports lawyer Gary Chester will present “Athletes vs. the Media: Defamation cases in Sports” on April 6 at 1 p.m. CDT. To register, visit here. Chester’s presentation compliments CLE Companion’s existing catalogue of sports law presentations and will lead to…
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The Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) will host an hour-long webinar on April 8, starting at 9:15 a.m., that will address some of the latest developments in concussion litigation as well as the proactive initiatives the CLF is undertaking in the space. The panel addressing these topics will feature Peter Carfagna as moderator. Besides being an…
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has announced her appointments to the Commission on the State of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC Commission), including individuals with sports law ties – former Olympian Nancy Hogshead-Makar and sports lawyer Dionne Koller. Chair Cantwell noted that…
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Walker Morris’ Sports and Insolvency Teams have advised Paul Stanley, Dean Watson and Gerald Krasner of Begbies Traynor on the sale of Wigan Athletic FC and its assets to Phoenix 2021 Limited. Walker Morris were instructed by Begbies Traynor who were appointed as administrators of the Wigan AFC group of companies in July 2020. Over…
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The LEAD1 Association (“LEAD1”), which represents the athletics directors of the 130-member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (“FBS”), and Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, today announced the creation of a new publication to help athletic departments better navigate college sports name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule changes. The “LEAD1…
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Marissa Meli has been promoted to Associate General Counsel of the Green Bay Packers. Meli, a Wisconsin native, joined the Packers almost five years ago as the team’s Corporate Transactions Counsel. Prior to that, she spent two years as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. Meli received her JD from the University of…
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(The following piece was written by Law Professor Ellen M. Zavian, with research assistance from Brandon Martinez Gonzalez, GW Law 1L. Professor Zavian is the Editor in Chief of My Legal Bookie, a periodical produced by Hackney Publications.) A friend of mine, Brandon, is a University of Virginia (UV) law student, and he is talking…
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Spry, the only company in the collegiate sports industry with a complete and market-ready Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) technology solution, will be the presenting sponsor at the LEAD1 Association’s Semi-Annual Meeting on April 14. LEAD1 represents the athletic directors of the 130-member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision and is an influential resource for its…
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FansUnite Entertainment Inc. (FansUnite) has announced that it has engaged the services of Ifrah Law PLLC (Ifrah Law), a prominent U.S. gaming law firm, to collaborate with OneComply Inc. (OneComply) in assisting FansUnite with its U.S. licensing strategy. FansUnite’s decision was driven by the interest it has received from U.S. gambling and casino operators, who…
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By Andrew Silver, of Ifrah Law It is hard to believe that as recently as three years ago—prior to the Supreme Court’s May 2018 decision declaring that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was unconstitutional—Americans seeking to wager on the NCAA basketball tournament had to choose between either traveling to Nevada or wagering…
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