Quinn Ewers, the star quarterback of the Texas Longhorns football team, has entered into a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreement with NICHOLAS AIR, marking the second private jet NIL deal for a collegiate athlete and the private jet travel company. Under the terms of the agreement, Ewers will collaborate with NICHOLAS AIR on various…
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Hackney Publications has announced today the inclusion of Church Church Hittle + Antrim (CCHA) to its “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” In addition, the company announced that Paia LaPalombara, who joined the firm’s Sports Law and Higher Education sections last fall, has also been featured on Sports Law Podcast. The segment can…
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Harvard Law Today recently interviewed sports law professor Peter Carfagna about the state of collegiate athletics. Among the questions was this one, and his answer: “Beyond NCAA enforcement action, it’s hard not to notice a considerable amount of open court cases regarding these rules and rights. Can you walk me through some of the ongoing…
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Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the fourth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” a portal that serves as a resource for those in the sports industry who need experienced and capable legal counsel. The law firms are listed alphabetically, a testament to the difficulty in…
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Hogan Lovells guided clients Michael Arougheti, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ares Management, and Mitchell Goldstein and Michael Smith, Co-Heads of the Ares Management Credit Group, as part of a transaction purchasing the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise the Baltimore Orioles. MLB owners unanimously approved the sale of the Baltimore Orioles to a group…
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Sidley represented Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) in a strategic partnership with the District of Columbia to modernize Capital One Arena, home to the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards. The US$515 million District investment also includes plans to expand business and hospitality operations into Gallery Place. The Capital One Arena renovations, combined…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law publications, is one of the sponsors of the Sports Lawyers Association’s 49th annual conference, which will be held May 9-11 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD. This year’s conference is centered around the theme “Where Sports and Culture Collide.” To see the agenda, visit here: https://www.sportslaw.org/conferences/2024conf/agenda/index.cfm.To…
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(Editor’s note: Courtesy of 2adays.com and journalist Bella Kevin, shared below is a question and answer from a recent interview the media outlet had with sports law attorney Mid Winter of Kennyhertz Perry. The insightful interview centered primarily on NIL and can be viewed here. However we wanted to share Winter’s thoughts on the developing story at…
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Abilene Christian University (ACU) has launched a new online master’s degree in Sports Leadership focused on “equipping prospective or current sports professionals in enhancing their experience with foundational and academically-based strategies to become effective coaches, sports administrators, and sports brand leaders.” Led by a diverse group of sports professionals, interdisciplinary professors, and practitioners, the program…
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(Editor’s note: The following is one of five case summaries in the latest Sports Litigation Alert. Subscribers have access to more than 5,000 case summaries and sports law articles. To subscribe, visit here.) A federal judge from the Western District of Washington has granted an insurance company’s motion for summary judgement in a case in…
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