Thompson Coburn sports law attorney Bob Wallace has been named to Missouri Lawyers Media’s Top 100 Power List 2023. “Bob Wallace leads his firm’s sports law group, representing teams, prospective team buyers and companies interested in sports marketing and civic and government entities facing team relocation or facility issues,” according to the media company. “He…
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Hogan Lovells guided client Michele Kang in the purchase of a 100% interest in the London City Lionesses, an English Women’s Championship Level Football Club from founder Diane Culligan. A Washington- and London-based Hogan Lovells team, working alongside co-counsel Northridge, worked on the transaction. Hogan Lovells previously helped Kang, a businesswoman, investor and philanthropist, purchase…
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From the Drake Group: On December 5, 2023, NCAA President Baker proposed a new Division I tier in which schools would be required to pay at least 50 percent of their male and female athletes a minimum of $30,000 annually and have no limits on how much schools could pay individual athletes for use of…
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Boston Magazine has recognized sports lawyer Jay Fee of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as one of the region’s top lawyers. Fee concentrates his practice in sports business law. He is co-chair of the firm’s Sports & Entertainment Law Industry Group, which serves entities such as colleges and universities, corporations, professional sports franchises, franchise…
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By Christina Stylianou & Gregg E. Clifton In a fast moving series of legal actions and agreements involving the NCAA and the state attorneys general from Ohio, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia, the NCAA and the seven plaintiff states have now filed a joint motion seeking to convert the recent temporary restraining order…
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Stellenbosch University (SU) recently awarded an honorary doctorate to leading sports law and sports business expert Professor Kenneth Shropshire. Shropshire, who is from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, received the degree Doctor of Commerce, honoris causa, on Thursday (14 December 2023) at the graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.…
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By Jared Medrano of Jackson Lewis A federal court ruling has forced the NCAA to suspend its transfer eligibility rule, bringing temporary relief to college athletes seeking to transfer schools without sitting out a year of competition. The rule, which requires certain Division I athletes who transfer schools to defer a year of competitive eligibility, was challenged in…
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The Sports and Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA) and Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced a strategic alliance, with a collective goal of building out the community of risk managers in the sports industry, giving them an even more powerful voice. Founded in 2022, SERMA is the first risk…
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In her time at UT Law, 3L Bryce Bradley has thoughtfully selected courses and experiences that marry her two loves: sports and business. As she approaches graduation this spring, she is well-prepared for a career in sports law. A Family-Inspired Interest in Entrepreneurship, Sports “My family has an entrepreneurial spirit that goes back several generations,”…
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D.C. United has announced the hiring of Caleb Shreve as its new Assistant General Manager. Shreve joins the Black-and-Red after spending the previous two seasons as Orlando City SC’s Head of Analytics. Prior to this, Shreve spent two years as a Data Analyst for Nashville SC in 2019 where he worked closely with current D.C.…
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