John Grady’s path to being a sport management researcher and professor started in a not-so-typical place: law school. While attending Florida State’s law school, he attended a guest lecture from a sport management professor working on trademark issues with team logos and other sports law issues. At the end of the presentation, she invited students…
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(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from an article written over the summer by Attorney Hayes Rule for Sports Litigation Alert about the “Top Twenty Sports Law programs You Need to Know About.”) Many aspiring lawyers want to utilize their legal training in the sports industry. “Sports law,” at its core, is the…
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Spencer Fane attorney Peter Goplerud was recently quoted in an MLive.com article examining the ongoing controversy surrounding Michigan Sate football coach Mel Tucker. In the piece, The $75 Million Legal Questions of a Potential Michigan State-Mel Tucker Split, Peter spoke with MLive’s Kyle Austin about the costly payout the university might have to make to terminate Tucker following sexual harassment…
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Southern Illinois University has announced the hiring of Massey Arnold as an associate athletic director for compliance and internal affairs. Arnold spent the last two years working at Division II McKendree as a senior compliance administrator with responsibilities in internal operations, athletic facilities and game management. Prior to that, he worked from 2015-21 at Lindenwood University.…
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Boardroom has announced the launch of Boardroom Advisory, a sports agency. Co-founder Rich Kleiman and the executive team at Boardroom will helm the initiative, and NBA superstar Kevin Durant will participate in the business. The agency, which bills itself as an “advisory arm,” will operate on a yearly fee structure and work with athletes, executives, and brands “to…
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From Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, Chief Operating Officer and attorney with the Seattle Sounders FC: We are building up our legal team ahead of an amazing few years of growth for Seattle Sounders FC — incredible opportunity to work with us in our mission to create moments, enrich lives and unify through soccer. We are a values…
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By Scott Hirko, Ph.D. Last week, my friend, a fellow Michigan State alum who now lives in Australia, asked: “why does this keep happening at MSU?” It’s been a difficult road the past 20 years as an alumni of a school repeatedly involved in, covering up, dismissing, or fighting against sexual harassment and abuse within…
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I have nothing against Tequila as I have been known to occasionally imbibe in the spirt. But it certainly seemed weird to see that LSU has embraced NOËL Family Distillery and its luxury tequila of the same name as the official tequila of LSU Athletics in Baton Rouge. “Fans at Tiger Stadium will kick off the upcoming football…
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Hackney Publications announced today the release of the latest episode of Sports Law Expert Podcast, which features Courtney Dunn of Segal McCambridge, who discusses her budding sports law practice and her path along the way. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment of the podcast goes live can…
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The 45th Annual Conference of the Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries will be held October 5 to October 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. The conference is jointly supported by the Section of State and Local Government Law. As part of this collaboration, the conference offers a diverse range of Continuing…
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