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Stetson Partners with Stetson Partners With Company For Trademark Licensing Services

April 8, 2026

Stetson University has announced its partnership with Affinity Licensing for exclusive trademark licensing agency representation effective July 1, 2026. “Partnering with Affinity Licensing represents an important step forward in elevating the Stetson University brand,” said Stetson Director of Athletics Ricky Ray. “Their expertise and personal service will help us expand reach and visibility of Hatter Athletics…
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Hackney Publications Bundles NIL Institutional Report with a Subscription to Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics

April 7, 2026

Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced today that it will provide subscribers of Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics with a complimentary subscription to NIL Institutional Report. “This made sense, given that the subject matter we are reporting on in these publications is different, yet is intertwined in a myriad of…
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From Championship to Courtroom: Municipal Crowd-Management Policies Tested After Denver NBA Finals Celebration

April 6, 2026

(Editor’s Note: From the pages of Sports Litigation Alert) By William H. Gray, Esq. – Senior Associate Attorney at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. Championship victories frequently result in spontaneous public gatherings, presenting significant crowd-management and security challenges for municipalities, venue operators, and law enforcement agencies alike. As cities increasingly host watch parties, victory…
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United Football League Gets an Interesting New Financial Partner

April 3, 2026

Dynasty Financial Partners announced yesterday its new role as the Official Wealth Management Partner of the United Football League (UFL). This partnership unites two organizations “defined by bold thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, and a shared commitment to rewriting what’s possible — on the field and beyond,” according to a press release. The release continues below: A…
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Marquette Law School Adds Aaron Hernandez to National Sports Law Institute leadership

April 1, 2026

Aaron Hernandez, currently at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, will join the faculty at Marquette University Law School as an associate professor of practice and director of the National Sports Law Institute. Marquette’s sports law program is led by Matt Mitten, professor of law, and Paul Anderson, associate professor of law…
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Sports Lawyer Nona Lee Joins Womble Bond Dickinson as Senior Counsel in GCSolutions Team

March 30, 2026

Nona Lee, a highly respected sports lawyer, has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as Senior Division Counsel, bolstering the firm’s GCSolutions team. Lee was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer with Arizona Diamondbacks. At Womble, she will help the GCSolutions team “with large-scale projects that can strain an organization’s budget,” according to Lee, who…
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SafeSport Releases First National Coaches Survey; What It Says

March 26, 2026

The U.S. Center for SafeSport has released its first National Coaches Survey, offering insight into the challenges, perspectives and experiences of coaches across sports and organizations. The report, titled Building Safer Sport Together, surveyed nearly 3,500 coaches and instructors at the end of 2025. It examines issues related to abuse and misconduct, as well as…
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Siegal Explains Why the USPTO Said ‘No’ to the Las Vegas Athletics

March 24, 2026

Bruce Siegal, of counsel at Greenspoon Marder, wrote an article earlier this year about why the USPTO issued a non-final refusal of the trademarks LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS and VEGAS ATHLETICS for clothing, footwear, entertainment and other purposes, finding them “primarily geographically descriptive.” “Because the team is not yet playing in Las Vegas, it cannot currently…
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Professor Reflects on Creating the ‘Consulate of New Mexico’ During the 1996 Summer Olympics

March 23, 2026

(Editor’s Note: The following is an article written about the presentation of Robert J. Romano, an Associate Professor at St. John’s University, at the Sports and Recreation Law Association Conference in New Orleans in February. SRLA is the leading association representing sports and recreation law professors, who teach sports law at the undergraduate or graduate…
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Risk Management Text Safe at First Expanded for Ease of Use

March 22, 2026

Safe at First, Vol. 2 is the much-acclaimed sport risk management tome published in 2025 that can help make the concepts and execution of risk management easier for students and practitioners alike. With over 40 authors, almost 120 chapters, and over 1,000 pages, the book is the most in-depth text every written to combine new…
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