By Steven Eichorn, of Ifrah Law In the lull of a midweek break from March Madness, New York’s highest court made noise Tuesday when it finally handed down its fantasy sports ruling, confirming that fantasy sports contests are legal in the state. Fantasy sports players might not have even noticed it was a question: Tens of millions…
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(What follows is a story from the archives of Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical.) By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Introduction Relevant Sports, LLC. (“Relevant”) provides advertising and marketing services and is owned by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. Its website proclaims that it is “The Premier Soccer Events and Media Company…
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Readers of Hackney Publications have identified Goldstein & McClintock, LLLP as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the portal serves as a resource for…
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Hackney Publications readers will get a 20 percent discount at this link: https://registration.gesevent.com/survey/12c2ac8prjsw0?actioncode=ESIC20 The inaugural ESIC Global Esports Summit 2022 will be held April 14 and will bring together the leading industry experts and esports community together for a massive conference at the ExCel in London. Specifically, it will reflect on topics the industry…
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The Sports Lawyers Association will hold its Annual Conference May 12-14, after a 2-year hiatus from the in-person event because of COVID. The theme for the conference will be “Sports as a Platform to Elevate Inclusion” and the venue will be the Marriott Marquis in Downtown Atlanta. SLA President Allison Rich, Esq., Ed.D. will preside…
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Retired world boxing champion Juan Félix Trinidad-García (“Tito”) and his father, trainer and manager Juan Félix Trinidad-Rodríguez (“Don Félix”), filed lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico (Trinidad-García, et al. v. Popular Inc., et al., 21-cv-01529-ADC) (see at: https://www.quetglaslawpsc.org/_files/ugd/828c0f_fdc52a4cf7ec4a88abb7733714c2ecd6.pdf) against Puerto Rico’s largest banking and securities investment entities: Popular Inc.-NASDAQ:BPOP (“BPOP”)- and its subsidiaries,…
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The University of Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Society will host is Spring Symposium on March 25. To register, visit here. The Panels and Panelists follow below: POWER OF ATTORNEY: ATHLETE ADVOCACY AND BRAND BUILDING 9AM – 10AM Jason Setchen Owner, Athlete Defender Founder & CEO Dan Lust Moderator Sports Attorney heard on ESPN,…
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Reka Gyorgy of Virginia Tech, who was bumped out of a final by trans swimmer Lia Thomas at the NCAAs, wrote the following letter, earning praise from many for making a stand on an important issue: Dear NCAA, I would like to address this past week’s events and express my thoughts. First, I would like to…
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Hackney Publications has announced that its readers have identified Freeman Lovell as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the portal serves as a resource for those in…
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Since the passage of legislation in 29 states last year that provides for student-athletes to receive payments for use of their name, image or likeness (NIL), there has been double digit increase in public support for the practice. The poll asked: “Do you think student athletes should be allowed to profit from the use of…
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