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Savoy Magazine Names Sports Lawyer Will Stute as One of the Most Influential Lawyers in 2024

August 13, 2024

Savoy Magazine named Orrick partner Will Stute among the Most Influential Lawyers in 2024 in recognition of their exceptional professionalism, protection of legal rights and community service. Stute is a first-chair trial lawyer and business advisor who is nationally recognized for wins in courtrooms across the United States. Stute’s recent record includes three back-to-back wins for the NCAA…
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Southhampton FC Names Law Firm as Official Legal Partner

August 12, 2024

Southhampton FC has announced a two-year partnership with Paris Smith as its Official Legal Partner. As part of this partnership, Paris Smith LLP “will offer comprehensive legal support to Southampton FC, leveraging its extensive expertise to assist the club in navigating the complex legal landscape of professional sports. This collaboration underscores Paris Smith’s dedication to…
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NIL Era Navigation: Attorney Shares Strategies in Athlete Licensing Deals

August 8, 2024

As the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) landscape continues to heat up, athletes and legal professionals are at the forefront of this evolution. Recognizing the crucial role they play, National Business Institute (NBI) has announced an upcoming live CLE webinar, “Brand Play: Name, Image, Likeness Legal Essentials with Dorna Taylor” of Taylor & Associates, LLC. The webinar…
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Company Makes History, Claiming Florida’s First High School NIL Deal

August 7, 2024

College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving has announced its sponsorship of the No. 1 high school chess player and top high school chess team in Florida. This move comes after the lorida State Board of Education started allowing high school athletes to sign Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals last month. Bach Ngo and The Frazer…
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Will the NCAA Settlement Lead to Finalization of Agreements, or Are More Disputes and Legal Actions on the Horizon?

August 6, 2024

By Gregg E. Clifton The NCAA and the recognized Power 5 Conferences (the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and the SEC) and the athletes represented as part of the multiple class action antitrust litigations (House, Hubbard and Carter) have filed a motion for preliminary approval of their more than 100- page proposed settlement agreement with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in an effort to finalize the resolution and settlement of three of the outstanding class action antitrust lawsuits that have been…
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Explore St. Louis Taps Sports Law Attorney Robert Wallace as Interim President

August 5, 2024

The Board of Commissioners of Explore St. Louis has announced the appointment of Robert Wallace, the organization’s longstanding attorney, as interim president effective August 12, 2024. Wallace will take a leave of absence from Thompson Coburn where he is a partner and chairs the firm’s Sports Law Group. “We’re excited to welcome Bob in this…
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Professor ID’s Convicted Rapist on Dutch Beach Volleyball Team

August 2, 2024

Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was met with a mixed crowd during his Olympic debut this week due to the fact that he is a convicted rapist. Van de Velde has competed on the Netherlands beach volleyball team since 2017, but was convicted in 2016 for raping a 12 year-old-girl when he…
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Fight Over A’s Stadium Funding Continues into the Later Innings

August 1, 2024

(Editor’s Note: The following appeared this summer in Sports Litigation Alert, a subscription-based periodical.) By Robert J. Romano, JD LLM, St. John’s University, Senior Writer and Jacob Somerville, 3L, Quinnipiac University School of Law In 2023, the state of Nevada’s Legislature, during its 35th Special Legislative Session, passed Senate Bill No. 1 (S.B.1) authorizing the…
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Kate Porter Joins Bay FC as General Counsel

July 29, 2024

Kate Porter, a long-time partner at Vela Wood, has joined Bay FC, as the professional women’s socker club’s first general counsel. “My time at Vela Wood has been immensely rewarding, and I have been lucky to work with an incredible group of attorneys and support staff,” Porter said. “Bay is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization,…
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University of Massachusetts Men’s Soccer Hires Assistant with International Sports Law Background

July 26, 2024

University of Massachusetts men’s soccer has anbounced the addition of Takehiko Nakamura as a volunteer assistant, Head Coach Fran O’Leary announced on Wednesday. Receiving his MS in Sports Management from Isenberg in 2004, Nakamura returns to Amherst after a successful career in professional sports. Currently serving as the President and CEO of Sports Business consultancy firm Blue United Corporation, Nakamura…
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