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Richard Giller Brings Expertise in Insurance Recovery on Behalf of Sports Clients to Greenspoon Marder

December 23, 2021

Greenspoon Marder has announced the launch of the firm’s Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice group to be led by partner Richard Giller in Los Angeles. Greenspoon Marder’s national Insurance Recovery and Counseling Practice Group represents policyholders in all types of insurance matters. Its team of attorneys assist clients in assessing and addressing their insurance needs, and…
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Sports/Entertainment IP Attorney Kenneth M. Kaufman Joins Moses & Singer LLP

December 22, 2021

Moses & Singer LLP has announced the arrival of Kenneth M. Kaufman as Senior Counsel in its Intellectual Property, Internet & Technology and Entertainment & Media practices. Kaufman brings more than forty years of experience as outside counsel and in-house general counsel in the entertainment and communications industries. He is a recognized authority and speaker in…
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NFL Shows It Is intent on Protecting the Shield When It Fails to Investigate the Rest of the League for Fake Vaccination Cards

December 21, 2021

It’s all about protecting the shield. This was obvious to me in the 1980s when I began covering sports business for Financial World and it is even more obvious today. Case in point, examine the curious case of Tampa Bay Wide Receiver Antonio Brown. When the self-described personal chef, angered by the fact that he…
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A Glimpse Into Five Compelling, and Current, Sports Law Cases

December 20, 2021

(What follows are the leads from each of five case summaries in the latest Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical. Published for 18 years, the Alert features a searchable archive of 3,000 mostly original articles, which subscribers have access to. In addition, approximately 75 sports law professors use the Alert in the…
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Major League Fishing Reels in Bally’s Corporation as Pro Bass Fishing’s First Sports Betting Partnership

December 19, 2021

Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament fishing organization, and Bally’s Corporation (NYSE: BALY), a leading U.S. omni-channel provider of land-based gaming and interactive entertainment, have announced a deal designating Bally’s as MLF’s exclusive Sports Betting, Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), and Free-to-Play (F2P) Partner for MLF’s tournament circuits – all firsts for the professional…
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Ifrah Law Taps A.J. Collins as an Associate, Strengthening Its Legal Team

December 17, 2021

Ifrah Law has announced the hire of Austin John (A.J.) Collins as an associate to its legal team. Collins will focus his practice on the legal sports betting arena, where Ifrah is widely considered one of the nation’s premier law firms. “A.J.’s experience in litigation, investigation, regulatory, and compliance experience, both as an associate at…
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Ex-NFL Player Phillip Adams Had Stage 2 CTE When He Killed Six People

December 16, 2021

Neuropathologists at the Boston University CTE Center have found that former NFL player Phillip Adams had stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a press release from the Concussion Legacy Foundation. Adams died by suicide at age 32 in April 2021 after fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, SC. The press release continued: York…
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Breaking News – TIDES Gives NFL a ‘B’ in Its Racial and Gender Report Card

December 15, 2021

Richard Lapchick, Director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida, has released the 2021 National Football League Racial and Gender Report Card. Using data from the 2021 season, it will include an analysis of the racial breakdown of the players, general managers, and coaches. In addition,…
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Prominent Sports Lawyer and Former Olympian Makes a Provocative Point About Trans Women Competing Against Biological Women

December 13, 2021

Nancy Hogshead-Maker, a former Olympic Gold Medalist and prominent sports lawyer, has kicked off a spirited and voluminous debate on social media when she shared her position on trans women competing against biological women in sporting contests. Her post: Trans women should compete with biological women, so long as they mitigate their sex-linked, male-puberty advantage…
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Knight Commission Recommends Modifications to NCAA Draft Constitution

December 10, 2021

In a letter to Robert Gates, Chair of NCAA Constitution Committee, the Knight Commission provided feedback to the updated draft NCAA Constitution provided by the Committee in its December 7, 2021 memorandum. It suggested incorporating several important modifications in the following letter: Governance/Board Composition The governance and leadership of the Association should more fully reflect…
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