By Jordan Kobritz Baseball’s Unwritten Rules reared their uninterpretable and oftentimes ugly head last week. With his team leading, 15-4, in the top of the ninth inning, White Sox manager Tony La Russa claims he gave the take sign to Yermin Mercedes on a 3-0 pitch. The bases were loaded as Willians Astudillo, a position…
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Aaron Moss, Ricardo Cestero, and Steve Stein of Greenberg Glusker’s Litigation Department, along with Intellectual Property Department Chair Jesse Saivar, prevailed on a motion for summary judgment on behalf of client Barstool Sports in the Southern District of New York earlier this spring. The dispute arises from a high-profile federal lawsuit that actor and comedian…
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Last week, the Division I Council members discussed the name, image and likeness proposals currently in the system, including the effective date and potential plan for adoption. Provided it is feasible to do so, the Council is expected to act on legislative proposals regarding name, image and likeness during its June 22-23 meeting. Having the legislation in place by July 1 would provide greater consistency…
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The Pac-12 Conference has announced that sports lawyer George Kliavkoff has been appointed the Pac-12 Commissioner. His five-year contract begins July 1. Kliavkoff (Klēē-ãv-cough), 54, joins the Pac-12 Conference from MGM Resorts International, where he was president of entertainment and sports. “At each step of his career, George has navigated complex, quickly changing environments and…
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A sports lawyer and 15-year veteran of leading compliance offices at the Division I level, Julie Owen has been hired as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance at Kansas State University In her role, Owen will be a member of the department’s senior leadership team in addition to leading the compliance office. She comes to…
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TITLE: Club Counsel DEPARTMENT: Legal & External Affairs REPORTS TO: General Counsel & External Affairs FLSA STATUS: Salaried, Exempt ROLE TYPE: Individual Contributor CLOSING DATE: Sunday, May 23, 2021 OUR CLUB When you join Sounders FC you join a soccer-loving, socially progressive, ambitious Club rooted in the best soccer city in America. Here we average nearly 40,000 fans per match, maxing…
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Experienced sports lawyer Vered Yakovee has opened her own law firm, specializing in sports law and commercial transactions. Yakovee told Sports Litigation Alert that she started Yakovee Law “after lawyer friends at two professional sports teams contacted me to work with them on projects. “Yakovee Law allows me to offer the broad experience I gained…
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UK-based Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the promotion of Matt Phillip to partner. Phillip leads the firm’s Sports Law group, which works closely with sports governing bodies, clubs and athletes. He originally joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a trainee in 2009. Phillip also helps businesses resolve disputes and specialises in matters involving commercial contracts, intellectual…
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By Professor Paul Anderson, Director, Sports Law Program and National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School (The following passage is excerpted from an exclusive article that appeared in Sports Litigation Alert and Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics.) On July 8, 2020, Stanford University announced that it would discontinue 11 varsity sports programs at the…
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Angie Torain has been appointed the director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Chicago after a national search. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2021. Torain will come to UChicago from the University of Notre Dame, where she is the senior associate athletics director of culture, diversity and engagement. Reporting to Michele Rasmussen,…
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