Sarah Hartley, a University of Virgina Law School alumna and professor of sports law, will discuss legal issues surrounding the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics on October 3 at 1 p.m. at the school. Over the years, Hartley has worked with the Olympic movement, collegiate and pro sports, and national and governing bodies, and assisted in the…
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The University of Iowa has opened registration for the 3rd annual National College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition. The competition, which is fully online, is set for February 21-22, 2025. It is open to all law students and graduate students from non-law programs. Details and registration link at this website (don’t miss the website drop-down tabs…
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The University of Miami School of Law recently welcomed FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a special guest in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Program. His visit was part of the school’s new course on soccer law, co-taught by Emilio Garcia Silvero, FIFA’s chief legal and compliance officer, and Enric Ripoll, founder of ER Sports Law.…
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A rising 3L at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law is one of 10 law students nationwide—and the first IU student ever— to receive the Sports Lawyers Association’s Student Writing Competition Award. Amelia Taylor won the honors for her work “A Critical Analysis of Name, Image, and Likeness Policies and Their Implications for International Student-Athletes.” While…
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(Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Sports Litigation Alert, which publishes 24 times and features a searchable archive of more than 5,000 article. To subscribe, visit www.sportslitigationalert.com) A federal judge from the District of Rhode Island has ruled that the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when…
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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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By Andrew Goldstein, Marketing Communications Associate Teaching a six-week class on the National Collegiate Athletic Association would barely scratch the surface even at the best of times. Made up of over 1,000 member institutions, the NCAA is America’s dominant governing body for dozens of college sports, covering more than a half-a-million athletes. Trying to put…
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Fisher Phillips, an international labor and employment law firm representing employers, has announced that Adam Sloustcher has been named Regional Managing Partner of the firm’s Dallas, Texas office. Sloustcher succeeds Michael Abcarian who served as the leader in Dallas since the office opened in 2005. Sloustcher joined Fisher Phillips in California as an associate in 2016 and…
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Notre Dame’s Office of General Counsel has retained Ropes & Gray to examine “Cultural Issues” that have been identified within its men’s swimming & diving program. That news was confirmed director of athletics Pete Bevacqua, who sent an email to university staffers earlier this month informing them of the Office of General Counsel’s decision to…
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Timothy D. Cedrone, who has worked as a sports lawyer in private practice, for the National Football League and for the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, has joined Lafayette as the college’s General Counsel. Since 2018, Cedrone served as Associate General Counsel at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. In this role, he…
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