Long-time sports lawyer Peter Goplerud will join the Culture in Sports Culture Roundtable webinar on July 23 to discuss the evolving challenges of governing college sports. The conversation will cover topics including NCAA compliance, name, image and likeness (NIL), and athletic integrity. Throughout his career, Peter Goplerud has served as a law school dean, taught…
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(Editor’s Note: Here are the third five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next three business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary…
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By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer A modern twist on an old axiom is that those with the gold get sued in today’s sports’ world. A recent example just played out when two NFL fans sued the NFL and NFL Enterprises for supposedly violating federal antitrust law by allowing fans to gain free access to team…
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100lawfirms.com is a portal that recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those in need of experienced and capable legal counsel in the sports law arena. Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the sixth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” which is a directory that serves…
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By Donald Remy College athletics has always been a uniquely American institution. Yesterday, that institution again found itself at the center of a conversation with a sitting United States President. A roundtable of roughly 50 leaders from government, athletics, broadcasting, business, and higher education met at the White House to hear a familiar message. The status quo…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, will publish its 6th annual list of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practice Groups You Need to Know About” on March 16. It won’t be easy identifying the top 100 for the portal, which recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those…
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With Major League Baseball’s winter meetings in full swing, Wake Forest University professor, economics expert and baseball enthusiast Todd McFall looks at the options for an expansion in North Carolina through an economic lens. Charlotte and the Raleigh-Durham area are both strong contenders for a Major League Baseball expansion team. What is attractive about these…
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On December 18, The Drake Group will host a webinar that will address “Enforcement of NCAA Rules and NIL Enforcement in the New and Dynamic World of Intercollegiate Athletics.” To register for the webinar, which will be held from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST, REGISTER HERE This webinar addresses the increasing complexities of NCAA Enforcement, moving beyond…
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent a letter to Texas universities in the ACC, Big 12, and SEC urging them not to sign the College Sports Commission’s (“CSC”) University Participation Agreement, which gives practically unlimited authority to the CSC and undermines participating universities. The Attorney General has also sent a letter to State Attorneys…
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