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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Attorneys who subscribe to Sports Litigation Alert primarily benefit from staying current on legal developments in the sports industry, accessing a vast archive of case law summaries, and having opportunities to publish their own articles. These benefits enable attorneys to: Stay Abreast of Current Law: The bi-weekly newsletter delivers timely case summaries and articles on relevant sports law…
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Professors use Sports Litigation Alert in the classroom primarily to supplement textbooks with current, real-world case studies, fostering better in-class discussion and allowing students to apply legal concepts to up-to-date issues. Key benefits for a professor include: Currency of Information: Textbooks can quickly become outdated in the fast-moving field of sports law. The bi-weekly Alert provides timely summaries…
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Hackney Publications has announced the availability of a recent interview with the highly regarded sports law team at Shumaker – Bennett Speyer, Robert Boland, and Bart Lambergman – on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment, which features a free-flowing and timely discussion about collegiate athletics as well as other topics, can be heard here…
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The Justice for Players Foundation (“JfP”), a Dutch Foundation has today launched a class action on behalf of professional football players who have been affected by the FIFA Regulations. The claim against FIFA and several national football associations, including the KNVB, the Football Association of the Netherlands, will be filed at the District Court of…
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ArentFox Schiff has announced that Phillip Gharabegian and Cheyenne Rodriguez have joined the firm in its Sports Industry Group and Corporate & Securities practice. Gharabegian joins as a partner and Rodriguez joins as an associate, and both will reside in the firm’s Los Angeles Office. Their additions mark a “strategic expansion of the firm’s nationally…
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The Drake Group published the following missive this morning, suggesting to the NCAA these “solutions” to the “flaws” in the House settlement: Since June, the NCAA has been implementing policies and procedures to carry out the recently approved House v. NCAA settlement. Among other key provisions, the settlement permits—though practically requires—most Power 5 institutions and allows…
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Following the federal court’s final approval to a historic $20 billion plus settlement with the NCAA allowing payments and benefits to college athletes for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL), Hagens Berman responded to the first appeal. To address questions from NCAA athletes about the impact of the appeal, Hagens Berman issued the following…
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