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David Sunkin and Brian Anderson Named Leaders of Sheppard Mullin’s Sports Industry Team

Sheppard Mullin has announced that partners David Sunkin and Brian Anderson have been named co-leaders of the firm’s Sports Industry Team. Sheppard’s multi-disciplinary Sports Industry Team includes more than 50 attorneys worldwide, who provide “full-service legal counsel to owners, investors, teams, athletes, leagues, governing bodies, facility operators, rights holders, advertising companies, sponsors, sports technology businesses…
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Expert to Discuss Operating, Marketing and Financing a Minor League Baseball Team

Former Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team owner and retired sports law professor Jordan Kobritz will be the guest speaker at Fordham University on Thursday, April 13, at 4 PM. (EST) as part of the Gabelli Sports Business Initiative. Minor League Baseball has become big business, with team valuations increasing dramatically over the last two decades.…
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Law Firm Enters Partnership with Atlanta Braves

John Foy & Associates, a personal injury law firm serving clients throughout Georgia, has announces a partnership with the Atlanta Braves . Their partnership will go into effect at the beginning of the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season. As a part of their partnership, John Foy & Associates will be featured during radio broadcasts…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Sports Law Attorney Irwin Kishner of Herrick, Feinstein LLP

Hackney Publications has announced that it has published its latest segment of the Sports Law Expert Podcast, featuring attorney Irwin Kishner, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein LLP and co-chair of its Sports Law Group. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment goes live can subscribe by visiting here.…
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Latest Issue of Sports Litigation Alert Touches on FTX, NIL, Coaching Contracts, Harvard Lawsuit and Many, Many Other Current Developments in Sports Law

Hackney Publications announced today that it was making its latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, published on February 24, 2023, the new sample issue on the site, a reflection of the issue’s “strength,” according to Editor and Publisher Holt Hackney. “We pride ourselves on providing provocative insight and thought leadership on the sports law issues…
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Hogan Lovells partner Matt Eisler named a ‘Sports Gaming and Entertainment Trailblazer’ by The National Law Journal

Hogan Lovells has announced that Denver partner Matt Eisler has been named a “Sports, Gaming, and Entertainment Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal. The annual list recognizes legal professionals who have made significant marks on the practice, policy, and advancements of sports, gaming, and entertainment law. As head of Hogan Lovells’s Global Sports practice, Eisler…
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Bailey & Galyen Announces Partnership with the Texas Rangers

Bailey & Galyen has announced a two-year business relationship with Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers, designating the legal practice as the Official Law Firm Partner of the Rangers. The deal includes entitlement of the Suite Level at Globe Life Field, presence on the Rangers’ digital platforms and in-stadium signage, as well as the Texas Rangers…
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Hackney Publications Introduces Tools that Make Sports Litigation Alert a Powerful Resource in the Sports Law Classroom

hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced new tools are being added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. “There’s a challenge in sports law classes…
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Sports Law Expert – a Podcast Launches with Featured Guest and Sports Lawyer Carla Varriale-Barker

Hackney Publications announced today that it has published its first recording on Sports Law Expert – a Podcast, with future releases set to be distributed on November 30 and the twice a month thereafter. The first guest is Carla Varriale-Barker, who leads the sports law practice at Segal McCambridge. This segment can be heard here.…
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Texas Rangers Seeking Junior-Level Attorney for Team

Texas Rangers Associate General Counsel Erin Kearney recently noted that the team is “looking for a newer associate, with 2-4 years of practice in some form of commercial real estate (leasing, lending, development, etc.). We have an amazing, hardworking department that functions as a unified team. Great things are coming to Arlington, Texas, and this…
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