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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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Phoenix Sports Lawyer Passes Away

Michael L. Gallagher, the co-founding shareholder of Gallagher & Kennedy and a sports lawyer,passed away earlier this week.  “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend, mentor, colleague, and leader in Arizona’s legal and athletic community,” read a statement on the firm’s site. “Mike’s big heart and tenacity helped build our firm…
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Survey Finds Americans’ Opinions on Home Run Record Vary

56 percent of fans say Aaron Judge is the ‘rightful’ record holder, not Barry Bonds; Fans approve of expanded wildcard format Aaron Judge’s pursuit of Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a single season was well supported by sports fans, according to a Seton Hall Sports Poll conducted this this week…
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION MAKES DEMAND FOR RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

By Gregg E. Clifton, of Lewis Brisbois After rejecting overtures to expand their membership to include minor league players for years, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has announced that it has secured the support of more than 50% of potentially eligible minor league players in an effort to help them become the newest members…
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Nine More Student-Athletes Join Class-Action Suit Alleging Abuse on the University of San Francisco Baseball Team and Lack of Oversight by USF and the NCAA

Nine former University of San Francisco (USF) baseball players haver joined the class action lawsuit filed in March 2022 against their two (now former) baseball coaches, USF, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The players allege that USF coaches Anthony Giarratano and Troy Nakamura created an intolerable sexualized environment on the team over the…
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Major League Baseball Players Association Announces Key Staff Promotions Involving Legal Team

The Major League Baseball Players Association has announced a series of promotions among its senior staff that will enhance the union’s ability to advance and protect Players’ rights. Bruce Meyer, who has served as Senior Director, Collective Bargaining & Legal and was integral to the most recent round of collective bargaining, has been promoted to…
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