By Katelyn Kohler, Esq. A federal appeals panel signaled this month that it will likely hand the National Basketball Association (NBA) its second consecutive win in a long-running privacy lawsuit over fan-tracking advertising technology, but not without one sitting judge publicly disagreeing with the legal standard compelling that result. On June 16, 2026, the U.S.…
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First Liberty Institute announced it joined the legal team representing former NBA referee Ken Mauer, who the league fired after it denied his religious exemption request from the league’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The league required the vaccine for all league officials but not players. “In a moment when it could have showed its commitment to…
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(Editor’s Note: Here are the first five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next five 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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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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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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Kalshi, the world’s largest prediction market, today announced that NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo is joining the company as a shareholder. Antetokounmpo will be the company’s first basketball star to join as a shareholder, and will partner with the company at live events, in marketing, and more. The partnership was announced Friday via Antetokounmpo’s social media…
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Proskauer has announced that partner Rob Freeman has been recognized in Variety’s 2025 Dealmakers Impact Report, which profiles the top financiers, attorneys, executives, entrepreneurs and more who forged major deals that have changed the media landscape. Freeman is co-head of Proskauer’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group and a member of the Sports Group. For over…
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Sports law sits at the intersection of multiple complex disciplines—labor law, antitrust, intellectual property, tort liability, contracts, Title IX, NIL compliance, and league governance. Because issues move quickly and litigation evolves in real time, high-quality research tools are essential for practitioners, scholars, and students. Whether you’re drafting a memo, building a syllabus, preparing a lecture,…
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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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ArentFox Schiff represented The Los Angeles Lakers — a long-time firm client — and the Buss family in connection with the sale of a majority ownership interest in The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. to Mark Walter. The transaction closed on October 30, 2025, following unanimous approval from the NBA Board of Governors. The ArentFox Schiff team was led…
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