Zandria Conyers has been hired as the Portland Trail Blazers new Senior Vice President and General Counsel, it was announced today by Dewayne Hankins, Portland Trail Blazers President of Business Operations. In her role, Conyers will lead all aspects of the organization’s legal department, serving as a key resource for business and basketball leadership and the organization’s affiliate…
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Garth Glissman, Vice President of Basketball Operations for the National Basketball Association, has been named the Southeastern Conference Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday. Early on in his professional career, Glissman was a partner with Kutak Rock, a national law firm based in Omaha, NE. He joined the firm as…
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Willkie is representing three separate investors, including J. Cole and Damian Mills, as part of a buyer group, in the acquisition of a majority stake in the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets from Michael Jordan. Hornets Sports & Entertainment announced on June 16 that Chairman Michael Jordan reached an agreement to sell his majority stake in the…
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The Atlanta Hawks have named Michelle Leftwich its Senior Vice President of Salary Cap Administration. Leftwich joined the Hawks in 2017 following 22 years at the NBA, including the final 10 as vice president and assistant general counsel, where she worked with Rick Buchanan, the NBA’s general counsel, and Dan Rube, the NBA’s deputy general…
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(Editor’s note: the following was written recently by Gary Chester, our long-time senior writer and a sports law professor, for Sports Litigation Alert. The Alert is the most-comprehensive sports law periodical in the nation, publishing 15 to 20 case summaries and articles every two weeks, and featuring a searchable archive of 5,000 summaries and articles.)…
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(Editor’s note: We are publishing an interview with Bobby Perez, the CLO of the Spurs, in the upcoming Sports Litigation Alert. Two of the questions we asked and his answers follow below.) Question: What is the most challenging aspect of your job? Answer: It sounds pretty cliche, but our work is fun, and the challenges…
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Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted from Sports Facilities and the Law, a complimentary subscription publication, for industry professionals, available at https://sportsfacilitieslaw.com/ By Charles F. Gfeller and Hannah Lauer, of Gfeller Laurie LLP Can an arena operator or event promoter be held liable for the actions of third parties during a large event, like a…
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Irwin A. Kishner and Daniel A. Etna, co-chairs of Herrick’s nationally ranked Sports Law Group, along with members Joel Wagman and Barry Werbin, authored the Chambers Global Practice Guide, Sports Law 2023, United States Law and Practice. The Sports Law 2023 Guide covers 14 high-profile jurisdictions and provides the latest legal information on anti-doping, betting, disciplinary proceedings, commercial rights, corporate governance, intellectual property, data, dispute…
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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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Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the third annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” a portal that serves as a resource for those in the sports industry who need of experienced and capable legal counsel. The firms are listed alphabetically, an ode to the difficulty in actually…
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