With SRLA’s annual conference about three weeks away (February 25-27), more details have emerged on the keynote speaker as well as an important deadline. William Dede, who currently serves as Director of Event Operations and Community Affairs for the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, will give the keynote address on Friday, February 26, at 12…
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Diverging today from our typical content … According to research led by Christopher Oveis, an associate professor at the University of California San Diego Rady School of Management, expressing gratitude doesn’t just make others feel good. It can strengthen relationships, reduce stress and even help your body perform better under pressure. “Gratitude is powerful because it benefits…
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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 Key benefits for a professor include: Currency of Information: Textbooks can quickly become outdated in the fast-moving field of sports law.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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USA Football, the sport’s National Governing Body that selects, trains and leads TEAM USA FOOTBALL®, has announced accomplished sports agent, entrepreneur and executive Ellen M. Zavian as its new General Counsel. Zavian will serve as a key advisor to USA Football, supporting risk management, contract negotiation and compliance in the fast-paced world of National Governing…
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The Southeastern Conference and University of Florida have jointly announced a three-game suspension of Jabbar Juluke, associate head football coach and running backs coach at Florida, for his involvement in an altercation prior to the Florida at LSU football game on Saturday, Sept. 14. “Jabbar Juluke’s conduct during the pregame altercation reflects behavior that is…
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Dan Matheson, JD, Professor of Instruction at the University of Iowa, has announced that registration is now open for student teams in the fourth annual National College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition. All details and registration link are at our updated website: https://law.uiowa.edu/experiential-learning/courtroom-advocacy/college-athletics-infractions-hearing-competition The competition simulates the NCAA Committee on Infractions hearing process and supports professional development…
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Ropes & Gray advised the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in a multi-year multimedia rights agreement establishing Van Wagner as the exclusive corporate marketing and sponsorship sales representative for the NABC and NABC Foundation. Under the agreement, Van Wagner will oversee the NABC and NABC Foundation’s official corporate marketing and sponsorship program, including activation with key…
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Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the fifth 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 experienced and capable legal counsel. The law firms are listed alphabetically, a testament to the difficulty in actually…
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Hackney Publications announced today a client referral program, leveraging 25 years of editing and publishing experience in the sports law field to pair potential legal clients with sports lawyers. Those “friends of Hackney Publications,” defined as subscribers and sponsors, will receive notification when a potential legal client reaches out through Sportslawexpert.com (https://sportslawexpert.com/seeking-a-sports-lawyer/) as well as…
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