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Feldman to Hold Newly-Endowed Sher Garner Professorship in Sports Law, Nation’s First Such Professorship Dedicated to Sports Law

Tulane University’s nationally recognized Sports Law Program will now be led by the nation’s first fully endowed professorship dedicated to sports law – Professor Gabe Feldman. Alumni and longtime supporters Leopold and Karen Sher and James and Tracie Garner have endowed the Sher Garner Professorship in Sports Law.  The professorship will be held by Professor…
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Texas A&M Introduces Hand-Held Metal Detectors Today

Guests today at the Texas A&M Football game vs. Mississippi State may encounter a new security measure – walk through and hand-held metal detectors – when they enter the stadium. In preparation for Southeastern Conference-mandated enhanced security measures in the fall of 2020, Texas A&M will begin implementing walk through and hand-held metal detectors at…
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Sports Facilities and the Law Enters Third Year with Editor in Chief Gil Fried at the Helm

Sports Facilities and the Law (SFL), a periodical that reports on legal and risk management developments involving sports facilities, is well into its third year of publication. Leading the effort is Gil Fried, a sport management professor at the University of New Haven, as well as an illustrious advisory board of attorneys and facility management…
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Columbia University School of Professional Studies to Host Sports Management Conference on October 18

Columbia University invites sports industry leaders, thought-makers, and disruptors along with Columbia University Sports Management Master’s Program faculty as they discuss critical topics in the business of sports today and in the future at an Oct. 18 conference at the Faculty House (116th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive) at the school. The keynote…
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Montgomery McCracken Attorneys Set To Speak on Sports Law Issues at Villanova Law Event on Oct. 2

On Wednesday, October 2, four attorneys from Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, Steven Pachman, Dylan Henry, Kimberly Sachs, and Kacie Kergides, will be presenting before Villanova Law’s Sports Law Society. Beginning at noon in room 102, the attorneys will discuss recent legal issues affecting sports and the law, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), second impact…
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MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig to launch new book at ASU Law event

Former Major League Baseball Commissioner and Distinguished Professor of Sports in America at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Allan H. (Bud) Selig will have a public fireside chat and book signing at ASU Law to launch his new book “For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the…
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National Sports Law Institute Invites Attorneys and Others in the Industry to Annual Fall Conference on October 18 at Marquette

The National Sports Law Institute (NSLI) will host its annual fall conference, entitled “Thirty Years of Sports Law” at Marquette University Law School on October 18. The conference will begin at 9 am and adjourn at approximately 5:30 pm, followed by a reception.  The conference will provide an overview of the development of the law…
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Sports Lawyer Assumes Post as Director of Legislative Services for Coaches Association

Dominick Giambrone, Jr., J.D. has joined the U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as the Director of Legislative Services. In his position, Giambrone will have administrative oversight of the USTFCCCA Board of Directors and the Executive Track & Field and Executive Cross Country committees for all three NCAA Divisions. He will…
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Utah’s Highest Court Creates Its Own Version of a Contact Sports Exception

The Supreme Court of Utah took a novel approach to “exceptions to liability arising out of sports injuries” when it affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the claim of an injured basketball player who sued another basketball player whose actions led to his injury. In essence, the high court adopted its own version of…
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Dallas Sidekicks Have New Legal Counsel

The Dallas Sidekicks have promoted Alex S. to Legal Counsel and Manager of Marketing. She has been with the organization for eight months and has been handling all matters legal, marketing, and public relations, among other areas.  Alex is a graduate of Texas A&M University School of Law class of 2014 and graduated, with honors,…
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