Global Sports Advocates, LLC, the boutique law firm founded by sports lawyer Paul Greene, is seeking a senior associate. About the job Global Sports Advocates, a law firm exclusively devoted to the practice of sports law seeks an experienced, thoughtful, hard-working attorney with 5+ years of experience in the arbitration/trial advocacy setting who is fully…
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The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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The Division I Council voted earlier this week to remove cannabinoids from the banned drug class for championships and postseason participation in football, effective immediately. “The NCAA drug testing program is intended to focus on integrity of competition, and cannabis products do not provide a competitive advantage,” Josh Whitman, chair of the council and athletics…
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Churchill Downs Incorporated announced yesterday that it will suspend racing operations at Churchill Downs Racetrack, beginning June 7, 2023, through the remainder of the Spring Meet, scheduled to run to July 3. According to the parent company, “Churchill Downs Racetrack has seen an unusual number of horse injuries over the previous month resulting in 12…
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Hackney Publications announced today that Jared P. Vasiliauskas, a sports lawyer and partner at Power & Cronin, is the featured guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment can be heard here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holt-hackney/episodes/A-visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Jared-Vasiliauskas–of-Power–Cronin-e23jnt7 Vasiliauskas focuses his practice in the areas of Business, Labor/Employment and Sports Law. With regard to the latter, he has…
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States that permit recreational use of cannabis see a reduction in demand for prescription codeine, an opioid with a high potential for misuse, according to a new multi-institutional study led by University of Pittsburgh and Cornell University scientists. Published this week in Health Economics, the study finds a significant reduction in pharmacy-based codeine distribution in states that have legalized recreational…
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JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, will “strengthen the integrity of United States horseracing by hearing cases under the newly created Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program.” The industry-first program, administered by the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), seeks to establish nationwide, uniform and…
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Hackney Publications announced today that it was making its latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, published on February 24, 2023, the new sample issue on the site, a reflection of the issue’s “strength,” according to Editor and Publisher Holt Hackney. “We pride ourselves on providing provocative insight and thought leadership on the sports law issues…
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There have been many changes in American societal laws and attitudes in the past two decades, including gay marriage and abortion. One of the most dramatic changes has been the attitude toward cannabis. As of 2022, 21 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use for adults 21 years and older, while 37 states have…
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University of St Thomas Department of Ethics and Business Law Professor Emeritus John Wendt authored an article published in Sports Litigation Alert Dec. 16. In “Racing to the Finish: The Close of the Federal Horse Racing Doping Sweep,” Wendt analyzes court cases against a veterinarian who was accused of working in a horse doping operation.…
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