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

October 28, 2019

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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Sports Facilities and the Law Enters Third Year with Editor in Chief Gil Fried at the Helm

October 20, 2019

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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Hofstra Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society to Host Sports Law Roundtable on November 13

October 16, 2019

Hofstra Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS) will host the “Sports Law Roundtable, a conversation on current Professional and NCAA sports law issues, and why the game may never be the same” on Wednesday, November 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Room 308 of the law school. The event, which is free, is being…
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University of New Haven Announces First-of-Its-Kind Academic Program on Business of eSports

October 10, 2019

The University of New Haven announced yesterday that it is establishing a comprehensive academic curriculum in esports management that will be the first of its kind to be part of a business curriculum accredited by AACSB International, an accreditation that places the University’s College of Business among the top five percent of business schools worldwide.…
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Professor: California Decision May Force NCAA to Amend Rules on Income

October 5, 2019

Patrick Rishe is director of the sports business program at Olin Business School at Washington University, recently offered some insights on California governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to sign a bill that will allow California athletes to earn money from the use of their names, images and likenesses. The California passage of this bill will eventually…
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Columbia University School of Professional Studies to Host Sports Management Conference on October 18

September 30, 2019

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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Sports Lawyers Scott Tompsett and Bill Sullivan Represent KU Basketball Coach Bill Self in High-Profile Case

September 24, 2019

The University of Kansas men’s basketball program is facing unprecedented scrutiny after the NCAA presented its Notice of Allegations this week to KU, alleging widespread violations of NCAA rules. Further examination of the Notice suggests that one of the most glaring individual targets in the investigation will be Hall of Fame Head Basketball Coach Bill…
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National Sports Law Institute Invites Attorneys and Others in the Industry to Annual Fall Conference on October 18 at Marquette

September 7, 2019

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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Yale Reports that Internal Investigation by WilmerHale Shows Recruiting Scandal Was Isolated

September 1, 2019

An investigation by outside legal counsel has found no evidence that any Yale coach other than former women’s soccer coach Rudy Meredith accepted bribes to provide fraudulent athletic endorsements or that anyone other than two previously identified applicants received such endorsements. The four-month investigation, conducted by the law firm WilmerHale at the request of Yale,…
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Understand The Rules Of The Game 2019 – LawInSport Annual Conference Set for 9/12-13

August 30, 2019

LawInSport’s 5th Annual Conference ‘Understand The Rules Of The Game 2019’ will be hosted at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Green Park (Mayfair), London on 12th & 13th September 2019. This two day conference will build on the success of the previous annual conferences at which over 300 leading sports lawyers, sports executives, academics,…
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