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Hackney Publications Welcomes Skadden as Sponsor of eSports and the Law, a Timely and Complimentary Newsletter Reporting on a Fast-Growing Industry

November 11, 2019

Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Skadden) will be the sponsor of eSports and the Law, a quarterly electronic newsletter, which will be complimentary to industry participants. eSports and the Law, which can be subscribed to at the site, will provide…
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The Emerging Role of Antitrust in eSports (Part II)

November 9, 2019

(What follows, written by Jonathan Rubin, Esq., of MoginRubin LLP in Washington, DC, appeared in the most recent issue of Sports Litigation Alert) As we noted in Part I (SLA, Vol. 16, Iss. 17), most video game publishers initially did not set out to monetize public exhibition or tournament play of their game titles. But,…
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Herrick Recognized by U.S. News for Sports Law Practice

November 5, 2019

Herrick, Feinstein LLP and its Sports Law practice have been recognized and ranked nationally as well as regionally in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2020 “Best Law Firms.” Firms included in “Best Law Firms” are acknowledged for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Attorneys Irwin Kishner and Adam Unger recently…
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Attorney Jim Chester To Present for CLE Companion on ‘Legal Issues for Software, App and Video Game Developers’

November 1, 2019

Internationally recognized attorney Jim Chester, of Klemchuk LLP, will give a live CLE presentation on “Legal Issues for Software, App and Video Game Developers” on November 22 from 10:30 am to 11:30 am CST for CLE Companion (https://clecompanion.com/), a legal technology company that is changing the CLE industry by offering an affordable and easy way…
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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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The Emerging Role of Antitrust Law in Esports

September 12, 2019

(Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Sports Litigation Alert, Vol. 16, Iss. 17) By Jonathan Rubin, Esq., of MoginRubin LLP (Washington, DC) The business of sports poses a dilemma for antitrust law. On the one hand, antitrust discourages, and in some cases outlaws, cooperation among separate and competing business, such as professional sports teams.…
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Woman-owned Startup, CLE Companion, Highlights Sports Law in Initial Launch

August 20, 2019

CLE Companion, a fast-growing legal technology company that is changing the CLE industry by offering an affordable and easy way for attorneys to satisfy their CLE requirement, announced today that it is offering dozens of approved legal courses that are now available on-demand. Many more are in the pipeline and will be live-streamed and then…
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Sports Lawyer Jeremy Evans To Give Presentation About eSports Dealmaking for CLE Companion

July 12, 2019

Jeremy M. Evans, the founder and managing attorney at California Sports Lawyer® – a firm that represents entertainment, media, and sports clientele, will give a CLE presentation entitled Title: E Sports: The Differences between Entertainment and Sports Dealmaking for CLE Companion, a legal technology company that is changing the CLE industry by offering an affordable…
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