The Athletic’s reporting on a brief but charged interaction at Target Center offered a window into how sports arenas can become flashpoints for broader political and social tensions, particularly in moments of community trauma. During the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 104–103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night, Target Center security mistakenly asked a courtside…
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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 Key benefits for a professor include: Currency of Information: Textbooks can quickly become outdated in the fast-moving field of sports law.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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McNeese State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer has announced the renaming of the Legacy Center to the Townsley Law Arena following a $4.5 million over 15 years naming rights agreement with Townsley Law Firm. This agreement, which comes only two months after Schroyer signed the largest football stadium naming rights contract…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law publications, has partnered with the Sports and Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA) to create the organization’s membership newsletter – Risk Management in Sports, A SERMA Membership Publication. SERMA, which was founded in 2022 by attorney Rich Lenkov, is the first risk management association devoted entirely…
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Foley & Lardner LLP represented PeoplesBank in connection with its multi-year naming rights agreement with Oak View Group and the Capital Region Development Authority to rename the 16,000-seat sports and entertainment venue in Hartford, Connecticut, as PeoplesBank Arena. The newly renamed PeoplesBank Arena is home to the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack, the AHL…
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Hackney Publications announced today the availability of a recent interview with Sports Lawyer John Tyrrell of Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-visit-with-sports-lawyer-john-tyrrell-of/id1740807429?i=1000709963990 “John has extensive experience representing operators and managers of stadiums, arenas, entertainment and recreational facilities, including professional and collegiate sports…
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(Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Dr. Gil Fried, the Editor-in-Chief of Sports Facilities and the Law, a complimentary subscription periodical produced by Hackney Publications.) The need to properly vet employees, check their backgrounds, follow regulations (policies and procedures), and cooperate with authorities came to painful reality for Hyatt when a Missouri appellate…
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Spencer Fane LLP has announced the hire of sports lawyer Brian Schoenborn to its Corporate and Business Transactions practice group. Based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Schoenborn has deep expertise at the intersection of business law and estate planning. In addition to counseling families and private businesses, he has notably been an owner and board member…
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The Wood County Economic Development Commission (WCEDC) announced today the return of the Bassmaster Elite Series to Lake Fork on May 8-11, an event that promises to bring millions of dollars in economic impact to Wood County and other neighboring counties. In light of the announcement, WCEDC officials are welcoming interest from sponsors of the…
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The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced that Chance Miller, the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation at Coastal Carolina University, will be its keynote speaker for the 38th annual SRLA Conference, being held February 26 to March 1 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The association also announced that it has…
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