Greenberg Traurig, LLP has announced the hire of sports lawyer Zeena Angadicheril as of counsel in its Austin office. Angadicheril previously worked alongside Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Denis Braham at Winstead PC and in her role as assistant vice president for legal affairs for The University of Texas at Austin. With a shared passion and practice in sports and real estate,…
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Hackney Publications has announced that it has published its latest segment of the Sports Law Expert Podcast, featuring attorney Irwin Kishner, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein LLP and co-chair of its Sports Law Group. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment goes live can subscribe by visiting here.…
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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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In interviews, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant comes off as unassuming and friendly. Not so much for some of his friends. Morant tweeted Sunday that one of his friends has been banned from games at FedExForum for a year after a confrontation took place on January 29 between his supporters and members of the Indiana…
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Hackney Publications announced today that it has published its latest recording on Sports Law Expert – a Podcast, with future releases set to be distributed on December 30 and January 15. Today’s guest is sports lawyer John E. Tyrrell, a founding Members of Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey and the firm’s Managing Member.. The segment…
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hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced new tools are being added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. “There’s a challenge in sports law classes…
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On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM Central Time, the Innovation Institute for Fan Experience (IIFX) will host a virtual town hall entitled “Incident Reporting and Litigation: From the Venue to the Courthouse.” An experienced panel of Sports & Entertainment industry litigation experts will discuss incident reporting and how to manage the potential litigation that may result. The…
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Co-chair of Herrick’s Sports Law Group, Irwin Kishner, spoke to Axios about a potential for a stadium “facelift” for the Denver Broncos driven by the news of the “record setting purchase of the team” by Walmart heir Rob Walton. The article explained that, under the new ownership, the Denver Broncos are poised to host the Super Bowl for the first…
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(Editor’s note: The following is reprinted from Professional Sports and the Law, a subscription-based magazine produced by Hackney Publications. To subscribe, visit here.) By Courtney E. Dunn, of Segal McCambridge When self-proclaimed “football fanatic” Paulina Callinan attended her very first football game on November 1, 2015, she did not expect to be put on the…
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The firm specializes in risk management of large spectator events, including training of event personnel and drafting/prosecution of risk transfer agreements. Hackney Publications has announced that its readers have identified Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law…
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