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Georgia District Court Denies Georgia Outfielder’s Motion for Preliminary Judgment Regarding Fifth Year of Eligibility

(Editor’s note: The following is oner of several outstanding articles shared from a recent issue of Sports Litigation Alert) By Kate Ragusa On February 28, 2025, United States District Judge Tilman E. Self III denied Dylan Goldstein’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA regarding his eligibility to play Division I collegiate baseball for…
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Peter Goplerud Opines on Potential Cost of Terminating Contract of College Football Coach

Spencer Fane attorney Peter Goplerud was recently quoted in an MLive.com article examining the ongoing controversy surrounding Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker. In the piece, The $75 Million Legal Questions of a Potential Michigan State-Mel Tucker Split, Goplerud spoke with MLive’s Kyle Austin about the costly payout the university might have to make to…
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Morgan Lewis, Villanova Law to Explore Emerging Trends in Sports Finance at 2025 Moorad Symposium

As the recent surge of institutional capital and private equity (PE) funding continues to reshape the sports finance landscape, panelists at the 2025 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium at Villanova will discuss the evolving methods of investing in sports as an asset class in a half-day program, Investing in Sports: The Future of…
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Hackney Publications Publishes Fifth Annual 100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About

Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the fifth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” a portal that serves as a resource for those in the sports industry who need experienced and capable legal counsel. The law firms are listed alphabetically, a testament to the difficulty in actually…
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The Evolution of Competition: Humanity, AI, and the Future of Sports

By Zavian Swan Defining Competition in Modern Times The question at hand—what constitutes a sport—has sparked considerable debate. To ground this discussion, we must first define the term “sport.” Is chess a sport? What about breakdancing, the recently recognized Olympic event? While there is little controversy over classifying basketball as a sport, the boundaries blur…
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Law Firm gunnercooke Appoints ex-EFL and Millwall Chief to Head Up New Sport Team

International corporate law firm gunnercooke is launching a specialist sport division, headed up by former Chief Executive of Millwall Football Club and Director of the English Football League, Steve Kavanagh. gunnercookeSport will provide a full-service offering to sports clubs and players across all levels and stages of their journey, including legal advice, operations expertise and…
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Spencer Fane Hires Minnesota-Based Sports Lawyer

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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Hackney Publications Creates Client Referral Program for Sports Lawyers

Hackney Publications announced today a client referral program, leveraging 25 years of editing and publishing experience in the sports law field to pair potential legal clients with sports lawyers. Those “friends of Hackney Publications,” defined as subscribers and sponsors, will receive notification when a potential legal client reaches out through Sportslawexpert.com  (https://sportslawexpert.com/seeking-a-sports-lawyer/) as well as…
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SRLA Announces Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference, As Well As Registration and Hotel Link

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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Brandon Wurl Named Associate Counsel at the Arizona Cardinals Football Club

Aspiring to work in the sports industry, attorney Brandon Wurl fulfilled his dream last month when he joined the Arizona Cardinals Football Club as Associate Counsel. Wurl, who worked at Honeywell for almost three years before joining the NFL franchise, will report directly to General Counsel Kevin Manara. His role will be to “provide legal…
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