USA Football, the sport’s National Governing Body that selects, trains and leads TEAM USA FOOTBALL®, has announced accomplished sports agent, entrepreneur and executive Ellen M. Zavian as its new General Counsel. Zavian will serve as a key advisor to USA Football, supporting risk management, contract negotiation and compliance in the fast-paced world of National Governing…
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(Editor’s Note: Special from Sports Litigation Alert.) By Katelyn Kohler The transformation of collegiate athletics due to NIL rights, the transfer portal, and evolving institutional frameworks was front and center at the 2025 Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference. In The New Advisors – Representing the Future Athlete, panelists Alanna Hernandez (EVP, Business Affairs and Operations, Team Sports…
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Abilene Christian University’s Center for Sports Leadership and Learning is has announced a formal partnership with the Houston Texans. This strategic collaboration will deliver integrated consulting services and resources to the Texans’ football operations group. “Our focus is always on finding ways to best support our players, and that requires a constant commitment to learning, innovation,…
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ArentFox Schiff has announced that Phillip Gharabegian and Cheyenne Rodriguez have joined the firm in its Sports Industry Group and Corporate & Securities practice. Gharabegian joins as a partner and Rodriguez joins as an associate, and both will reside in the firm’s Los Angeles Office. Their additions mark a “strategic expansion of the firm’s nationally…
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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. has announced that Sunil Jamal has joined the firm as a Corporate Shareholder in the Firm’s Houston office, where he will lead the newly established Sports + Entertainment Practice. Jamal will also maintain an active Corporate and M&A practice, representing investors seeking strategic acquisitions, as well as companies in…
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(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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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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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 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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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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