The Nashville Predators have hired Vukie Mpofu as assistant general manager, adding an executive whose background combines hockey operations with legal expertise in player contracts, collective bargaining agreement compliance, and salary cap administration. Mpofu, earned his Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, joins the Predators after spending the past three seasons with the Pittsburgh…
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The Nashville Predators have hired Vukie Mpofu as assistant general manager, adding an executive whose background combines hockey operations with legal expertise in player contracts, collective bargaining agreement compliance, and salary cap administration. Mpofu joins the Predators after spending the past three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins as director of hockey operations and legal affairs.…
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(Editor’s note: Reprinted from the pages and Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical, providing subscribers with access to searchable archive of more than 6,000 articles and case summaries.) By Anna Giambelluca, Esq. When we think of concussion litigation, we picture professional football and other major contact sports. Cases involving the NFL, NHL,…
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(Editor’s Note: Here are the first five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next five business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary…
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Tom Dundon, Owner and Governor of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, has announced that three new investors – Brett Jefferson, Marc Grandisson and Bobby Farnham – have joined the ownership group. Dundon retains majority ownership and will continue as lead governor of the team, while Jefferson, Grandisson and Farnham each hold a minority ownership…
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James Bouchard, Founder and Executive Chairman of Esmark Inc. issued the following statement this week in response to the The U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team decision to decline an invitation from Trump to attend his State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts due to professional and academic commitments.”: “I am proud of the U.S.A.…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, will publish its 6th annual list of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practice Groups You Need to Know About” on March 16. It won’t be easy identifying the top 100 for the portal, which recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those…
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With SRLA’s annual conference about three weeks away (February 25-27), more details have emerged on the keynote speaker as well as an important deadline. William Dede, who currently serves as Director of Event Operations and Community Affairs for the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, will give the keynote address on Friday, February 26, at 12…
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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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Spencer Fane attorney Brian Schoenborn recently provided his insights in the Minnesota Lawyer article, Itch for a Niche: Some Lawyers Thrive in Specialized Practices. The piece spotlights Minnesota attorneys who currently excel in unique legal areas such as equine, surrogacy, and state ward adoption law. Brian discussed how his college job at the St. Cloud State athletic department led to…
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