The National Hockey League (NHL®) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) have announced that each have agreed to long-term extensions of their licenses with The Upper Deck Company to be the exclusive licensed manufacturer of physical trading cards. Upper Deck, which has maintained NHL and NHLPA trading card licenses since the 1990-91 season,…
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that John Tortora has been named the club’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. A graduate of Seton Hall University, where he earned both his bachelor’s and JD, Tortora has spent the previous decade in various executive roles with the San Jose Sharks, ascending to Co-President before his…
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Movagar & Yamin Personal Injury Lawyers (M&Y Personal Injury Lawyers) has entered into a new strategic marketing partnership with AEG, one of the world’s leading sports and live entertainment companies, to become the official personal injury law firm of both the LA Kings (NHL) and Ontario Reign (AHL) sports franchises. The multiyear agreement, brokered by…
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As students head back to school this fall, sports medicine physicians with Loyola Medicine say the risk of COVID-19 exposure among student athletes is low. According to Nathaniel Jones, MD, a sports medicine physician for Loyola Medicine, “Indoor contact sports and football see slightly increased risk of transmission, but the overall risk remains minimal, and…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced last month that new tools have been 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. Shortly thereafter, several…
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Cassie (Sadowitz) McBride has been named vice president & general counsel of the San Jose Sharks. McBride is not new to professional sports having served as General Counsel of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Associate Counsel of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Intern, Legal Affairs & Risk Management for the California Angels. McBride received her JD from…
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The New York Rangers have announced a marketing partnership with Esports Entertainment Group Inc. (EEG), naming the esports company their Official esports tournament provider, beginning on July 1. As part of this relationship, EEG will operate three Rangers-themed esports tournaments utilizing its Esports Gaming League brand and platform. EEG will work with the Rangers organization…
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner announced this week that sports lawyer and partner Ryan Davis will take the reins of the firm’s St. Louis office, effective May 1. He succeeds Robert Newmark, who has led the St. Louis office since 2011. Co-leader of BCLP’s Sports & Entertainment Group and one of BCLP’s most active M&A and…
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The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) has announced its 2021 conference as a fully virtual event that is scheduled for May 17-21. Here’s a glimpse of what attendees can expect: Pre-conference events, including Meet the Presidents: Past, Present, and Future and the annual Women in the SLA gathering Dynamic speaker lineups featuring some of the top…
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The LEAD1 Association (“LEAD1”), which represents the athletics directors of the 130-member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (“FBS”), and Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, today announced the creation of a new publication to help athletic departments better navigate college sports name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule changes. The “LEAD1…
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