(Editor’s Note: Here are the second five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next four 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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Bass, Berry & Sims has announced its expansion into the Chicago market with the addition of new members Robert H. Newman and Jason W. Gordon, who” enhance the capabilities of the firm’s IP, Media & Technology Practice with their deep experience representing global consumer brands and technology companies in the areas of marketing, privacy, and…
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Barnes & Thornburg has expanded its Entertainment, Media and Sports practice by adding partners Christina S. Chang, Carron Joan Mitchell and Farrah Usmani from Nixon Peabody. Chang and Mitchell joined the firm’s Los Angeles office, while Usmani joined the Nashville office. The three attorneys bring experience across entertainment, media, sports, intellectual property and corporate law,…
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By Anna Giambelluca, Esq. Sports law presents a built-in teaching challenge. The field itself evolves quickly—courts are almost constantly addressing questions about athlete rights, institutional liability, gender equity, labor relations, and league authority. Yet the primary teaching tool in many classrooms remains the textbook, which is effectively frozen in time at the moment it is…
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Stetson University has announced its partnership with Affinity Licensing for exclusive trademark licensing agency representation effective July 1, 2026. “Partnering with Affinity Licensing represents an important step forward in elevating the Stetson University brand,” said Stetson Director of Athletics Ricky Ray. “Their expertise and personal service will help us expand reach and visibility of Hatter Athletics…
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Bruce Siegal, of counsel at Greenspoon Marder, wrote an article earlier this year about why the USPTO issued a non-final refusal of the trademarks LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS and VEGAS ATHLETICS for clothing, footwear, entertainment and other purposes, finding them “primarily geographically descriptive.” “Because the team is not yet playing in Las Vegas, it cannot currently…
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100lawfirms.com is a portal that recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those in need of experienced and capable legal counsel in the sports law arena. Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the sixth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” which is a directory that serves…
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The publication will return to its original mission of providing actionable intelligence to those in charge of managing the NIL landscape at their respective institutions. Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced today that it has partnered with Influxer, a company that works with colleges and universities to connect their student-athletes…
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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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(Editor’s Note: What follows is an article republished from Sports Litigation Alert, which publishes every two weeks, featuring five case summaries and 12 to 16 articles. Subscribers have access to a searchable archive of more than 6,000 articles) By Daniel A. Cohen,[1] Jennifer L. F. Cohen[2] and Elizabeth G. Hodges[3] For intellectual property attorneys,…
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