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Increasing risks of climate litigation and controversy to sports organisations

(Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in last week’s Sports Litigation Alert and is shared here.) By Tom Barnard and Martha Kent, of the sports team at national UK law firm Irwin Mitchell LLP The trend: rise of climate litigation and controversy In the past, climate litigation in England was typically brought against the giants…
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Sports Law Professor Surprises Students with Trip to Summer Olympics

A group of Georgia State University College of Law Students are set to make history as they prepare to head to Paris, France in July for the 2024 Olympic games. The students are part of the “Legal Life of the Olympic Games” course which gives them the opportunity to study the business and legal issues…
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Hogan Lovells represents Michele Kang in acquisition of the London City Lionesses Football Club

Hogan Lovells guided client Michele Kang in the purchase of a 100% interest in the London City Lionesses, an English Women’s Championship Level Football Club from founder Diane Culligan. A Washington- and London-based Hogan Lovells team, working alongside co-counsel Northridge, worked on the transaction. Hogan Lovells previously helped Kang, a businesswoman, investor and philanthropist, purchase…
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Stellenbosch University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Sports Law Expert Ken Shropshire

Stellenbosch University (SU) recently awarded an honorary doctorate to leading sports law and sports business expert Professor Kenneth Shropshire. Shropshire, who is from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, received the degree Doctor of Commerce, honoris causa, on Thursday (14 December 2023) at the graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.…
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FIFA General Counsel Is Hiring – Multiple Opportunities

From Curtis Franks, General Counsel of FIFA: “I’m Hiring! If you would like to join my team at FIFA and help execute the world’s largest sporting event ever, the FIFA World Cup 2026™ – Canada, Mexico & USA , then check out the 6 job postings below and apply today! #fifa #fifaworldcup #hiring #legal https://jobs.fifa.com/ Director of Legal – Mexico: https://lnkd.in/gN7z8V7Z Sr. Counsel,…
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Ohio University to Co-host American Football Summit at International Partner Institution in Germany

In advance of the National Football League (NFL) games in Frankfurt, Ohio University and its partner institution, the University of Bayreuth in Germany, will jointly host the first American Football Summit in Germany at the University of Bayreuth campus on Nov. 2, 2023. As part of the summit, OHIO Professor of Sports Business David Ridpath…
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World Boxing Appoints Professor Jack Anderson as First Ethics Chief

World Boxing, the new international federation established to ensure boxing “stays at the heart of the Olympic Movement,” has announced the appointment of Professor Jack Anderson as its first Ethics Chief. Anderson has more than 25 years’ experience in legal practice and sports arbitration.  He is currently the legal counsel in integrity regulation at Racing…
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Morgan Lewis Establishes 2026 World Cup Initiative

In anticipation of “the many business opportunities and complex legal and regulatory challenges” that will emerge from FIFA World Cup 26TM, Morgan Lewis has assembled a multidisciplinary 2026 World Cup Initiative to “advise companies on the business potential of the global sporting event, while helping them manage risks and navigate compliance across the three host…
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Hermoso Challenges Soccer Official’s Claim that Kiss Was Consensual

The furor over Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales’ aggressive kiss of women’s national team player Jennifer Hermoso continued to build over the weekend after Rubiales suggested he would not resign. Hermoso, who has been very quiet throughout the controversy, then issued a statement hat she felt “vulnerable and the victim of an aggression. “I…
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Law Firm Plays Up Launch of Major League Cricket in U.S. and What It Presents As Far As ‘Exciting Sponsorship and Promotional Opportunities’

In an unusual post, ArentFox Schiff noted recently that Major League Cricket (MLC) has “launched its inaugural season to a sold-out stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. The Texas Super Kings beat the Los Angeles Knight Riders by 69 runs, in an exciting opening match. “Although cricket, a sport loved by billions of fans worldwide, has…
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