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Southhampton FC Names Law Firm as Official Legal Partner

Southhampton FC has announced a two-year partnership with Paris Smith as its Official Legal Partner. As part of this partnership, Paris Smith LLP “will offer comprehensive legal support to Southampton FC, leveraging its extensive expertise to assist the club in navigating the complex legal landscape of professional sports. This collaboration underscores Paris Smith’s dedication to…
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Professor ID’s Convicted Rapist on Dutch Beach Volleyball Team

Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was met with a mixed crowd during his Olympic debut this week due to the fact that he is a convicted rapist. Van de Velde has competed on the Netherlands beach volleyball team since 2017, but was convicted in 2016 for raping a 12 year-old-girl when he…
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Kate Porter Joins Bay FC as General Counsel

Kate Porter, a long-time partner at Vela Wood, has joined Bay FC, as the professional women’s socker club’s first general counsel. “My time at Vela Wood has been immensely rewarding, and I have been lucky to work with an incredible group of attorneys and support staff,” Porter said. “Bay is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization,…
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Report Suggests Cybersecurity Risks at the Olympic Games Will be Widespread

While previous Olympic games have faced cybersecurity threats, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, also known as Paris 2024, will see the largest number of threats, the most complex threat landscape, the largest ecosystem of threat actors, and the highest degree of ease for threat actors to execute attacks. To defend against these attacks and…
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Attorney Kate Porter of Vela Wood Is Featured as a Guest on Sports Law Expert Podcast

Hackney Publications (HP) has announced that Kate Porter, a partner and sports lawyer at Vela Wood, was interviewed last month on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here. Porter, who is well-known for her prowess in international sports law as well as an experienced arbitrator, was interviewed at the annual conference of the…
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New Service Offering is Expanding the Sport & Tourism Horizon

Cimarron Global Solutions, a U.S.-based leader in sport and tourism research and strategy, and Quantum Consultancy, a sport and entertainment advisory firm based in the U.K., announced today a partnership that the companies claim will “transform the international sport event hosting landscape across North America. This alliance brings together the expertise of two industry leaders to…
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Senators Pressure DHS to Provide NIL Guidance for International Student-Athletes

By Bernard G. Dennis III & Amy L. Peck, of Jackson Lewis As restrictions lessen on collegiate athletes’ ability to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), international student-athletes in F-1 status continue to be at risk if they pursue these economic opportunities. On April 29, 2024, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators penned a letter…
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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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