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Segal McCambridge Hires Rashaan Williams, Esq., Expands Its Sports, Recreation & Entertainment Practice Group in New Jersey

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney announced today the addition of New Jersey attorney Rashaan Williams as Of Counsel to its Sports, Recreation & Entertainment practice group. He will be based in the firm’ Roseland, New Jersey office. Williams joins Segal McCambridge after founding his own firm, as well as serving as Assistant City Attorney for…
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Judge Wilken Pushes Back and Rejects Proposed House Settlement Following Rejection Of Her Expressed Concerns

By Gregg E. Clifton After a lengthy period of deliberation and the filing of numerous objections and letters from concerned individuals, Northern District of California Judge Claudia Wilken has now threatened to reject the House v. NCAA settlement because of the issue of roster limits that are currently part of the deal. As part of her five-page…
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Committee Announcement Offers Insight into the Future of Enforcement Under the House Settlement

By Joel D. Buckman, Matthew E. Eisler, Peter S. Spivack, Benjamin Andrew Fleming, and Evan W. Guimond, of Hogan Lovells As the pending settlement in In re: College Athlete NIL Litigation, Case No. 4:20-CV-03919 (N.D. Cal) (the “House Settlement”) inches toward a final approval hearing before Judge Claudia Wilken on April 7th, a big question facing NCAA Division…
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Hackney Publications Publishes Fifth Annual 100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About

Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the fifth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” a portal that serves as a resource for those in the sports industry who need experienced and capable legal counsel. The law firms are listed alphabetically, a testament to the difficulty in actually…
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Appellate Court Decision Highlights Painful Lesson to Screen and Supervise Employees

(Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Dr. Gil Fried, the Editor-in-Chief of Sports Facilities and the Law, a complimentary subscription periodical produced by Hackney Publications.) The need to properly vet employees, check their backgrounds, follow regulations (policies and procedures), and cooperate with authorities came to painful reality for Hyatt when a Missouri appellate…
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Global Sports Advocates Seeks Senior Associate

Global Sports Advocates, LLC, the boutique law firm founded by sports lawyer Paul Greene, is seeking a senior associate. About the job Global Sports Advocates, a law firm exclusively devoted to the practice of sports law seeks an experienced, thoughtful, hard-working attorney with 5+ years of experience in the arbitration/trial advocacy setting who is fully…
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Spencer Fane Hires Minnesota-Based Sports Lawyer

Spencer Fane LLP has announced the hire of sports lawyer Brian Schoenborn to its Corporate and Business Transactions practice group. Based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Schoenborn has deep expertise at the intersection of business law and estate planning. In addition to counseling families and private businesses, he has notably been an owner and board member…
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Hackney Publications Creates Client Referral Program for Sports Lawyers

Hackney Publications announced today a client referral program, leveraging 25 years of editing and publishing experience in the sports law field to pair potential legal clients with sports lawyers. Those “friends of Hackney Publications,” defined as subscribers and sponsors, will receive notification when a potential legal client reaches out through Sportslawexpert.com  (https://sportslawexpert.com/seeking-a-sports-lawyer/) as well as…
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SRLA Announces Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference, As Well As Registration and Hotel Link

The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced that Chance Miller, the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation at Coastal Carolina University, will be its keynote speaker for the 38th annual SRLA Conference, being held February 26 to March 1 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The association also announced that it has…
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Esports Joins the Olympic Movement: Unpacking the Decision and Exploring Potential Opportunities and Challenges

By Jeffrey Levine, JD, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor and Esport Business Program Lead, Drexel University (Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in Esports and the Law, where Levine is the Academic Editor.) This past summer, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a landmark decision to establish the Olympic Esports Games, with the inaugural 2025 event…
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