The Horizon League Board of Directors announced last week the selection of Julie Roe Lach as Commissioner effective January 1, 2021. Roe Lach has served as the Deputy Commissioner for the Horizon League since 2014 overseeing strategic and financial planning, … Continue reading →
Dawson Brings an MBA in Journalism as well as Experience Working at Daily and Weekly Newspapers to the Nation’s Leading Publisher of Sports Law Periodicals Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced today the hire … Continue reading →
The National Sports Law Institute’s Annual Fall conference will take place online on Microsoft Teams on Friday, October 16, 2020. This year’s conference will focus on Perspectives from a Sports Law Faculty, and feature our own Sports Law Program faculty … Continue reading →
Texas Tech University today (Sept. 30) released an internal review of its softball program that led to the resignation of former head coach Adrian Gregory on Sept. 22. During the spring of 2020, Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt requested an … Continue reading →
Leron E. Rogers (partner) and John T. Rose (associate) have joined the Entertainment & Sports Law Department of Fox Rothschild LLP in Atlanta. The men were previously attorneys at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. “Leron and John’s collective experience … Continue reading →
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney launched a new women’s initiative earlier this month, kicking off a three-pronged program to improve retention and elevation of female attorneys within the firm. Called Forward Together, the program is led by shareholders Jill Felkins … Continue reading →
On August 3, 2020 U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Richard Blumenthal, Christopher Murphy, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ron Wyden, Mazie Hirono, and Kamala Harris issued a “College Athletes Bill of Rights” statement that sought to advance justice and opportunity for college athletes and … Continue reading →
The NFL named Jonathan Beane, an attorney, as its Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, effective September 8. Jonathan brings over 20 years of experience as a diversity practitioner with large organizations. In this role, Jonathan will … Continue reading →
Over the last year, name, image, and likeness (NIL) legislation has experienced varying levels of adoption at the state level, while rapidly attracting attention on the national stage as well. In recognition of that trend, the Harvard Journal of Sports … Continue reading →
The Drake Group, the community of academics advocating for the reform of collegiate athletics, recent addresses the Alston decision and the potential impact upon Title IX: “The Supreme Court on August 11, 2020, denied the motion by the NCAA and … Continue reading →