The Board of Player Representatives of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) has elected Lloyd Howell as the Executive Director of the NFLPA. Howell will serve as the NFLPA’s 4th Executive Director, succeeding Ed Garvey (1971-1983), Gene Upshaw (1983-2008) and DeMaurice Smith (2009-current). “We are excited to have Lloyd lead our union into its next chapter and…
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The Pittsburgh Penguins has named Vukie Mpofu as Director of Hockey Operations and Legal Affairs. Mpofu’s primary responsibilities will include advising and assisting Pittsburgh’s Hockey Operations Department with player contract negotiations, ensuring compliance with the collective bargaining agreement and salary cap, and taking an active role leading the Penguins Hockey Research and Development Department. He…
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(Editor’s Note: While we await the imminent selection of the NFLPA’s next executive director, this felt like a good time to share attorney Christopher Deubert’s piece from a May issue of Sports Litigation Alert. Chris is a senior writer for Hackney Publications.) By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer The NFL Players Association’s (NFLPA) Board of Player…
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Andy Humes, who spent three years as an associate in business litigation for Ice Miller, LLP, has been named Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance Services at the University of South Carolina. Humes comes to South Carolina from the University of Missouri where he served as Executive Associate Athletics Director for Compliance and Administration from April…
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Hackney Publications has announced that Ivan Parron, an international sports lawyer and founding partner of PARRON LAW, is the featured guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment can be heard here. “Ivan’s work in the international sports law space, especially in Latin America, is second to none,” said Holt Hackney, the founder and publisher…
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Despite attempts to anonymize user data, the fitness app Strava allows anyone to find personal information – including home addresses – about some users. The finding, which is detailed in a new study, raises significant privacy concerns. “Strava users expect their personal information to be protected, and our work shows that this is not always…
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The University of Maryland has named Juan “Jay” Rosselló vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, effective Aug. 1. In this role, Rosselló will serve as the university’s chief legal officer responsible for managing the university’s legal affairs. He will focus on helping university clients fulfill their educational, research and entrepreneurial missions in accord…
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Trevecca Nazarene University has announced a learning-based partnership between the school’s undergraduate sport management program and the Nashville Sounds Baseball Club. Dr. Leigh Ann Danzey-Bussell, a professor of sport and entertainment management at Trevecca, coordinated with the Sounds’ Taylor Fisher, vice president of ticket sales and service, and general manager and COO Adam English on…
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Wells Fargo has announced a new Sports & Entertainment Program “focused on recognizing and supporting financial advisors who serve clients within the sports and entertainment industries.” Wells Fargo claims it “has a long history of serving the complex needs of clients with significant wealth. With the availability of the Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management…
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(Editor’s note: the following was written recently by Gary Chester, our long-time senior writer and a sports law professor, for Sports Litigation Alert. The Alert is the most-comprehensive sports law periodical in the nation, publishing 15 to 20 case summaries and articles every two weeks, and featuring a searchable archive of 5,000 summaries and articles.)…
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