The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) have named Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Anil Gollahalli interim commissioner effective Friday, April 14, when Commissioner Kevin Warren departs the conference to become the president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Bears. Gollahalli will serve as interim commissioner until May 15, when Tony Petitti…
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Irwin A. Kishner and Daniel A. Etna, co-chairs of Herrick’s nationally ranked Sports Law Group, along with members Joel Wagman and Barry Werbin, authored the Chambers Global Practice Guide, Sports Law 2023, United States Law and Practice. The Sports Law 2023 Guide covers 14 high-profile jurisdictions and provides the latest legal information on anti-doping, betting, disciplinary proceedings, commercial rights, corporate governance, intellectual property, data, dispute…
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Spencer Fane attorney Peter Goplerud will speak at the 47th Annual Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) Conference, a three-day event centered on “The Athlete in Sports,” on May 13 in Los Angeles. As part of the three-day event’s program centered on ‘The Athlete in Sports,’ Peter will moderate the panel Two Years of NIL: Legal and Policy Issues.…
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Sheppard Mullin has announced that partners David Sunkin and Brian Anderson have been named co-leaders of the firm’s Sports Industry Team. Sheppard’s multi-disciplinary Sports Industry Team includes more than 50 attorneys worldwide, who provide “full-service legal counsel to owners, investors, teams, athletes, leagues, governing bodies, facility operators, rights holders, advertising companies, sponsors, sports technology businesses…
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Thomas Samuel has been promoted to Deputy Commissioner of the Southland Conference after serving as Senior Associate Commissioner for Compliance Services since 2018. Samuel has been the chief compliance officer for the conference since 2017 while also serving in various capacities in the NCAA Governance structure. He is the Southland Conference representative on the Division…
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NASCAR driver Zach Herrin has announced a partnership with Lambda Legal, the leading national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV through litigation and public advocacy. As an openly gay NASCAR driver, Herrin said he is honored to support the important work of…
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Former Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team owner and retired sports law professor Jordan Kobritz will be the guest speaker at Fordham University on Thursday, April 13, at 4 PM. (EST) as part of the Gabelli Sports Business Initiative. Minor League Baseball has become big business, with team valuations increasing dramatically over the last two decades.…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the hiring of Pearlynn Houck as its first in-house General Counsel. Houck, who will begin her tenure on April 17, comes to the ACC from Robinson Bradshaw’s Charlotte office, where she was most recently a litigation shareholder. During her 17-year career at the firm, she has practiced in the…
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP has announced the hire of sports lawyer Zeena Angadicheril as of counsel in its Austin office. Angadicheril previously worked alongside Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Denis Braham at Winstead PC and in her role as assistant vice president for legal affairs for The University of Texas at Austin. With a shared passion and practice in sports and real estate,…
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There Department of Justice has announced the unsealing of a six-count Indictment charging Darryl Cohen, Brian Gilder, Charles Briscoe, and Calvin Darden, JR. in connection with two schemes to defraud professional basketball players. Cohen and Gilder were arrested this morning in, respectively, Chatsworth, California, and North Ridge, California, and will be presented later today in…
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