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SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals

October 31, 2024

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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Providence College Names Sports Lawyer Mariana Perez as Assistant AD for Compliance and NIL Coordinator

October 30, 2024

Providence College has named sports lawyer Mariana Perez as its Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and NIL Coordinator. Perez began working at Providence College on May 1, 2023. Currently, she is responsible for helping to manage all aspects of the compliance office. She also is responsible for overseeing NIL activities, which includes working closely with…
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UNH Franklin Pierce’s Michael McCann Honored with 2025 AALS Law and Sports Section Award

October 28, 2024

Associate Dean Michael McCann, the Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute and Associate Dean for Intellectual Life, has been selected to receive the 2025 Association of American Law Schools’ Law and Sports Section Award. This prestigious award recognizes an individual who has made a substantial and significant contribution to scholarship, teaching, and/or service in the…
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Crowe & Dunlevy Welcomes Professor with Sports Law Experience As Of Counsel

October 22, 2024

Crowe & Dunlevy has announced that Oklahoma City University School of Law (OCU Law) Associate Professor Timothy T. Hsieh has joined the firm’s Oklahoma City office, further expanding the capacity and capabilities of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Professor Hsieh joins the firm in an Of Counsel role and he brings nearly two decades…
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Sports Lawyer Aalok Sharma Appointed as Chair of Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Workforce Management Policy Committee

October 17, 2024

Stinson LLP Partner Aalok Sharma has been appointed to serve as chair of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Workforce Management Policy Committee. As chair of this committee, Sharma will lead Chamber members, policy staff and stakeholders in advocating for policies that support a thriving business environment in Minnesota. The committee will also focus on addressing critical workplace…
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Political scientist explores extending constitutional duties to private actors

October 13, 2024

Do we have a constitutional duty to protect one another’s rights? What if each of us, as private citizens, were responsible for upholding the constitutional rights of our fellow citizens? For example, what if a landlord had a constitutional duty to provide safe and ample housing for his or her tenant, or a privately owned…
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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC AND SEATTLE REIGN FC NAME CHRISTINE MASSE AS CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

October 10, 2024

Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC announced today the appointment of Christine “Chris” Masse as Chief Legal Officer of the greater business enterprise representing both clubs. Masse brings 25 years of extensive legal experience to the Sounders and Reign, with deep-rooted expertise navigating transactions in a highly regulated environment. Masse marks the second executive…
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Criminal Defense Firm Announces Partnership with the Dallas Cowboys

October 2, 2024

Barbieri Law Firm, a North Texas criminal defense firm, has announced its partnership with the Dallas Cowboys, coinciding with the firm’s move to its new headquarters at The Star in Frisco, the world-renowned training facility and headquarters of the Cowboys. The partnership underscores “the alignment of two prominent North Texas entities, both focused on excellence in their…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Daniel Wallach, ‘Nation’s Preeminent Sports Betting Attorney’

October 1, 2024

Hackney Publications (HP) has announced that Daniel Wallach, founder of Wallach Legal (https://sportsgaminglaw.com/), has been interviewed on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here. Wallach is well-known in the sports industry as one of the foremost legal authorities in the country when it comes to sports betting legal issues. His firm…
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Polsinelli Attorney Named Assistant General Counsel at the Big Ten Conference

September 30, 2024

The Big Ten Conference has named Phillip Zeeck assistant general counsel. Zeeck will manage various functions within the Conference’s legal department, including contracts, policy development, legal analysis, intellectual property, and outside counsel coordination. A seasoned litigator in the collegiate athletics space, Zeeck will assist chief legal officer and general counsel Anil Gollahalli with litigation, arbitration…
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