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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
(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.)…
Read more
By Joshua Frieser For nearly two years, college athletes, sports agents, and sponsors have sought to create name, image, and likeness (NIL) contracts that comply with NCAA rules, state laws, university policies, and sponsorship and advertising laws—all while attempting to draft contracts that are effective and operate to meet the needs of the particular deal. Much like…
Read more
People are complex. What you see is not always the same thing that everyone else sees. Kristi Schoepfer, the Winthrop University (SC) sports law professor, was a textbook example of this. Dedicated. Detailed. Loyal. Generous. Fun. These were some of Kristi’s qualities. But not everyone saw all of those qualities. Sadly, many of those who…
Read more
Hackney Publications announced today that Jared P. Vasiliauskas, a sports lawyer and partner at Power & Cronin, is the featured guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment can be heard here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holt-hackney/episodes/A-visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Jared-Vasiliauskas–of-Power–Cronin-e23jnt7 Vasiliauskas focuses his practice in the areas of Business, Labor/Employment and Sports Law. With regard to the latter, he has…
Read more
Federal tax records have revealed that the NCAA’s former chief operating officer, Donald Remy, received a “severance payment” of just over $2.4 million during the 2021 calendar year. In combination with his regular salary, Remy received approximately $3.6 million, according to a report published in USA Today. Remy, who was defending two antitrust lawsuits on…
Read more
Stinson LLP Partner Aalok Sharma is featured in a recent Minnesota Lawyer article, “Breaking the Ice: Sports entertainment practice ‘doesn’t feel like work.’” The article highlights Sharma’s legal practice, including the unique and challenging aspects of his work. “People think esports is just electronic sports. It’s a discrete issue within my entire practice, which is what I would call…
Read more
