University of New Hampshire President James W. Dean, Jr. announced earlier this week that Allison Rich, Esq., Ed.D. has been named the University of New Hampshire Director of Athletics. She succeeds Marty Scarano, who announced his retirement Nov. 22, 2021, and will finish his 22nd year this summer. Rich, who brings nearly three decades of…
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The Major League Baseball Players Association has announced a series of promotions among its senior staff that will enhance the union’s ability to advance and protect Players’ rights. Bruce Meyer, who has served as Senior Director, Collective Bargaining & Legal and was integral to the most recent round of collective bargaining, has been promoted to…
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Hogan Lovells recently represented five Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs in salary arbitration proceedings, a growing practice area for the firm. Hogan Lovells associate Jimmy McEntee served as lead counsel in these proceedings, which included two arbitration hearings and four settlements. Since joining the firm, he has built a practice focused on representing Major League…
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The Drake Group, an organization focused on reforming collegiate athletics, has announced the election of attorney Julie Sommer as our President-Elect as well as the reelection of Board members-at-large B. David Ridpath, Bruce Smith, and Connee Zotos. Dr. Ridpath, Associate Professor of Sports Business at Ohio University, College of Business, is Academic Co-Editor of the…
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Northwestern State has named Sydney Jones its new Deputy Athletic Director for Business and Finance and its Senior Woman Administrator. Jones comes to NSU from soon-to-be fellow Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Commerce where she spent the past five months as the department’s Senior Associate Athletic Director for business services and SWA. Jones’ hiring is subject…
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Christopher J. Vaccaro, Esq., an adjunct sports law professor and former Hunterdon County (NJ) Assistant Prosecutor, has joined Kearns Rotolo and will focus primarily on criminal defense and DUI/DWI cases. In addition to concentrating on criminal defense and DUI/DWI cases, Chris will handle cases involving domestic violence, municipal court matters, motor vehicle violations, and cannabis…
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Lamar University has announced the selection of Jeff O’Malley, a lawyer, as the university’s new Director of Athletics. O’Malley joins Lamar after a highly successful 20-year tenure at Marshall University serving as the Associate Director of Athletics/Chief of Staff and liaison to the university’s General Counsel. O’Malley, who will take the reins of Lamar University…
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The global law firm of Hogan Lovells represented Rob Walton, Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner in the purchase and sale agreement announced on June 7 for the Walton-Penner family to acquire the Denver Broncos from the Pat Bowlen Trust. The Hogan Lovells deal team was led by partners Matt Eisler, head of the firm’s…
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The Sports and Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA) has announced the appointments of Weber Gallagher’s Scott W. Bermack, co-chair of the firm’s General Liability Practice and managing partner of the New York Office, and KPM LAW’s Brian A. Cafritz, Esq., managing partner of the firm’s Leisure & Entertainment Litigation Group as well as the Restaurant…
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Blank Rome LLP has announced that David A. Moreno, Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice group and as a member of the firm’s Sports Law team. Moreno is a seasoned trial attorney whose practice spans commercial litigation, white collar defense, business law, sports law, and reputational management. Prior to joining Blank Rome,…
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