Jeff Parry has joined the Furman athletics staff as the department’s director of compliance, according to associate athletics director for compliance Kara Carpenter. Prior to joining the Furman staff, Parry served as a compliance assistant at Old Dominion. He also has previous experience in compliance at the University of North Carolina and BYU and as…
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Sports Lawyer Gregg Clifton, who has been leading Jackson Lewis’s high-profile sports group for 12 years, has left the firm and joined another firm, where he will lead that new firm’s sports group. He is reportedly being joined by other Jackson Lewis attorneys. While Clifton’s Linkedin page still lists Jackson Lewis, the firm has removed…
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Hackney Publications announced today that its readers have identified PARRON LAW® as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the Sports Law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” The PARRON LAW® sports group is led by attorney Ivan Parron® with over twenty-five years’ experience as…
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Greenspoon Marder has announced the expansion of the firm’s Entertainment & Sports practice group with the addition of partner Ahmand Johnson in Miami. Johnson assists entertainers, athletes, and companies of all sizes in a wide array of transactional matters. He also brings 15 years of litigation experience representing individuals and companies in high stakes commercial…
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Hackney Publications has announced that its readers have identified Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the portal serves as…
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The Drake Group Webinar Series continues with an April 21 event that addresses ‘Critical Issues in Collegiate Athletics. Hosted by 2aDays, the panelists will explore “how rights of free speech operate in the context of intercollegiate athletics including speech used abusively by athletes, athletes protesting abuse by coaches, trainers, or other university staff, athletes engaging…
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Hackney Publications announced today that its readers have identified Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the…
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Katherine Pothier is coming home. Pothier, who spent six years with the Texas Rangers and eight years with the San Diego Padres, has reportedly been named the chief legal officer of the New York Mets. A New jersey native and graduate of Rutgers Law School, she replaces David Cohen, who left last year following an…
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Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business has launched the Gabelli Sports Business Initiative to explore, debate and propose solutions to the many important issues involving the sports industry. The Initiative, to be led by Mark Conrad, Associate Professor of Law and Ethics and a longtime writer and observer of the industry, will bring together experts…
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Hackney Publications has announced that its readers have identified Herrick, Feinstein LLP as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the portal serves…
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