Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney (SMSM) has announced that Courtney Dunn has rejoined its sports law group as a legal associate. Dunn first joined SMSM in 2019. In February of 2021, she took a position at Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C. Seven months later she elected to return to SMSM. Prior to joining the firm for…
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By Jordan Kobritz For athletes who are at the top of their game, it’s difficult to walk away from something they love doing. The risk and fear of losing a part of oneself is a powerful message that screams, “go on,” regardless of the cost. But for some of them, there comes a time when…
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SBRnet has signed a content partnership with Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals. Hackney Publications will provide content from Sports Law Expert (SLE), an outlet that tracks legal developments in the sports industry. SLE will be distributed as part of SBRnet’s core level subscription package to more than 230 colleges nationwide,…
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Hundreds of colleges and universities across the country, both public and private, have issued mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. Now with the fall semester in full swing students, faculty and staff (especially in athletics) have been challenging the mandates. Institutions find themselves facing litigation that challenges these policies. Well over 100 vaccine mandate lawsuits have been…
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Donna Lopiano, former University of Texas AD and a leader for women’s rights in collegiate athletics, recently sent out the following missive in her role as President of the Drake Group. “Newly enacted laws give college athletes the opportunity to earn substantial incomes by monetizing their names, images and likenesses (NILs) through product endorsements, appearances…
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Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, today announced the creation of a new publication for the sports industry designed to keep sports and fitness brands, suppliers, retailers, and their partners abreast of legal and risk-management issues in the sports and fitness industry. Sports Fitness Industry and the Law, created in partnership…
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that John Tortora has been named the club’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. A graduate of Seton Hall University, where he earned both his bachelor’s and JD, Tortora has spent the previous decade in various executive roles with the San Jose Sharks, ascending to Co-President before his…
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Frederick R. Nance, a member of RPM International Inc. Board of Directors, has been named to Savoy Magazine’s 2021 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors list. Nance has served as global managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs (U.S.) LLP since 2017, heading 45 offices across 20 countries, as well as the firm’s U.S. Sports & Entertainment…
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The National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School will present its annual fall conference on Friday, October 15. It will feature Perspectives from members of our Sports Law Alumni Association who teach sports law and sports management at various universities around the country. The conference will cover a wide range of topics, from gender equity issues…
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Yesterday, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum to all Field offices providing updated guidance regarding her position that certain Players at Academic Institutions (sometimes referred to as student athletes), are employees under the National Labor Relations Act, and, as such, are afforded all statutory protections. The memo further advises that, where…
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