The Esports Law Show, hosted by Ellen M. Zavian, has posted a new episode, featuring attorney Edward Gregory, the Marketing Lead at Fanatics. Gregory speaks with Zavian about “Pitting Brands and Understanding Brand Rivalries in the world of Esports.” The Esports Law Show is described as the place where sports, law, and business merge in…
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Hackney Publications has announced that Ivan Parron, an international sports lawyer and founding partner of PARRON LAW, is the featured guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment can be heard here. “Ivan’s work in the international sports law space, especially in Latin America, is second to none,” said Holt Hackney, the founder and publisher…
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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…
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Bushnell University’s School of Business, Leadership, and Technology has announced the launch of its new Master of Arts in Sports Management program designed for professionals seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in the sports industry. Classes begin August 2023. To find out more about registration, deadlines, and financial aid visit the program website. The Master of Arts in Sports Management will provide students with a comprehensive curriculum that…
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The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) completed its 26th annual conference in Las Vegas last week by announcing, fittingly, a slew of winners. The membership of SRLA presented its annual awards to instructors and professors, who teach sports law, typically at the undergraduate level. The year’s conference, which attracted more than 100 attendees, also…
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Students at George Washington University [GWU] may soon be cheering on their NCAA sports teams by yelling “Go Fog” – or “Fogriders,” or Foghoppers,” or even “Blue Fog” – according to an unauthorized disclosure of what is being called an “undemocratic new GW moniker process” to pick a new name for our sports teams, notes…
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The use of forced labor in consumer goods is “unacceptable,” according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), which today highlighted its support of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). SFIA also applauded the initiation of Customs & Border Patrol (CBP) seizures of imports suspected of using forced labor in the supply chain. “There…
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The Arena Group (NYSE American: AREN) (the “Company” or “The Arena Group”) announced today the appointment of Chris Pirrone as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sports. Pirrone brings over two decades of digital media experience to the newly-created role at the Company. As General Manager of Sports, Pirrone will oversee the growth of The…
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