Professors use Sports Litigation Alert in the classroom primarily to supplement textbooks with current, real-world case studies, fostering better in-class discussion and allowing students to apply legal concepts to up-to-date issues. Key benefits for a professor include: Currency of Information: Textbooks can quickly become outdated in the fast-moving field of sports law. The bi-weekly Alert provides timely summaries…
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Hackney Publications has announced the availability of a recent interview with the highly regarded sports law team at Shumaker – Bennett Speyer, Robert Boland, and Bart Lambergman – on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment, which features a free-flowing and timely discussion about collegiate athletics as well as other topics, can be heard here…
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Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05), chair of the bipartisan College Sports Caucus and Vice Chair of the Higher Education Subcommittee of the Education and the Workforce Committee, has introduced H.R.5693, the PROTECT Act, “to prevent private equity from taking control of college sports or leveraging future athletics revenues and other assets as collateral for private and foreign…
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Major League Baseball is advancing talks with NBCUniversal, Netflix, and ESPN on new media rights deals that could change how fans watch the sport. NBCUniversal is nearing a three year, $200 million-per-year pact to air Sunday night games on NBC and stream additional matchups on Peacock. Netflix is close to a $35 million annual agreement…
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Day Pitney LLP has announced recently that Juan P. Delgado has joined the firm as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Sports, Media, and Entertainment practice. Delgado brings nearly 30 years of experience advising media, entertainment, and technology companies, as well as extensive corporate, M&A, and family office experience. He will be based in…
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ArentFox Schiff has announced that Phillip Gharabegian and Cheyenne Rodriguez have joined the firm in its Sports Industry Group and Corporate & Securities practice. Gharabegian joins as a partner and Rodriguez joins as an associate, and both will reside in the firm’s Los Angeles Office. Their additions mark a “strategic expansion of the firm’s nationally…
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The Women’s Tennis Association [WTA] and International Tennis Federation [ITF] on Tuesday published the first-ever season-wide report outlining the scale of abuse directed at players on social media — and are calling on the gambling industry to more effectively tackle those responsible. The report findings are taken from Signify Group’s Threat Matrix service, which went…
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Hackney Publications announced today the availability of a recent interview with Sports Lawyer John Tyrrell of Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-visit-with-sports-lawyer-john-tyrrell-of/id1740807429?i=1000709963990 “John has extensive experience representing operators and managers of stadiums, arenas, entertainment and recreational facilities, including professional and collegiate sports…
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Sports lawyer William “Bill” Bock III, a partner at Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP, recently joined Sports Litigation Alert Editor Holt Hackney as a guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment, which was made available today, can be heard here – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-visit-with-sports-lawyer-william-bock-of/id1740807429?i=1000704345799. “Bill is an icon in the sports industry, known for his…
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Hackney Publications (HP) has announced that Michael Viverito, a sports lawyer at Power & Cronin, has been interviewed on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/holt-hackney/episodes/A-Visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Michael-Viverito–of-Power–Cronin-e2v9er3). Prior to joining the firm, Viverito gained experience in both NCAA athletic compliance and professional sports, having interned with Northern Illinois University and the…
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