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Chicago Firm Will Represent 8 Former Northwestern Football Players ‘Victimized’ by Physical, Emotional and Sexual Abuse

July 24, 2023

Chicago-based personal injury and medical malpractice firm Levin & Perconti is partnering with renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent eight former Northwestern players in the hazing scandal that included physical, emotional and sexual abuse. From forced participation in humiliating acts, racial bias, to punishments that inflicted severe physical discomfort, sexual abuse and psychological trauma,…
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Sports Lawyer Named Minnesota’s Director of Athletic Compliance

July 21, 2023

The University of Minnesota Office of the General Counsel announced the hiring of Kevin Gomer as the Director of Athletic Compliance. In this role, Gomer will report to the University’s General Counsel and is responsible for overseeing all compliance efforts related to NCAA, Big Ten, and WCHA rules at the University of Minnesota. Gomer is…
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Proskauer Provides Legal Counsel to the Big 12 Conference on Media Rights Agreements with ESPN and Fox

July 18, 2023

Proskauer has announced that it provided legal counsel to the Big 12 Conference, one of the nation’s premier college athletic conferences, on the recently executed agreements for the extension of its media rights partnerships with ESPN and Fox. The agreements will run through the 2030-31 season. “This deal not only provides stability for the Big 12…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Highlights Shumaker Attorneys Bennett Speyer and Robert Boland

July 15, 2023

Hackney Publications announced today that Bennett Speyer and Robert Boland, who lead Shumaker’s Sports Law Practice, are the featured guests on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment of the podcast goes live can subscribe by visiting here. The firm was also recognized…
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SEC Names Sports Lawyer as Its MBB Associate Commissioner

July 14, 2023

Garth Glissman, Vice President of Basketball Operations for the National Basketball Association, has been named the Southeastern Conference Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday. Early on in his professional career, Glissman was a partner with Kutak Rock, a national law firm based in Omaha, NE. He joined the firm as…
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U.S. Integrity Announces Partnership with Fighting Illini Athletics

July 13, 2023

U.S. Integrity has announced a partnership with the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA), as the DIA aims to protect the integrity of its athletics department amidst the rapidly growing sports betting landscape in the U.S. USI will provide integrity monitoring services via its proprietary dashboard to the DIA. USI conducts analysis across…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Highlights Attorney Peter Goplerud of Spencer Fane, a Firm that Recently Recognized as One of the Best in the Sports Industry

July 10, 2023

Hackney Publications announced today that Peter Goplerud, a sports lawyer and of counsel at Spencer Fane, is the featured guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment, which was taped in early May, can be heard here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holt-hackney/episodes/A-visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Christian-Dennie–of-Fox-Rothschild-e21fnhq Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment of the podcast goes live…
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Texas A&M Professor Paul Batista Continues Role on 2023-24 SEC Executive Committee

July 5, 2023

Texas A&M University Faculty Athletics Representative Paul Batista will continue to serve as a member of the 2023-24 Southeastern Conference Executive Committee, the league office announced last month. Dr. Batista, who was originally selected to the SEC Executive Committee in 2022, is an Associate Professor in the Sport Management Division in the Department of Health…
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NCAA’S REGULATIONS ATTEMPT TO RESTRICT STATE LAW: THE NEW NIL BATTLEGROUND

July 3, 2023

By: Christina Stylianou & Gregg E. Clifton, Of Lewis Brisbois Despite numerous recent legal losses, the NCAA has asserted its intention to enforce its rules and crackdown on alleged NIL violations committed by its member schools. In another article earlier this month, we discussed recent trends regarding state legislation that has already been introduced or become law (Arkansas, Oklahoma,…
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Sports Law Expert Podcast Interviews Lightfoot Sports Lawyer Brian Kappel About His Work in Collegiate Athletics

June 26, 2023

Hackney Publications announced today that Lightfoot’s Brian Kappel, one of the nation’s leading sports lawyers in the area of collegiate athletics, is the featured guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment can be heard here. To be notified when a segment of the podcast goes live, like the one featuring Kappel, subscribe here. “Brian and…
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