olympics – Sports Law Expert

Former Team USA National Athlete Launches Mission to Combat the Silent Epidemic of CTE in Olympic Winter Sports

July 29, 2025

Former 9-year Team USA bobsledder William Person, lead plaintiff in the high-profile class action lawsuit spotlighted by The New York Times, Sports Litigation Alert, and Courthouse News Service, is taking matters into his own hands after rejecting a proposed settlement that offered “evaluation, but no treatment or compensation” for Team USA Olympic Bobsled athletes suffering…
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Law Firm Specializing in Anti-Doping Matters Highlighted in Chambers USA 2025 Sports Law Rankings

June 18, 2025

For the fourth year in a row, Global Sports Advocates has been ranked as one of the nation’s top sports law firms by Chambers USA. Additionally, Founding Partner Paul Greene was ranked individually by Chambers USA as a top sports lawyer in “Band 1.” Chambers and Partners evaluates legal professionals across 200 jurisdictions, offering comprehensive rankings and…
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Attorney William Bock Visits with the Sports Law Expert Podcast in Exclusive Interview

May 15, 2025

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 Publishes Fifth Annual 100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About

March 18, 2025

Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the fifth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” a portal that serves as a resource for those in the sports industry who need experienced and capable legal counsel. The law firms are listed alphabetically, a testament to the difficulty in actually…
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Law Firm gunnercooke Appoints ex-EFL and Millwall Chief to Head Up New Sport Team

February 15, 2025

International corporate law firm gunnercooke is launching a specialist sport division, headed up by former Chief Executive of Millwall Football Club and Director of the English Football League, Steve Kavanagh. gunnercookeSport will provide a full-service offering to sports clubs and players across all levels and stages of their journey, including legal advice, operations expertise and…
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SRLA Announces Keynote Speaker for Annual Conference, As Well As Registration and Hotel Link

January 28, 2025

The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) has announced that Chance Miller, the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation at Coastal Carolina University, will be its keynote speaker for the 38th annual SRLA Conference, being held February 26 to March 1 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The association also announced that it has…
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SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals

October 31, 2024

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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Report Suggests Cybersecurity Risks at the Olympic Games Will be Widespread

July 17, 2024

While previous Olympic games have faced cybersecurity threats, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, also known as Paris 2024, will see the largest number of threats, the most complex threat landscape, the largest ecosystem of threat actors, and the highest degree of ease for threat actors to execute attacks. To defend against these attacks and…
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New Service Offering is Expanding the Sport & Tourism Horizon

June 7, 2024

Cimarron Global Solutions, a U.S.-based leader in sport and tourism research and strategy, and Quantum Consultancy, a sport and entertainment advisory firm based in the U.K., announced today a partnership that the companies claim will “transform the international sport event hosting landscape across North America. This alliance brings together the expertise of two industry leaders to…
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Sports Law Professor Surprises Students with Trip to Summer Olympics

January 26, 2024

A group of Georgia State University College of Law Students are set to make history as they prepare to head to Paris, France in July for the 2024 Olympic games. The students are part of the “Legal Life of the Olympic Games” course which gives them the opportunity to study the business and legal issues…
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