Barnes & Thornburg (www.btlaw.com) attorneys Dan Cohen and Stephen Weizenecker will be among the panel participants at the American Bar Association Forum on Entertainment & Sports Industries Fall Conference, set for Oct. 7-9 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Weizenecker, an Atlanta-based Barnes & Thornburg partner, serves as chair of the ABA Forum on…
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has added sports and entertainment attorney Eric Fishman to its Sports practice in its New York office, the firm announced. Fishman joins Hogan Lovells Cadwalader from ArentFox Schiff, where he served as co-leader of the firm’s Sports Industry Group. His practice includes representing professional athletes, sports agencies, media companies, leagues and investors…
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The Los Angeles Clippers are preparing to challenge some of the most severe penalties imposed on an NBA franchise after the league concluded that the team violated salary cap rules through arrangements that provided star Kawhi Leonard with millions of dollars in off-court income. The NBA announced Wednesday that the Clippers will forfeit five first-round…
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The Nashville Predators have entered into a multiyear partnership with personal injury law firm Wettermark Keith that includes naming rights to the television studio used for locally produced broadcasts of the NHL team’s road games. The agreement comes as the Predators begin a new local television arrangement with Scripps Sports that will make games available…
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The Tampa Bay Rays have secured key government approvals for a new ballpark and surrounding mixed-use development in Tampa, moving the Major League Baseball franchise closer to establishing a long-term home in the region. The Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved agreements connected to the project, which calls for a…
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As the fall semester gets underway, Marquette University profiled Aaron Hernandez this week … Professor Aaron Hernandez, L’13, returns to Marquette Law School in a full-circle moment that brings him back to where his legal journey began. Now joining the faculty as associate professor of practice and director of the National Sports Law Institute, Hernandez…
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Tim Brosnan, a former Major League Baseball executive and a lawyer, has been named the sixth commissioner of the Big East Conference. Brosnan will succeed Val Ackerman, who announced her retirement in April. He will begin his tenure Sept. 1. The appointment followed a national search conducted by the presidents of the Big East’s 11…
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Life Sports Agency has hired Josh Beauregard-Bell as a basketball agent, adding an experienced representative who has previously worked at Octagon, Wasserman and The Team. The Los Angeles-based agency announced the move Aug. 10. Beauregard-Bell has experience representing professional basketball players and advising athletes. Several of his existing clients will continue to be represented by…
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By John Banzhaf, Professor of Public Interest Law Emeritus, George Washington University Law School Now that Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve has declared that transwomen can play basketball in the WNBA, and WNBA Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Willliams has said, “I would welcome a trans athlete on my team,” former NBA Draft first round…
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A Katten team led by Sports and Sports Facilities Partner and Co-Chair Daniel Render acted as legal advisor to Blue Owl HomeCourt Partners’ fund (HomeCourt), a division of Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital platform in connection with its purchase of a minority stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers. HomeCourt, which partnered with the NBA in 2020…
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