Hackney Publications has announced that it has published its latest segment of the Sports Law Expert Podcast, featuring attorney Irwin Kishner, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein LLP and co-chair of its Sports Law Group. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment goes live can subscribe by visiting here.…
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The Memphis Grizzlies have announced the hire of Salvatore Romanello as general counsel and senior vice president of business administration. Romanello, a former commercial litigation partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York, joined the Grizzlies from 605 LLC, an audience and data analytics company, which is focused on the media and entertainment industries.…
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The Sports Lawyers Association, the preeminent organization for legal professionals in the sports industry, announced today that registration has opened for its 47th Annual Conference, which will take place May 11-13 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles LA Live. This year’s conference, which regularly attracts more than 1,000 attorneys, agents, administrators, and academics, is designed…
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Mathew S. Rosengart will speak at Tulane Law School’s sixth annual Entertainment and Sports Law Conference in New Orleans March 3. The conference “brings together influential lawyers and executives in entertainment and sports to discuss the dynamics reshaping their industries.” Rosengart’s panel, titled “Entertainment & Sports Stars: High Profile Legal and…
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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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The Boston University CTE Center has annunced that they have now diagnosed 345 former NFL players with CTE out of 376 former players studied (91.7%). Among those diagnosed in the last year are two former players who once represented the teams paired in this Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII matchup – former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Rick Arrington,…
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The 3rd Annual Seton Hall Law School Sports Law Symposium will be held February 15-16 with the theme of Sports in Time of Change. Presented by the Seton Hall Law School Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment & Sports (GHamES) Initiative, the event’s organizers embrace an all-inclusive approach by offering a diverse slate of speakers and making it…
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As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to host the AFC Championship game this Sunday, Rob Grabow, writer, producer, co-director, and lead actor in the indie film The Year of the Dog, which touches upon indigenous themes, asks audiences to consider the question, “Is the Kansas City Chiefs team name harmful?” The Year of the Dog, which…
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Hogan Lovells has announced that Denver partner Matt Eisler has been named a “Sports, Gaming, and Entertainment Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal. The annual list recognizes legal professionals who have made significant marks on the practice, policy, and advancements of sports, gaming, and entertainment law. As head of Hogan Lovells’s Global Sports practice, Eisler…
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Hackney Publications announced today that it has published its latest segment of the Sports Law Expert Podcast, with future releases set to be distributed on January 30 and February 15. Today’s guest is sports lawyer Robert (Bob) Wallace, chairman of Thompson Coburn’s Sports Law Practice. The segment can be heard here: https://anchor.fm/holt-hackney/episodes/A-visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Bob-Wallace–of-Thompson-Coburn-e1sei66 “Bob is a…
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