In anticipation of closing its Series-A funding round, CheckN (www.checkN.com), a new Social Utility App that claims it “is changing the way brands, celebrities and venues engage fans,” has appointed a new member to its board. Specifically, it announced the addition of sports, business, and government executive Donald Remy, who is widely-known for over a…
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Santa Clara University School of Law has announced its 2nd Annual Sports Law Conference will take place on Friday, January 24, 2025. The conference will bring together many of the sports industry’s top attorneys and business professionals for a full day of sports law-related programming and networking. The panels throughout the day will discuss hot…
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Haynes Boone has announced the promotion of sports lawyer Errol Brown to partner, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Brown, who works in the Denver office, focuses his practice on corporate transactions and governance for the sports industry, including professional teams, venues, broadcasting rights and emerging technologies. With experience as in-house counsel and in corporate strategy, he…
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The Las Vegas Night Owls of Major League Pickleball (MLP) has announced the appointment of Chris Patrick as their new General Manager. The franchise noted that it believes that Patrick’s “wealth of experience will significantly enhance their prospects for success. As a former Vice President of Basketball at Relativity Sports, Managing Partner at the Sports Law Group, and Deputy…
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The Chicago Cubs are seeking to hire Corporate Counsel to work in the legal depart of the iconic franchise. The Cubs describe the position as “a critical player in the Chicago Cubs Legal Department and will provide legal support to business units across the Chicago Cubs organization and its affiliated entities. The position will report…
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(Editor’s Note: The following was written by Dr. Gil Fried, Professor, University of West Florida, and the editor of Sports Facilities and the Law. For the full story, and others like it, subscribe for free to SFL.) Case Summary: When stadium security personnel questioned an attendee’s behavior at a Major League Baseball (MLB) team’s home opener,…
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Lindsey LaForest, an associate attorney at Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC, will be returning to her alma mater, the University of Michigan, as a lecturer in the School of Kinesiology for the upcoming winter semester. She will teach Legal and Ethical Issues in Sport to undergraduate students. LaForest graduated from the University of Michigan…
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Speaking at last week’s Concussion Legacy Foundation’s Gala, NHLPA president Marty Walsh made headlines by announcing the union is forming its first-ever CTE Advisory Committee to help hockey players better understand CTE and the impact of concussions on the brain. Walsh received CLF’s 2024 Impact Award for his advocacy on behalf of current and future…
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Proskauer has announced the promotion of 21 lawyers (15 to partner and 6 to senior counsel), including one sports lawyer, Arthur Burke, who was promoted to partner. Burke is part of the Corporate Department and a member of the Sports Group, focusing his practice on mergers and acquisitions, material transactions, governance and general corporate matters…
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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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