The litigation law firm of Gfeller Laurie LLP (based in West Hartford, CT) has expanded its footprint in the Northeast by opening a new office in Rutland, VT, and adding partners Thomas P. Aicher and Kaveh S. Shahi, along with associate Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer and their staff. Attorneys Aicher, Shahi, and Gebarowski-Shafer, formerly with Cleary, Shahi…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, will publish its 6th annual list of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practice Groups You Need to Know About” on March 16. It won’t be easy identifying the top 100 for the portal, which recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those…
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected an appeal from Russian cross-country skier Aleksandr Bolshunov regarding his exclusion from the 2026 Winter Olympics, ruling that the application was filed too late for its special Olympic division to consider. The CAS Ad hoc Division in Milan announced its first decision on Wednesday, concluding that…
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Professors use Sports Litigation Alert in the classroom primarily to supplement textbooks with current, real-world case studies, fostering better in-class discussion and allowing students to apply legal concepts to up-to-date issues. Key benefits for a professor include: Currency of Information: Textbooks can quickly become outdated in the fast-moving field of sports law. The bi-weekly Alert provides timely summaries…
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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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Green Lantern Solar, a leading renewable energy development and finance company focusing on commercial solar and energy storage systems, has announced its sponsorship of Ava Thurston, a promising talent on the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Thurston, a native of Green Lantern Solar’s “hometown” Waterbury, Vermont, and a member of the Dartmouth College ski…
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Yesterday’s news that a Utah jury sided with Gwyneth Paltrow in a civil trial involving a 2016 ski crash in which she collided with another skier led us to reflect on an article written in 2022 for Sports Litigation Alert by Professor James Moss, an expert in such things. But first, the statements. Paltrow: “I…
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