ArentFox Schiff has announced that Phillip Gharabegian and Cheyenne Rodriguez have joined the firm in its Sports Industry Group and Corporate & Securities practice. Gharabegian joins as a partner and Rodriguez joins as an associate, and both will reside in the firm’s Los Angeles Office. Their additions mark a “strategic expansion of the firm’s nationally…
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(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical. Subscribers have access to more than 5,000 articles and case summaries.) A federal judge from the Western District of Arkansas has granted a school district’s motion for summary judgment in a case in which it was sued for…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law publications, has partnered with the Sports and Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA) to create the organization’s membership newsletter – Risk Management in Sports, A SERMA Membership Publication. SERMA, which was founded in 2022 by attorney Rich Lenkov, is the first risk management association devoted entirely…
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Buchalter has announced the addition of Shareholder Josh Escovedo to its Sacramento and Los Angeles offices. Escovedo brings a wealth of legal experience and a diverse litigation practice with an emphasis on intellectual property, real estate, business, and sports law issues. “Josh is a seasoned attorney with a remarkable breadth of expertise, and we are thrilled…
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Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally, has officially “welcomed” the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) to its United Against Online Abuse coalition. FIA President and founder of UAOA campaign, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, was “pleased” to host IFAF President Pierre Trochet during…
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By Gregg E. Clifton After a lengthy period of deliberation and the filing of numerous objections and letters from concerned individuals, Northern District of California Judge Claudia Wilken has now threatened to reject the House v. NCAA settlement because of the issue of roster limits that are currently part of the deal. As part of her five-page…
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Hackney Publications (HP) announced today that Connor Glass, a sports lawyer at Church Church Hittle + Antrim, has been interviewed on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment can be heard here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/holt-hackney/episodes/A-Visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Connor-Glass–of-CCHA-e31eb7l Glass is an Associate Attorney at CCHA, focusing on NCAA compliance and infractions, Title IX gender equity reviews, and navigating the evolving NIL…
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WIAA communications director Sean Bessette recently issued a statement saying that abiding by the Trump Administration’s transgender law would violate the state’s inclusion laws. “The WIAA has been told by the Attorney General’s office, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction that proposed amendments ML/HS #7 and ML/HS #8…
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(What follows is an excerpt from an article that appeared in Sports Litigation Alert. The full article can be viewed at ) By Alexandra Miljanic, 3L, University of North Carolina School of Law The evolution of college athletics has not only impacted student-athletes, but also football coaches, whose contracts have evolved from handshake agreements to…
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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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