Labor Unrest in the NFL – What It Means for Sponsors, Television Partners and Licensees

By Irwin A. Kishner, Esq., Matthew D. Pace, Esq., and Rick Torres, Esq. The 2010-11 National Football League season concluded with a down-to-the-wire nail-biter between the Packers and Steelers that was of huge interest to millions of football fans nationwide, the league, its other teams and their players, and the league’s television, licensing and sponsorship partners.   Now, another down-to-the-wire nail-biter is underway -- this one between the league and the National Football League P