Dr. Jim Riordan, the founder in 2000 of the MBA Sport Management program at Florida Atlantic University, has always had a keen interest in trends and developments that shape collegiate athletics. In 2003, he served as a special consultant to the chair of the FAU...
By Hannah Dewey While the NCAA has stated that high school students may engage in the same types of NIL opportunities available to current student-athletes under its interim policy without impacting their NCAA eligibility, the same might not be true for high school...
By Cameron D. Turner and Nathan J. Law, of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. On June 29, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2338 into law as Public Act 102-0042, the “Student-Athlete Endorsement Act” (the...
Attorneys representing college athletes against the NCAA and Power Five Conferences in a class-action lawsuit regarding compensation rights for their names, images and likeness (NIL) have filed an amended lawsuit broadening damages sought and adding new information...
Pity college and university athletic departments. They are treading water in a sea of chaos that is the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) movement in collegiate athletics. On one hand, they have to embrace it, given the recruiting advantage is imbues for coaches and...
Panelists Ashton Henderson, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Detroit Pistons & Current President of N4A (Moderator) Lynda Wray Black, Associate Professor of Law & Faculty Athletics Representative, University...
By Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis The NCAA has lost an additional federal court battle on name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation for student-athletes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision confirming the Ninth Circuit’s ruling that the...
By Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, sports law professor at St. John’s University College Athletics will soon undergo a significant change as the NCAA, various state legislators, and several members of Congress, have or are proposing new rules or laws which would permit...
By Jason Re, 2L at the George Washington University Law SchoolResearch Assistance by Leila M. Diallo, 1L (The following appears in Esports and the Law, a sister publication of Sports Litigation Alert) In 2013, iLife Technologies, Inc. (“iLife”) brought suit against...
Spry, a technology company that creates a way for colleges and student athletes to embrace the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) movement, has announced an Advisory Board to support its mission of simplifying a complex problem, while addressing all the needs of multiple...
The LEAD1 Association (“LEAD1”), which represents the athletics directors of the 130-member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (“FBS”), and Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, today announced the creation of a new...
By Deborah Greaves, Michael Rueda, and Paolo Macchi, of Withersworldwide Major League Soccer, LLC (“MLS”) has met a formidable foe on an unexpected playing field, that of the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). This match arises out of a trademark...
