By Ropes & Gray litigation & enforcement partner Christopher P. Conniff and senior counsel Dennis M. Coleman, intellectual property partner Erica L. Han, and associates Chidi Oteh, Daniel Freshman, Tatum Wheeler, Estaban M. De La Torre, and Pary Godalia. Like...
The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) has announced that Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will receive its Michael Weiner Award of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the association, on May 10 during its 49th Annual Conference in Baltimore. For details on the...
By Joseph M. Ricco IV The Chicago Bears are fortifying their leadership, signaling a new strategic direction with the recent hires of Krista Whitaker as Chief Legal Officer and Andrea Zopp as Senior Advisor. While the team is also making headlines for its plans to...
Hackney Publications (HP) has announced the inclusion of Fisher Phillips to its “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” The firm’s practice group was recognized based on feedback from HP’ readers. In addition, the company announced that Adam...
Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia has announced a sponsorship of the Miami Marlins. The law firm sees the partnership as “a significant step in its mission to support local initiatives and foster community spirit.” The decision to sponsor the Miami Marlins reflects...
The University of Virginia has promoted Jason Baum to the position of deputy athletic director for legal and regulatory affairs. Baum has been a member of the Virginia athletics department since 2014. Most recently, he has overseen the compliance department as the...
By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer A couple from Ohio attended a minor league baseball game. One was seriously injured. They sued the owner of the team, but due to the tiny print on the back of the ticket, coupled with over eight pages of legalese on the team’s website,...
By Professor Robert J Romano, JD, LLM, St. John’s University, Senior Writer In an opinion filed by the Supreme Court for the State of Illinois on March 8, 2024, the Court upheld the Appellate Court’s finding that the defendants in the matter of M.U., a minor child, by...
By Gary Chester, Senior Writer The case of a Wisconsin high school wrestler who was sanctioned for unsportsmanlike conduct raised the familiar issue of whether statewide interscholastic athletic associations engage in state action when they enforce a rule. The general...
By Michael S. Carroll, PhD On January 31, 2024, US District Judge Michael Mills for the Northern District of Mississippi dismissed the lawsuit filed by former football player DeSanto Rollins against the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and head football coach Lane...
By Brian Guerinot and Kristin L. Smith, of Fisher & Phillips LLP On March 27, 2024, a federal appeals court ruled that Title IX does not apply to a private school based purely on its nonprofit status, reversing a lower court’s bombshell decision that put the...
By Joseph M. Ricco, IV The standstill between the Florida High School Athletic Association and the evolving landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) appears to be concluding. This comes as the result of a new proposal by the FHSAA, which would grant high school...
