Sports Litigation Alert Current Issue

By Dr. Rachel S. Silverman Jake Whalen attended Waunakee High School and graduated in 2024. During his 2021-22 basketball season he was the junior varsity team's captain and starter. A group of parents, including the Whalens, attempted to remove Dana Mackenzie, the...

By Russell C. Garner Dianthia Ford-Kee was appointed as Mississippi Valley State University’s (MVSU) Athletic Director on November 18, 2013, and was the first woman appointed to the role in the University’s history. Of note, Ford-Kee's hiring was not contractual, but...

By Jackson Whaley (Graduate Student, The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina) and Dr. Kwangho Park (Assistant Professor, The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina) Plaintiff Robert Lafayette (Lafayette) enrolled his son in a youth basketball...

By Myles White  This article discusses a case arising out of events that took place during and after the 2020-2021 academic and athletic school year, which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Plaintiffs in this case were comprised of nine women’s...

By Jon Heshka It’s impossible to know the scope and scale of how and where President Trump’s budget cuts will be felt by visitors to national parks but it is safe to say that there will be pain. Last year, 331.9 million people visited national parks. This was an...

By Joseph Michael Ricco IV Vanderbilt University has faced repeated fines from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) after fans stormed the court following major basketball victories, racking up $850,000 in penalties during the 2024-25 season alone. In response, the...

By John Wendt In the French Ligue 1 soccer on February 22, 2025, AJ Auxerre secured a 3-0 victory over Olympique de Marseille (OM).  What made legal news is that following the game, OM president Pablo Longoria took exception to the officiating and roundly...

By Aloke S. Chakravarty and Nikhil A. Mehta, of Saul Ewing The sports world is adapting to advancements in technology both on the field and off.  Data science is being deployed in professional and quasi-professional sports in ways that directly affect the bottom...

100lawfirms.com is portal that recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those in need of experienced and capable legal counsel in the sports law arena. Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the fifth annual “100 Law Firms with...

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 written ones containing increased...

By Maggie Malaney Over the winter, the Santa Clara University School of Law and Professor Leonard Lun hosted the 2nd Annual Sports Law Conference. Building on the success of last year’s event—featuring keynote speaker Bill Duffy—this year’s conference brought together...

By Jason Lee, 1L, Santa Clara University School of Law AI in Sports: Balancing Innovation with Privacy This past winter a discussion on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy as it relates to sports took place at the second annual Sports Law...

By Gabby Pacula The second panel at the SCU Sports Law Conference last month provided an insightful exploration of the vital role attorneys play in representing major brands in the sports industry. The panel featured experienced in-house attorneys from The Coca-Cola...

By Máire Rock Over the winter, Santa Clara University School of Law hosted its annual Sports Law Conference. The third panel, entitled “The Rise of Women’s Sports,” was especially provocative. The panel included Leslie Osborne Lewis (founder and co-owner of Bay FC and...

By Brittany Prock, Santa Clara University School of Law Santa Clara University (SCU) School of Law hosted its second annual Sports Law Conference over the winter in Santa Clara, CA. Among several dynamic sessions that took place throughout the day, the keynote address...

By Rashan E. Isaac, Ph.D. Candidate- University of New Mexico (Sport Administration) Introduction The gaming community is familiar with disputes related to intellectual property, with the Pokémon franchise being heavily involved with multiple legal cases related to...

By Alyssa Rodriguez and Gregg E. Clifton West Virginia joins Georgia, Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri in an effort to protect the state’s student-athletes and potentially prevent the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) from...

The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), the leading advocates for professional tennis players worldwide, has announced the launch of its Athlete Counsel & Equity (ACE) Program. This initiative, co-founded by WTA player Tara Moore, will provide...

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has announced that Intralot, Inc. (Intralot) and its small business subcontractor, Veterans Services Corporation (VSC), will pay the District a combined $6.5 million for deceiving city officials to win and then...

Termini will serve as Association’s primary leader for revenue generation efforts The NCAA has named Chris Termini as vice president of championships business affairs. With more than 15 years of experience in sports business and law, Termini has played a pivotal role...

As one of the legal industry’s most popular speakers, David Lancelot, the CLO and EVP of Advocacy at LawVu (https://lawvu.com/, has interacted with countless GCs about the challenges they encounter when managing their workload. And that workload is increasing. “Amid...

Herrick has announced that Milton Springut, an intellectual property practitioner widely regarded for his work on disputes involving computers and electrical systems as well as luxury fashion brands, has joined the firm as partner from Moses & Singer LLP....

Excel Sports Management has announced Excel Search & Advisory, an executive search and leadership consulting practice that formerly operated as Nolan Partners. Excel Search & Advisory combines Excel’s industry relationships with the specialized sports and...