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Surge in Sports Law Practice Groups Makes It Harder for Hackney Publications to Identify Annual Definitive Directory of Sports Law Practice Groups | Sports Litigation Alert

Surge in Sports Law Practice Groups Makes It Harder for Hackney Publications to Identify Annual Definitive Directory of Sports Law Practice Groups

Feb 20, 2026

Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, will publish its 6th annual list of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practice Groups You Need to Know About” on March 16.

It won’t be easy identifying the top 100 for the portal, which recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those in need of experienced and capable legal counsel in the sports law arena.

“in recent years, there has been a surge of law firms that have announced their entry into the sports industry,” said Holt Hackney, the CEO of HP. “There are several reasons for this, such as the growth of NIL work in collegiate athletics and the legalization of sports betting. Today, there are several hundred sports law practices groups worthy of consideration, triple the amount of ten years ago.”

HP will continue to produce the list at 100lawfirms.com, as well as share its unveiling across its many platforms when it is announced.

“Firms will be recognized, regardless of whether they are a subscriber, or a customer of HP,” Hackney added. “This is our giveback to the industry.”

If a law firm is not on the list, but would like to be considered, they are encouraged to complete the following form – https://100lawfirms.com/law-firm-entry-form/

ABOUT HACKNEY PUBLICATIONS

Hackney Publications (www.hackneypublications.com) is the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals. The company was founded by journalist Holt Hackney. Hackney began his career as a sportswriter, before taking on the then-nascent sports business beat at Financial World Magazine in the late 1980s. A few years later, Hackney started writing about the law, managing five legal newsletters for LRP Publications. In 1999, he founded Hackney Publications. Today, Hackney publishes or co-publishes 25 sports law periodicals, including Sports Litigation Alert (www.sportslitigationalert.com).

The Alert, which publishes 24 times a year, offers subscribers a searchable archive of more than 5,000 case summaries and articles, the largest sports law-specific archive in the world. Not surprisingly, the Alert is used in more than 100 sports law classrooms any given semester, entraining students destined for a career in the sports industry, as well as the next generation of sports lawyers.

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