Proskauer Promotes New Partner to Sports Group

Proskauer, and its internationally recognized sports practice, has announced that Jason Krochak has been promoted to partner within Sports Group, part of a promotions class of 12 lawyers from across the Firm’s practices and offices.   “Jason is an outstanding...

Executive Summary – 3rd Annual Esports Survey

By Jonathan L. Israel, Julie A. McGinnis. Bobby Sharma, Michael J. Wall, and Kevin R. Schulz, of Foley   At the end of March — amid the first wave of COVID-19-related shutdown orders — an esports record was broken when 1.3 million broadcast television viewers...

Canadian Hockey League Class Action Settlement on Thin Ice

By Jon Heshka, Associate Professor at Thompson Rivers University   The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) agreed in February 2020 to pay $30 million to settle three class action lawsuits which claimed its underage players are employees and entitled to statutory minimum...

FEI Mandates Protective Headgear

By John T. Wendt   We have all seen the results of a dangerous concussion in football, hockey, soccer, and other sports. Now imagine that you are riding and falling off of a 1400-pound horse onto the ground, and the only thing protecting your head is a top hat....