Richard Wegener at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Name, Image and Likeness Scouting Report, Week 6: Midseason Update — Five NIL Trends We’re Watching

The Iron Bowl is the name given to the annual Alabama–Auburn football rivalry: a key late-season matchup between the Auburn University Tigers and University of Alabama Crimson Tide, both charter members of the Southeastern...more

10/25/2021 / College Athletes , Colleges , Educational Institutions , Name and Likeness , NCAA , Student Athletes , Universities

Name, Image and Likeness Scouting Report, Week 5: Conference and Member School NIL Policies Proliferate, But Enforcement Remains...

The academic calendar has turned to October as athletic conferences and their member institutions attempt to deal with athletes’ growing expectations about name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities. The tsunami created by...more

10/18/2021 / College Athletes , Colleges , Educational Institutions , Name and Likeness , NCAA , Scholarships , School Policies , Student Athletes , Universities

Name, Image and Likeness Scouting Report, Week 4: The States Quarterback NIL Change

Having covered the background history of the evolution of college athletes’ name, image and likeness (NIL) rights in our prior bulletins, our next series of bulletins will address where we are now in the current, but still...more

10/11/2021 / College Athletes , Educational Institutions , Name and Likeness , NCAA , Scholarships , Student Athletes

Name, Image and Likeness Scouting Report, Week 3: What’s Next for the NCAA?

Throughout the history of college sports, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has remained the national governing and rulemaking body for collegiate athletics, with a commitment to the principle of amateurism....more

9/27/2021 / College Athletes , Name and Likeness , NCAA , Student Athletes

Name, Image and Likeness Scouting Report, Week 1: Throw Out the Old Playbook

The 2021 college football season is upon us and, for the first time, college athletes in all sports can exercise their publicity rights — commonly referred to as “name, image and likeness” (NIL) — without sacrificing their...more

9/13/2021 / College Athletes , Endorsements , Name and Likeness , NCAA , Student Athletes

Price Gouging Laws and COVID-19: Navigating Unprecedented Market Conditions

COVID-19 (commonly known as the coronavirus) continues to cause unprecedented disruptions to the economy and supply chains worldwide. Consumer preferences have shifted rapidly as well, placing unusual demand pressure on...more

3/24/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Goods or Services , Infectious Diseases , Price Gouging , Sherman Act

USDA Releases Long-Awaited Food Labeling Requirements for GMO Products

While most of us were making our final holiday plans, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) published the long-awaited rule to establish labeling requirements for foods that contain...more

1/4/2019 / Bioengineering , Disclosure Requirements , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , GMO , USDA

Crisis at the FTC? The Most Inexperienced Commission in Recent Times Prepares for Business

Back when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was a mere glimmer in Congress’ eye, the hope was that a Commission composed of five individuals serving staggered seven-year terms would give American competition and consumer...more

5/24/2018 / Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FTC Act , Mergers , Trump Administration

EU Court Says Loyalty Discounts Betray Competition: Ruling Underlines U.S. Differences

Intel's use of loyalty discounts and rebates to computer manufacturers and other actions directed at competitor Advanced Micro Devices violated EU competition law, according to the European Union's (EU) General Court. The...more

7/23/2014 / Corporate Counsel , Customer-Loyalty Programs , EU , European Commission , Fines , Intel , Manufacturers , Rebates , Unfair Competition

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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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