Over the last decade, more American teenagers have aspired to bypass college soccer and Major League Soccer (MLS) to join European academies and clubs. Success stories like Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, and Weston McKennie...more
Private equity (PE) interest in U.S. collegiate athletics is accelerating as conferences and institutions pursue capital to fund facilities, monetize rights, manage NIL-era pressures, and navigate realignment-driven costs. ...more
3/23/2026
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Capital Formation ,
College Athletes ,
Contract Terms ,
Investment ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Private Equity ,
Risk Management ,
Title IX ,
Universities
The international movement of youth footballers (or soccer players) has accelerated dramatically over the past two decades. Clubs globalize their scouting, families relocate for career opportunities, and intermediaries...more
3/18/2026
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Child Protection Laws ,
Contract Terms ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Tax Issues ,
Minors ,
Risk Management ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Visas
Professional sports teams in the United States, Canada, and Europe have become a mainstream institutional asset class over the past decade. For investors, however, team equity is not a generic private equity position: it is...more
3/3/2026
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Asset Class ,
Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sports ,
Strategic Planning ,
Tax Planning
If there's one word to describe 2025 in sports law, it's transformation. From January through August 2025, the sports landscape experienced structural changes, most consequentially in college sports where the House v. NCAA...more
2/3/2026
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Collective Bargaining ,
College Athletes ,
Executive Orders ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Sherman Act ,
Sports Betting ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
WNBA
On June 6, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement agreement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), power conferences, and...more
7/10/2025
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Basketball ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation ,
Educational Institutions ,
Football ,
Gender Equity ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Revenue Sharing ,
School Sports ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Student Athletes ,
Universities ,
Webinars
Dive into the dynamic landscape of collegiate athletics with our complimentary webinar. Join us for an in-depth exploration of the ever-evolving world of NCAA athletics, where we’ll dissect the impact of recent landmark...more
Business owners considering exit options from their businesses often can be blinded by purchase price figures and proceeds, often “accepting” that paying capital gains tax is part of the deal. The ability to avoid or defer...more
5/9/2024
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Capital Gains ,
ESOP ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
S-Corporation ,
Sale of Assets ,
Selling a Business ,
Shareholders ,
Small Business ,
Stock Sale Agreements ,
Tax Planning
Following up on the latest release of updated guidance from the NCAA on “permissible” and “impermissible” actions, below are pointers for colleges, universities, student-athletes, brands and sponsors when it comes to Name,...more
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) owned government contractors received a holiday gift last week when President Biden, on December 27, 2021, signed the National Defense Authorization Act (the “NDAA”)....more