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[Podcast] One More Season: Student-Athlete Challenges to the NCAA’s Eligibility Rules Continue

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The landscape of college athletics is rapidly evolving. With new opportunities for student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), and the rise of revenue-sharing following the House settlement, legal...more

Mogin Law LLP

Gaming Giant’s $55B Buyout Raises Antitrust, National Security Red Flags

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Another mammoth deal involving artificial intelligence, this time in the global gaming arena, again reveals how investors positively glow when it comes to AI acquisitions and partnerships....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: CSC releases NIL deal data and more sports betting cases

On November 6, the College Sports Commission (CSC) published an NIL deal flow report that included data on third-party NIL deals through the end of October. According to the report, the CSC has cleared 12,175 deals totaling...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Who Owns University-Created Art? A Work Made for Hire Showdown Offers a Cautionary Tale for Higher Ed

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In a decision potentially implicating a number of universities and creative employees, a federal court in Vermont recently held that the University of Vermont (UVM) owned the copyright to a new athletic logo created by a...more

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Lessons on Protecting Your Company’s Crown Jewels – Do a Better Job than the Louvre Did Protecting Its Crown Jewels

The Louvre is synonymous with cultural excellence. That’s what makes the recent heist of crown jewels—and the subsequent state audit—so jarring. This wasn’t a Hollywood caper. It was a case study in how predictable,...more

Akerman LLP

Attempted Hockey Puck Theft Foiled by Referees

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Last week, Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scored his 900th NHL goal. He is the leading goal scorer in NHL history — having broken the record last season — and is the only player ever to have reached the...more

Miller Nash LLP

Navigating the New Era and Opportunities in College Athletics: Name, Image and Likeness

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Until recently, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) long-prohibited student athletes from making money off their name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Originally Published in the Portland Business...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2025 #2

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The NCAA on Friday declared six former Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible after investigations found they tried to fix games and provided information to gamblers about how they would manipulate...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Dream “TEAM” – Talent, Esquire, Agent, and Manager

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Athletes, entertainers, musicians and other individuals at the vanguard of their fields (whether it be the next Super Bowl MVP quarterback, Grammy-winning artist, or Oscar-winning director), often surround themselves with a...more

Akerman LLP

Whose bat is it anyway?

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The Los Angeles Dodgers recently won an unbelievably entertaining and memorable World Series Championship over the Toronto Blue Jays. The final out occurred in Game 7 when Alejandro Kirk hit into a double play after breaking...more

DLA Piper

New draft VAT legislation reshapes the place of supply rules for virtual streaming services and the rules applicable to the...

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Place of supply for virtual streaming services Under current Belgian VAT law, the place of supply for admission to cultural, artistic, sporting, scientific, educational, and entertainment events is determined by the location...more

Akerman LLP

Labor Relations: Baseball Style

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Congratulations to the 2025 World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their dramatic Game 7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays completed their quest for the rare baseball accomplishment of back-to-back championships. One...more

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Power Moves All Around: Xania Monet Tops the Charts, Djokovic Bets on Cob, Knicks Face a Logo Showdown and Sony Scores a $15M...

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Welcome back to the Spotlight! This past week, amidst Halloween candy sorting (and sampling…and re-sampling…) a recording artist by the name of Xania Monet generated enough radio play to make a historic appearance on the...more

Snell & Wilmer

Court Finds Location of the Person Placing Bets Is Crucial for Determining State Regulation of Online Gambling: Southern Ute...

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A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in Southern Ute Indian Tribe et al. v. Polis et al., provides clarification on the extent of state authority to regulate online sports betting...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Pre-Event Liability Releases in California Cycling Events After Whitehead v. City of Oakland: Spinning Wheel Limitations

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The recent unanimous California Supreme Court opinion in Whitehead v. City of Oakland addressed the permissible scope of pre-event liability releases under Government Code §835 in cases involving injuries on public property....more

Venable LLP

Chalk Talk: Managing Threats from the Skies - A Critical Element of Stadium Security

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In the next two years, the number of commercial and recreational drones operating in the United States is expected to almost triple, reaching close to three million. While the vast majority of drones are used for lawful...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

SCOTUS to Review Whether State Gender-Based Sports Designations Violate Title IX and Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

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Does Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevent states from designating separate girls’ and boys’ sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth?...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Lip-Sync for Your Rights: Recent Developments in Trademark Law and LGBTQ+ Performance Art

Drag is a form of performance art in which individuals use clothing, makeup, and exaggerated mannerisms to express and perform aspects of gender identity, often through parody, glamor, or camp. It can take many forms—from...more

Benesch

Cashing In On Preemption: Kalshi Lawsuits Preview the Future of Gambling Regulations

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Kalshi, a federally regulated event contract exchange, is challenging state gaming regulators in multiple courts to determine whether it should be governed solely by federal law or also by individual state gambling laws....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Legal Update: Federal Court Enjoins NCAA’s “Five-Year Rule” for JUCO Athletes

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On September 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada issued a significant order in Martinson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, granting a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s enforcement...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Maximizing Revenue: The Future of College Sports Media Rights in a Post-House World — Highway to NIL Podcast

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In this episode of Highway to NIL, Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys Cal Stein, Chris Brolley, and George Pla look at the post-House settlement landscape, including the revenue-sharing pool that allows schools to pay athletes...more

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EntertainHR: What Phish and Trey Anastasio Can Teach Us About Being an Ally 

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Trey Anastasio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Phish, surprised “phans” by making a guest appearance with the psych-punk band Guerilla Toss on October 17, 2025, at the Brooklyn Bowl. He has a long history of making...more

DLA Piper

Portugal - Global Bribery Offenses Guide (Updated)

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What is the legal framework governing bribery in Portugal? Bribery and corruption are regulated in articles 372 (Unlawfully Receiving or Offering an Advantage), 373 (Passive Corruption) and 374 (Active Corruption) of the...more

Weintraub Tobin

When Consent Isn’t Enough – The TTAB’s Decision in In re Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla

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A consent agreement can be a powerful tool to overcome a USPTO likelihood-of-confusion refusal—but only if it’s done right. In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley discuss...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Protecting Art Collections: Lessons from the Louvre Heist

In the wake of the Louvre heist, art collectors are rethinking how to secure and legally protect their collections. Tarter Krinsky & Drogin Art Law Group Chair Leila Amineddoleh explains the importance of key strategies for...more

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