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“Fair, Fast and Free”: Arbitration on the Olympic Level

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Managing the fairness of a global sporting event like the Olympic Games, where the stakes for athletes are at a peak, poses a major challenge. That’s why the International Council for Arbitration for Sports (ICAS) created an...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024 #4

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The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through performance-enhancing drugs received a three-month prison sentence. Federal prosecutors used the...more

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The Tokyo Olympic Games and Increased Anti-Doping Enforcement

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Summary - The Tokyo Olympics is the United States’ first opportunity to target and prosecute doping conspiracies under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (Rodchenkov Act), an act that criminalizes conspiracies surrounding the...more

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The Week in Weed: July 2021 #3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. ...more

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Sha’Carri Richardson, Olympic Hopeful, Suspended after Testing Positive for Cannabis

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Seyfarth Synopsis: An American athlete has been suspended for one month for testing positive for marijuana and violating the Anti-Doping Rule, putting her ability to represent the United States in the Olympic games in...more

White & Case LLP

CAS Sun Yang v Wada

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In an award released on 28 February 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS") upheld the appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency ("WADA") against the Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and the Fédération Internationale de...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Three Point Shot - June 2019

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. We hope you...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Test for Employee Status

On May 8, 2019, the Seventh Circuit reaffirmed its test for determining employee status under federal anti-discrimination laws, holding that a physician lacked standing to bring Title VII claims against the hospital at which...more

K&L Gates LLP

Preserving Integrity in Australian Sport

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The Government's Response to the Wood Review - The Commonwealth Government has recently announced landmark sports regulatory reforms in an effort to tackle the growing global threat to the integrity of sport....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Doping Suit Brought by Vijay Singh: Appellate Division Affirms Denial of PGA Tour’s Motion

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In May 2013, professional golfer Vijay Singh (“Singh”) brought suit against PGA Tour, an organizer of the leading men’s professional golf tours and events in North America, in Vijay Singh v. PGA Tour, Inc. PGA Tour enacted an...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

What The Lance Armstrong Settlement Agreement Tells Us About The Government’s Case

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While the settlement of the False Claims Act case against Lance Armstrong has generated a press release, a quick online search didn’t produce a copy of the actual agreement. So I filed a Freedom of Information Act request and...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Lance Armstrong Settles with DOJ in a Novel Application of the False Claims Act Targeting Misconduct in Sports

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On April 19, 2018, the Department of Justice announced its settlement with Lance Armstrong to resolve its False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit for Armstrong’s admitted use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs while under...more

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Golf, the Commercial Division, and Expert Disclosure: No Sandbaggers Allowed!

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Several weeks ago, we reviewed some of the newer Commercial Division Rules and reported on a couple recent decisions from Justice Shirley Werner Korneich of the Manhattan Commercial Division applying one of those Rules, Rule...more

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Additional Olympians’ Medical Records Hacked by Fancy Bear

We previously reported that several U.S. Olympians’ medical records were posted online by the Russian hacking group Fancy Bear. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed that the medical records of 25 more...more

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Taking a Page Out of the Olympic Playbook: A Spotlight on National Collegiate Anti-Doping Policies

With the increase in athletic competition often comes an increase in methods to find a competitive edge. Prior to this year’s Olympic games in Rio, several international athletes tested positive for performance enhancing...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The IAAF – Corruption and Blackmail in Track and Field

I am back from a lovely week in Venice, with my new Matt Kelly imposed nickname of ‘FCPA-nerd’. One thing is certain when you go on vacation, the world of international bribery and corruption will continue unabated. Last week...more

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