The Briefing – Late Night, Early Dismissal: The Santos-Kimmel Copyright Case
(Podcast) The Briefing – Late Night, Early Dismissal: The Santos-Kimmel Copyright Case
(Podcast) The Briefing: Deep Dive into the NO FAKES Act
The Briefing: Deep Dive into the NO FAKES Act
Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics — Highway to NIL
The latest on: NFL Anti-Trust decision; Record Labels Sue Over Generative AI; Copyright Office clarifies Termination Rights, Royalties, Transfers, Disputes, and the MMA.
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 200: Athlete Mental Health and Physical Conditioning With Dawn Staley
Examining the New NCAA Transfer Rules and Tampering - Highway to NIL Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Update – Recent Lawsuits
The Briefing: Scarlett Johansson vs Chat GPT What the Legal Claims Would Look Like
The Briefing: Scarlett Johansson vs Chat GPT What the Legal Claims Would Look Like (Podcast)
NCAA Settlement - Highway to NIL Podcast
Are Colleges Prepared to Classify Student-Athletes as Employees?
The Briefing: Brandy Melville Doubles Down Against Redbubble
AI Update: ELVIS Act Passes, SAG-AFTRA Agree with Record Labels. FTC Non-compete Ban Analyzed By Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett.
The Briefing: Tennessee’s ELVIS Act Isn’t What You Think (Podcast)
The Briefing: Tennessee’s ELVIS Act Isn’t What You Think
Post-Injunction Enforcement — Highway to NIL Podcast
The Labor Law Insider—Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionizes: Air Ball or Nothing But Net?
The NCAA's Response to the NIL Recruitment Injunction — Highway to NIL Podcast
The 2nd Annual Athletic Department Toolkit Series: Balancing Compliance and Competitive Success in an Era of Change (Higher Education) - New year, new topics. Stay up-to-date on current and forward-looking legal and...more
In 2023, the number of federal corporate prosecutions remained far below the 25-year average after two consecutive years of increases. ..The DOJ’s Fraud Section secured just $690 million in penalties across eight...more
In July 2024, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and major athletic conferences reached an agreement with plaintiffs in connection with House v. NCAA that portends significant changes for college athletics....more
The NCAA and its power conferences recently approved a multi-billion-dollar agreement to settle several antitrust claims brought by student-athletes, taking the next step towards reshaping the collegiate sports landscape. The...more
On July 26, the plaintiffs in In Re: College Athlete NIL Litigation (a/k/a the House litigation) filed formal settlement documents (i.e., the proposed settlement) with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more
Welcome to the sixth issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. For this mid-summer edition, we take a deeper look at the newest developments regarding the 2024 amendments to...more
On May 23, 2024, the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences announced a $2.8 billion settlement that was reached in several antitrust class action lawsuits concerning payment for college athletes. The settlement marked a watershed...more
The NCAA and five athletic conferences approved paying nearly $2.8 billion in retrospective name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation to settle three pending antitrust lawsuits. The proposed settlement contemplates a...more
The NCAA reaches a historic settlement to pay college athletes. What to know: NPR - What: On May 23, 2024, the NCAA and the so-called “power five” athletic conferences reached a groundbreaking agreement that seeks to end...more
As students depart their college campuses for summer break, the NCAA has no such reprieve on the horizon. Over the past few weeks, the NCAA has settled questions pertaining to backpay for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) use...more
There is no doubt that name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) deals have been groundbreaking for both men’s and women’s college athletes. It’s the hot topic among everyone in the college sports world — and for good reason. The...more
In last year’s report, we discussed House v. National Collegiate Athletic Association—the third case in a trilogy filed by current and former student-athletes who claim the NCAA, as well as the Power 5 conferences, violated...more
In a February 2024 decision, a National Labor Relations Board Regional Director held that Dartmouth College men’s basketball players were “employees” for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act and entitled to unionize....more
Welcome to our newsletter with the latest legal news in sports from the Courtside Counsel. Our team of attorneys is actively monitoring the news for need-to-know legal developments and issues involving the sports industry....more
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the West Virginia law banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams, finding that it violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based...more
Welcome to the first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. In this edition, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: -...more
Please join us for this one-hour, complimentary legal briefing to discuss hot topics in college sports. With the ever shifting college sports landscape, this webinar will help attendees get up to speed on the latest legal...more
NCAA President Charlie Baker penned a letter to student-athletes, asking for feedback on his proposal to allow Division I (D-I) schools to pay student-athletes directly. In the December19 letter, Baker emphasized that...more
The University of Oregon Ducks have had a winning season on and off the football field: The team reached the Pac-12 Conference title game, and star players achieved among the highest name, image and likeness (NIL) valuations...more
Member institutions should begin preparing in earnest for direct student-athlete compensation. The NCAA president unexpectedly circulated a governance blueprint last week that would significantly alter existing Name, Image...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
University administrators, coaches, athletes and sports management agencies should all be aware of the emerging debate in the halls of Congress concerning the status of the name, image, likeness rule (NIL) and how this...more
Georgia has joined the list of states that allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). On October 2, 2023, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) added a new bylaw and guidance to its...more