Popular, Sports | JD Supra

EntertainHR: Employer’s Guide to Navigating Mental Health in the Workplace

FordHarrison on 7/10/2024

In just a few short weeks, the world will tune in to watch the most talented athletes in the planet beat world records and achieve what no one has done before. After years of training, it will all come down to that one race,...more

F1 Team Sues Former Principal Over Personal Photographs Displaying Team Trademarks in Memoir

Miller Canfield on 5/10/2024

Earlier this year, the Haas F1 Team announced it would compete in the 2024 Formula One Championship without the leadership of its former principal Guenther Steiner. Following this separation, Steiner sued his former team for...more

Florida State and Clemson vs. the ACC: Is There a Way Out for Both?

DarrowEverett LLP on 5/9/2024

Both the Florida and North Carolina courts have now dipped their toes into Florida State University’s (“FSU”) dispute with the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) over the high exit price the school must pay to leave the...more

New Utah NHL Team Takes Shot-Pass With Nine Intent-to-Use Trademark Applications

Butler Snow LLP on 5/7/2024

Though the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, a lot of off-ice activity is happening as a result of the sale of the Arizona Coyotes to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith’s Smith Entertainment Group. Most hockey...more

ArentFox Schiff Issues the First Global Definitive Legal Guide for Industries Navigating AI

ArentFox Schiff on 8/29/2023

Artificial intelligence promises to transform the way we live and work and its impact will undoubtedly stretch to every business sector across the globe. This next generation of technology brings exciting possibilities and...more

‘Well, This Is Awkward…’: FIFA–Budweiser Deal Brings Commercial Sponsor Rights in Sports to Light

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 11/23/2022

On November 18, days before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was due to start, Anheuser-Busch InBev (the owner of Budweiser, a World Cup sponsor since 1985) was dealt an unexpected yellow card: FIFA issued a statement that...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Jack Daniel’s and McLaren Racing Toast to an F1 Sponsorship Deal, Because Nothing Goes Together...

Foster Garvey PC on 9/16/2022

Welcome back to the "Spotlight!" One of the many peculiarities of the English language is the phrase, “family business.” The phrase can refer to a business that is owned and/or operated by several family members. It can also...more

NFT Initiatives Launch Across Markets; US Banking Regulators Address Crypto; DOJ and Congress Target Crypto Fraud; FBI Cites Risks...

BakerHostetler on 9/12/2022

NFT Initiatives Launch in Ticket Sales, Social Media and College Football - According to a recent press release, a major ticket sales and distribution company announced that event organizers who sell tickets on its platform...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: A Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Entitling the Bearer to a Beer With Bill Murray Fetched the...

Foster Garvey PC on 9/2/2022

Welcome back to the "Spotlight!" After over two and a half years, COVID-19 has finally made its way past my doorstep and throughout my home. It’s Wednesday night and I am physically and emotionally drained, I feel like I...more

Financial Fairness, Formula-1 and Football

White & Case LLP on 6/14/2022

By 30 June 2022, Formula 1 teams will have to submit their (interim) financial information to the International Automobile Federation ("FIA") under the Formula 1 Financial Regulations ("Financial Regulations")...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Los Angeles Rams Pass Rusher Aaron Donald's Restructured Deal Makes Him $95 Million by 2024; and...

Foster Garvey PC on 6/10/2022

Welcome back to the "Spotlight!" This may come as a shock to exactly none of you, but people can be really good as casting aside morality in the face of heaps of money. That statement came into sharp focus this week with the...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: 'Top Gun: Maverick' Appears to Be Another Sequel Holding its Own; and Justin Timberlake Becomes...

Foster Garvey PC on 6/3/2022

Welcome back to the "Spotlight!" Perhaps you hadn’t heard, or you avoid news that lacks dep-th, but the verdict in the weeks-long, voyeuristically-watched Amber Heard/Johnny Depp defamation trial was announced Wednesday, with...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Ye Is the Latest Musician to Forge a Collaboration With a Fast Food Restaurant, and Kim...

Foster Garvey PC on 5/27/2022

I did not want to write this week. What more can I say other than what has already been said after yet another callous, atrocious, evil, and (perhaps worst of all) familiar mass shooting in this country? Since this is a...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Nickelodeon is Set to Broadcast a National Football League Game on Christmas Day, and Formula 1...

Foster Garvey PC on 5/13/2022

Welcome back to the "Sports & Entertainment Spotlight," your 30,000 foot view of the various goings-on in the sports and entertainment industries. This week, I am writing from, well, 30,000 feet flying cross country to soak...more

2 Key Employers Takeaways from Professional Sport’s Continued Adoption of Crypto and Blockchain Technology

Fisher Phillips on 5/10/2022

As cryptocurrency and blockchain technology continue their way into the mainstream, one key industry that stands out for its adoption of blockchain technology is professional sports. Professional leagues and teams have been...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: College Athletes Use NIL Opportunities to Create Bidding War, and Power Couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé...

Foster Garvey PC on 5/6/2022

Live from New York it’s…wait, that’s not right. Two weeks off, and I’ve forgotten how I open these…ah, yes… Welcome back (both to me and to you) to the “Spotlight.” I would love to be able to say that my batteries are fully...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Tennis Mogul Serena Williams’ New Tech Investment Firm Breaks Into the World of Sports...

Foster Garvey PC on 4/22/2022

Endorsement Deals, Sponsorships & Investments - Second NIL collective supporting Ohio State football launches - April 20, 2022 via Chillicothe Gazette - Gary Marcinick has spent decades around Ohio State football. He was...more

Universal Music Group’s Blockbuster IPO on European Stock Exchange Signals Music Biz Resurgence

Foster Garvey PC on 9/24/2021

- There is that sweet sound of music as Universal Music Group’s IPO debuted as the largest in the history of the music business, with the listing on Euronext Amsterdam valuing the company at more than $53 billion. The stock’s...more

Ongoing Strife Between Studios and Talent Continues as Christopher Nolan Ends Nearly Two-Decade-Long Relationship With Warner...

Foster Garvey PC on 9/17/2021

- Esteemed filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s decision to leave his 19-year-long relationship with Warner Bros. for Universal to make his next film (about Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of an atomic bomb) continues to...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Can Celebrity Endorsements Influence Perceptions Around the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Foster Garvey PC on 8/13/2021

- As the pandemic continues, the question arises: Could celebrities be the key to getting the country vaccinated? - Seemingly everyone is coming up a winner in the music business with the top three major companies bringing...more

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: The Steady Evolution of Athlete Endorsement and Sponsorship Markets and the Latest Household...

Foster Garvey PC on 8/6/2021

Some of this week's highlights include: - Emerging trends are showing signs of change in the sponsorships and endorsement markets. A segment once largely overlooked, athletes in the LGBTQ+ community are finally ringing in...more

Today's Popular Updates › Sports