Maximizing Revenue: The Future of College Sports Media Rights in a Post-House World — Highway to NIL Podcast
Can a Coach's Playbook Be Copyrighted? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
No Trouble With The Curve: Talking Major League Baseball with Frankie Garland, Deputy General Counsel, Philadelphia Phillies
Engineering Athletic Performance with David Cohen, General Counsel at Infinite Athlete
CSC Guidance Unveiled: NIL Enforcement and Implications for Collectives — Highway to NIL Podcast
FCPA Compliance Report: Ethical Challenges in AI, Data Protection, and Sports with Andre Paris
The NCAA's Recent Q&A Document: Clues on What NIL Enforcement Will Look Like Post-House — Highway to NIL Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Update – Effects of House Settlement
Two Key Considerations in NIL Deals
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 10 | Law in the Arena: Exploring Equine Legal Matters with Kimbrell Hines
Sports and Compliance: All Things Dodgers
The Briefing: The Stanley Cup Clash - A Trademark Battle (Podcast)
The Briefing: The Stanley Cup Clash - A Trademark Battle
2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Sports
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 8 | Gambling and Harassment: Wyoming’s Game-Changing Ban
The Journey From Athlete To Executive
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 7 | Fair Game: Diving into Sports ADR
Discussing Sports, Sneaker Culture and Diversity
Conversations With An NFL General Counsel
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 5 | Higher Standards or Higher Stakes
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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Seventeen years after losing the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship by a single point to Lewis Hamilton, the former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa is now taking legal action....more
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The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more
In a nearly unanimous decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the City of Pittsburgh’s (City) 3% tax on income earned by City nonresidents while performing at one of its publicly funded sports stadiums, the...more
Investors following the bouncing ball have seen sports emerge as a distinct and compelling asset class. Over the last six months, a series of professional sports franchises have sold at record-breaking valuations. This...more
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors made significant modifications to the rules pertaining to the reporting of NIL deals to the designated clearinghouse, NIL Go....more
The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has suspended a technical standard of the International Cycling Union (UCI) under antitrust rules. The decision shows that interim measures continue to be an effective enforcement tool...more
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The recent arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in connection with federal gambling and organized crime probes in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) have been...more
Both chambers of Congress are considering bills that would govern the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for intercollegiate student-athletes. First, the House introduced the Student Compensation and Opportunity through...more
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Is it too dangerous to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in certain U.S. cities? President Donald Trump has threatened to move World Cup matches from what he deemed to be dangerous cities, including Seattle and San Francisco. Does...more
On October 15, 2025, Jamier Brown, a current high school football superstar and commit to The Ohio State University, filed a lawsuit against the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), challenging its ban on high...more
In this week’s Film Room, we note the impact of the Second Circuit’s recent Flores v. NFL decision and considerations in college athletics dispute resolution. In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for...more
On October 8, the College Sports Commission (CSC) launched an anonymous tipline that facilitates the confidential reporting of possible violations related to third-party name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements and revenue...more