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Private Equity's Time on the Bench Is Over: NFL Owners Allow Private Equity Fund Investments

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Private equity funds have been patiently waiting on the sidelines for their chance to invest in the NFL, and they have finally been called off the bench to show what they can do. Every NFL team owner except for one has voted...more

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The Pitch - August 2024

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

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

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Floyd Mayweather finds himself deep into a lawsuit, as fraud and theft claims have been put against his name. The American boxer and rapper Tyga are now part of a suit by Leonard Sulaymanov, who has alleged the non-payment of...more

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MarkIt to Market® – July 2024: Quarterbacks Face Off in Trademark Bowl

NFL quarterbacks are known for going head to head on the gridiron, but two of the NFL’s top QB’s are now squaring off in the trademark arena. Earlier this month, Lamar Jackson filed two oppositions against FL101, a company...more

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

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The breach of contract trial against a woman claiming to be Jerry Jones’ daughter is scheduled to start next Monday, and the Cowboys owner is expected to testify on the witness stand....more

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Antitrust Blitz: NFL’s Sunday Ticket Ruling Could Have Potentially Broad Implication for All Professional Sports

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On June 27, 2024, a jury in the United States District Court for the Central District of California rendered a multibillion-dollar verdict in favor of restaurant/bar owners and individual customers and against the National...more

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The State AG Report – 6.27.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Virginia AG Reaches $1.3 Million Settlement with NFL Team...more

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Virginia AG Reaches $1.3 Million Settlement with NFL Team for Failing to Refund Season Ticket Deposits

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Virginia AG Jason Miyares announced a settlement with Pro-Football LLC, the current owner of the Washington Commanders, to resolve allegations that the team’s failure to refund security deposits to season ticket holders...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2024 #3

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The U.S. Twirling Association and a coach must pay nearly $4.2 million to a baton twirler who was sexually assaulted as a minor during a sponsored international trip, a New York federal jury has found, saying the organization...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2024 #3

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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

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Law student sues Chicago Bears over “Legal Diversity Fellow” role

There’s a flag on the play. Professional sports is merit-based. Their highly competitive nature requires teams to retain only the most highly skilled players. Failure to do so will be apparent in the team’s win-loss record. ...more

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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VII: Re-examining the Implementation of ‘Rooney Rule’ Diverse Slate Initiatives

The National Football League’s (NFL) “Rooney Rule,” which requires teams to consider minority candidates when filling certain coaching vacancies, has been considered a model for diverse slate hiring policies, but it is now in...more

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Spotlight on Pressure: From NFL Kicks to Dwayne Johnson's WWE Comeback

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Welcome back to the Spotlight! As we prepare for the NFL Conference Championships this upcoming weekend, the fan bases of the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills are still looking back to their losses last weekend, reflecting...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - January 2024

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A third attorney team representing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. stockholders has signaled a tag-in for a widening Delaware Court of Chancery rumble with founder Vincent McMahon and top company officials and directors...more

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MarkIt to Market® - Recent Updates on the NFL and Intellectual Property

With three games on Thanksgiving Day and another on Black Friday, the NFL was likely a predominant discussion point in many households this past holiday weekend. However, these discussions were probably focused on the actual...more

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MarkIt to Market® - November 2023

Thank you for reading the November 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the USPTO's recently published alert reminding filers and practitioners of its Code of Conduct when...more

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Ex-player’s “slip and fall” case against NFL, Chargers is preempted, court rules

The CBA controls. EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this post was previously published as an article in Hackney Publications’ Sports Litigation Alert. A federal court in California has granted a motion by the National...more

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Flag on the Play: NIL an Open Question for Athletes, Advertisers and Collectives

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In May 2022, Gervon Dexter signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal with Big League Advance Fund (BLA or the Fund). Under the terms of the agreement, the Fund agreed to pay Dexter a one-time fee of $436,485 in exchange...more

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How High Can It Go? What Private Equity Needs to Know about How Professional Sports Leagues’ Rules Impact Sports Franchise...

If you had invested in a North American sports franchise between 1991- 2022, you would have earned at least a seven-fold return on your investment, bettering the return from the S&P 500 over that period of time by a...more

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Are NFL players "rationally irrational"?

Sometimes "irrationality" can be rational. It is obvious that players in the National Football League face significant risks to their health in playing professional football. The nature and probabilities of those risks has...more

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What Aaron Rodgers, Mike Rowe, and Taylor Swift teach us about workplace risks

Safety isn't always first. Mike Rowe, the host of the popular television show “Dirty Jobs,” used to joke about employees in hazardous jobs saying “safety first.” In his opinion, that was never true – or they would not be...more

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Who will be the next head of the NFL Players Association?

Here’s the rundown on the likely candidates. The NFL Players Association’s Board of Player Representatives will reportedly be meeting in June to consider and potentially vote on a new Executive Director to replace...more

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Still Hot: Why Global Sports Keep Attracting Record-Breaking Investments

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Private equity firms, financial sponsors, and sovereign wealth funds continue to invest in global sports organizations. Financial sponsor–led investments were more prevalent at the beginning of the century in Europe and...more

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Labor relations in sports has become boring

That's a good thing. On April 1, the National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association announced that they had reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The new deal, which...more

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QB Lamar Jackson relies on – then defies – union authority

Who can negotiate on his behalf? Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is one of the most skilled and exciting players in the National Football League. In 2019, he threw for 36 touchdowns and ran for seven more on his...more

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