Frank Hawkins, a nationally recognized sports executive and attorney with more than three decades of experience advising professional sports organizations and stakeholders at the highest levels, has joined Shumaker’s Sports Law Team. Hawkins brings significant depth of experience across complex
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Coach Responds to Lawsuit With Support From Nearly 50 Former Players
In response to a lawsuit filed in December 2025 by former Colgate University student-athlete Amelia Cunningham, legal representatives for Coach Kathy Taylor have released “a comprehensive response” supported by testimonials from nearly 50 former players spanning her 30-year coaching career. The…
CEO of Company with Close Ties to Hockey Says He Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ USA Women’s Team Checked Trump’s Offer to Visit WH
James Bouchard, Founder and Executive Chairman of Esmark Inc. issued the following statement this week in response to the The U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team decision to decline an invitation from Trump to attend his State of the Union address,…
Sports Lawyer Brian Nolasco Joins College as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance
Le Moyne College has appointed Brian Nolasco, who holds a law degree from Marquette University Law School, as assistant athletic director for NCAA compliance. Nolasco joins Le Moyne following three and a half years at Central Michigan University, where he…
Gfeller Laurie LLP Add Three Attorneys to Vermont Office, Enhancing Sports and Recreation Litigation Practice
The litigation law firm of Gfeller Laurie LLP (based in West Hartford, CT) has expanded its footprint in the Northeast by opening a new office in Rutland, VT, and adding partners Thomas P. Aicher and Kaveh S. Shahi, along with…
NFL Throws Hail Mary to Supreme Court on Commissioner Arbitral Authority
By Christopher R. Deubert, Constangy, Senior Writer of Hackney Publications (Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted from Professional Sports and the Law) The NFL recently filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of an August 2025 decision by…
Hackney Publications Partners with Influxer to Deliver NIL Institutional Report to Thousands of NIL Managers Within Athletic Departments
The publication will return to its original mission of providing actionable intelligence to those in charge of managing the NIL landscape at their respective institutions. Hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, announced today that it has…
Surge in Sports Law Practice Groups Will Make It Harder to identify Leading Sports Law Practice Groups
Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, will publish its 6th annual list of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practice Groups You Need to Know About” on March 16. It won’t be easy identifying the…
Genius Sports Issues Letter From CEO (in its entirety)
Dear Shareholders, Why We Acquired Legend The market’s reaction to our acquisition of Legend has been divided. That has happened before when we made transformative deals. When we entered official data rights agreements, the economics were questioned. When we signed…
Law360 names DLA Piper Sports Practice Group of the Year
DLA Piper’s Sports practice has been recognized as a Law360 2025 Practice Group of the Year, an accolade highlighting “standout matters and groundbreaking legal work” across the legal industry. The Sports practice, part of the firm’s broader Media, Sports, and…