Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has added sports and entertainment attorney Eric Fishman to its Sports practice in its New York office, the firm announced.Fishman joins Hogan Lovells Cadwalader from ArentFox Schiff, where he served as co-leader of the firm’s Sports Industry
The Los Angeles Clippers are preparing to challenge some of the most severe penalties imposed on an NBA franchise after the league concluded that the team violated salary cap rules through arrangements that provided star Kawhi Leonard with millions of
As students return to college campuses this month, athletic departments are confronting a growing compliance challenge: keeping track of athletes’ name, image and likeness activity beyond the department’s direct control. Compliance administrators must determine whether athletes are fulfilling contractual obligations,
The Nashville Predators have entered into a multiyear partnership with personal injury law firm Wettermark Keith that includes naming rights to the television studio used for locally produced broadcasts of the NHL team’s road games. The agreement comes as the
The Tampa Bay Rays have secured key government approvals for a new ballpark and surrounding mixed-use development in Tampa, moving the Major League Baseball franchise closer to establishing a long-term home in the region. The Tampa City Council and Hillsborough
(Editor’s Note: Below is Part 1 of an exclusive interview with the leader of USI Insurance Services’ sports coverage, Shalom Siniula)By Holt HackneyCompeting as a professional rugby player, Shalom Suniula knew all about adjusting on the fly to help his
(Editor’s Note: The following column was written for Sports Litigation Alert by veteran sports lawyer Len Simon, who was recently named a senior writer for Hackney Publications.)Have you heard about the Protect College Sports Act? The massive piece of legislation
In a new study from Mass General Brigham, Boston University (BU), and the Concussion & CTE Foundation, researchers found evidence that at least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Katreshia Louis-Verrett, J.D., its director of intercollegiate athletics, the university announced.Louis-Verrett, currently deputy athletic director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will begin her new role Sept. 1. She will
