What follows is an excerpt of a recent conversation that Sports Litigation Alert had with Brian Kappel of Lightfoot, who leads the firm’s NIL discipline.
Question: How has your firm adapted its sports law practice to address the rapid
Proskauer advised League One Volleyball (“LOVB”) on a strategic investment from Synergy Sports Capital (“Synergy”), the $150 million private equity fund led by former NFL players Terrence C. Murphy Sr. and Reggie Bush. As part of the investment, Synergy will
The Miami Marlins have expanded their partnership with Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia, naming the Florida-based firm the team’s Official Law Firm and the presenting sponsor of Marlins.TV beginning with the 2026 season.
The extended agreement builds on a
By Anna Giambelluca, Esq.
Sports law presents a built-in teaching challenge. The field itself evolves quickly—courts are almost constantly addressing questions about athlete rights, institutional liability, gender equity, labor relations, and league authority. Yet the primary teaching tool in many
The NFL, in collaboration with the NFLPA, through their respective appointed biomechanical experts, coordinated extensive laboratory research to evaluate which helmets best reduce head impact magnitude.
The results of the laboratory tests, announced today, are displayed on the poster below
Singapore Management University (SMU) Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) has successfully defended its title at the Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM). In late April, SMU won LawInSport’s 7th annual international moot competition held at the Court of Arbitration
By Anna Giambelluca, Esq.
The Friday lunch at this year’s Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference will feature a conversation with Kevin Warren, moderated by former SLA president Bobby Hacker as part of the Leadership Series. The session is expected to
(Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted from NIL Institutional Report.)
By Mallory Gault
Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights have transformed the world of college athletics and has allowed student-athletes the opportunities to profit off their personal brand, yet those
U.S. Bank has hired former NFL player and veteran financial professional Steven Israel as a wealth management consultant, expanding its efforts to serve professional athletes following the bank’s recent partnership with the National Football League.
Israel will serve as an
England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed senior sports lawyer Catherine Beloff as its new general counsel.
Beloff will join the ECB in September and will oversee legal strategy for the governing body’s commercial, governance, regulatory and litigation matters. She
