As everyone in the college sports world should now know, college athletes can now be paid for their name, image and likeness (“NIL”). The Supreme Court said so when they ruled against the NCAA in 2021, and forced them to
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NIL Dominates National Recruiting
With the early signing period now open for college football, there is no question that NIL money is having a major impact on college recruiting. Coaches are being forced to address NIL issues with recruits despite NCAA guidance that says…
NCAA Clarifies NIL Rules for Institutions
On October 26, 2022, the NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors unanimously voted to clarify how schools and collectives can be involved with the name, image and likeness (NIL) activities of enrolled student-athletes. The Board found it necessary to provide…
Illinois Passes Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act
Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker, signed into law Senate Bill 2338, effective on July 1, 2021, which allows student athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image, likeness, or voice (NIL). The Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act (the…
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Risks and Opportunities for Family Offices in the Direct & Co-Investment World
For the past several years, Family Offices have increased their appetite for direct investments and co-investments with other Family Offices and private equity funds. On February 21, 2020, Forbes reported that going direct was an “undeniable trend” and focused on…
New SBA Safe Harbor Puts Borrowers at Ease
Today, the SBA provided some additional guidance on the certification issues related to Paycheck Protection Loans. In order to get a loan in the first place Borrowers were required to certify that “[c]urrent economic uncertainty makes this loan request necessary…
So You got the Paycheck Protection Loan, Now What?
As businesses scrambled to get a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) that was created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), they must now decide how to use those proceeds so that they are…
Operating an Essential and Non Essential Business – Under Illinois Executive Order 2020-10
On Friday, March 20, 2020, JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, acting pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, issued Executive Order 2020-10 (the “Order”), requiring all Illinois residents to stay at home, except as may be permitted under the…
2019 University of Illinois LAS-Econ Commencement Speaker – Steven J. Thayer

On May 11, 2019, Steven Thayer delivered the commencement speech to over 600 graduates, parents, and faculty, at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Economics graduation ceremony. Thayer is a 1988 graduate of the University of Illinois…