The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) membership has voted on an amendment to the Association’s bylaws that will allow high school athletes in Wisconsin to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The bylaw amendment aligns Wisconsin with a
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As the House Settlement is Finalized, College Athletes must Quickly Prepare for the Revenue Sharing Era
In a long-awaited decision, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has approved the proposed settlement in House v. NCAA (In re College Athlete NIL Litigation). The suit, originally filed in 2020, challenged the…
Pistons Star Malik Beasley Sued by Former Agent
Hazan Sports Management Group (HSM), led by NBPA-certified agent Daniel Hazan, has filed a breach of contract suit against its former client Malik Beasley in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Beasley, the Detroit Pistons…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the WIAA in Halter Case
In a decision issued on April 8, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals’ ruling in favor of high school wrestler Hayden Halter, upholding the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) interpretation and application of its suspension rules.…
Frieser Legal Named to Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices for 2025
For the second year in a row, Frieser Legal has been named to Hackney Publications’ list of Top 100 Law Firms with Sports Practices. The list is published “with the goal of providing the sports industry with a guidebook to…
Wisconsin Football Player Granted an Injunction in Eligibility Suit Against the NCAA
Nyzier Fourqurean, the starting cornerback for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s football team, was granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA for a possible fifth year of athletic eligibility. Although the NCAA has appealed the decision, this student-athlete victory—though potentially temporary—marks a…
AAA Publishes Due Process Guidelines for NIL Disputes
On February 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association published Due Process Guidelines for the Arbitration of Disputes over Sports Participation and Name, Image, and Likeness. Frieser Legal Principal Attorney Joshua Frieser served on the Sports Advisory Committee that supported the…
Effectively Navigating MOUs, Revenue Sharing, and Collective Contracts
As the House case nears a potential settlement, Division I universities and their associated NIL collectives have established strategic plans for the dawn of the “revenue sharing era” of college sports. As the ground is shifting in the NIL world…
UNLV Quarterback Matthew Sluka’s Failed NIL Agreement and the Ensuing Legal Ramifications
On September 25, 2024, UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka announced that he would be departing from the program due to broken promises regarding compensation that was promised to him in an NIL agreement with the university’s collective. Despite leading the…
NIL Representation Agreements: What Athletes and Agents Need to Know
When the NCAA amended its amateurism bylaws on July 1, 2021, the Association removed a handful of key restrictions that were previously placed upon collegiate “student-athletes.” In addition to the ability to sign name, image, and likeness (NIL) endorsement deals,…