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Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
NEW NCAA RULES AIM AT HOLDING COACHES ACCOUNTABLE
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has adopted a new rules enforcement structure that will hold coaches more accountable for violations within their programs. The new rule also will…
Focus on Regulation
NCAA to Vote on New Enforcement Regime
By Martin Michaelson, Chris Lott
The National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Directors will vote on October 30, 2012 whether to adopt proposed rules that would revise NCAA’s enforcement regime. An NCAA working group proposed…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
NCAA Hands Down Historic Penalties Against Penn State Football Program
Called the “darkest day in Penn State history,” on July 23, 2012, the the NCAA imposed unprecedented penalties on the Penn State football program. Dr. Mark Emmert, President of the…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
University of North Carolina and University of Washington Tighten Restraints On Agents Seeking To Contact Student Athletes
Reacting to improper agent interactions with undergraduate student-athletes, the University of Washington and The University of North Carolina have enacted and formally introduced amended agent regulations. Both schools are adding…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
Jackson Lewis Sports Practice Attorneys To Speak At Title IX Conference
The Collegiate and Professional Sports Practice Group is pleased to announce that Jackson Lewis attorneys, Gregg Clifton, Paul Kelly, Doug Smith, and Bethany Swaton, will be attending and speaking at…
Legal Profession Blog
Ohio Supreme Court Rules On Tressel Document Disclosure
From the Ohio Supreme Court:The Supreme Court of Ohio today issued a limited writ of mandamus ordering Ohio State University to provide ESPN with several documents related to the 2011…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
NCAA Basketball Softens Communication Limits In Recruiting
NCAA Division I men’s basketball coaches have been granted greater latitude in their recruiting efforts by the NCAA. Coaches are now able to send unlimited text messages and make unlimited…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
The Year in Review: College Sports Reform Reaches the Tipping Point
It has been a tumultuous year in college sports. One commentator, the highly respected Professor Warren Zola of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, has penned an excellent…
The Trade Secret Litigator
Just Because You Can, Does Not Mean You Should: What Non-Compete Lawyers and Their Clients Can Learn From Bo Ryan and “Transfergate”
By John Marsh
To what extent should a company enforce a covenant not to compete? Should it enforce against every employee that leaves to join a competitor? Should it enforce the covenant to its full terms…
DuetsBlog
It’s the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
For all you sports fans out there, March is pretty much the greatest month of the year. The spring thaw is underway, spring training has kicked off in Florida and…