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ImmigrationProf Blog
Olympic Watch: Maame Biney
(Photo: biney.biney/Instagram)Keep an eye out for U.S. short track speedskater Maame Biney (Mah-May Bye-Nee) in PyeongChang. You can't miss her infectious smile and her explosive power on the ice.Maame was…
Ad Law Access
Be Careful When Marketing Around the Olympics
As consumers get ready to watch the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, some companies are getting ready to capitalize on the public enthusiasm. Many marketers want to incorporate Olympics-related themes –…
Sports Shorts
IOC brings esports to Pyeongchang and confirms esports “could” be a sport: what does this mean for the sporting landscape as we know it?
Many readers will be aware that Sports Shorts has been tracking the development of esports over the last 18 months, particularly its journey towards possible inclusion within the Olympic Movement. …
Sports Shorts
Rule 40: the debate resurfaces in Singapore
The Rule 40 debate (covered by Sports Shorts last year) has resurfaced in recent weeks, this time in the context of the upcoming South East Asia Games (“SEA Games”), which…
All About Advertising Law
Golden Rules: The Rule 40 Deadline is Nearing the (Slalom) Gate; Advertisers Cannot Just (Figure) Skate Over the Regulation
By Jessica S. Borowick, Po Yi, Venable LLP
Summer may just be heating up, but advertisers should already be thinking about and planning for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games because the "Rule 40" deadline is fast approaching.…
Sports Shorts
Team GB: Rugby 7s and the perennial complications of being British
It was reported on 26 September 2016 that formal discussions are being held to determine whether the Team GB Rugby 7s squad should become a permanently funded programme. In practice,…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Who Really Took Home the Gold in This Year’s Olympics?
Winning an Olympic gold medal is a priceless opportunity, but based on where you are from, you can expect a financial windfall. For example, Joseph Schooling beat Michael Phelps in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Eight Foreign-Born Olympians Win Medals for Team USA
Michele Waslin for the American Immigration Council reports that nearly 50 foreign-born athletes proudly represented the U.S. as part of the Olympic team in Rio de Janeiro, and eight of them…
The Right Coast
Malpractice: The Journalistic Assassination Of Ryan Lochte – Derek Hunter
Nearly everyone with a media credential from a major news outlet in the United States was in Rio. So you spend the month before the Olympics telling us how corrupt…
DuetsBlog
The Olympic Branding Blackout
-Wes Anderson, Attorney Has there been a more constant presence at the Rio Olympics than #brands? I saw it everywhere, from the Polo-branded opening ceremony garb (met with the requisite outrage)…