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CSC Issues Guidance On NIL Enforcement As The Transfer Portal Heats Up

The college football transfer portal has become the closest thing to free agency in college sports — and recent guidance from the College Sports Commission (CSC) signals...

United States Anti-trust

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The New Playbook For Sports Agencies: Consolidation, Integration And Institutional Capital

The sports agency industry is undergoing one of the most active and transformative periods of consolidation in its history.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NCAA Brings New Look To College Uniforms And New Revenue Source For Schools

College teams could look different this fall. Starting in August, companies can sponsor logos and patches on athletic uniforms. This opens up new opportunities for brands and schools.

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Beyond The Game: Tracking 2026's Pro Sports Labor Agreements

WNBA is in the midst of immediate labor risk, with an expired CBA, impasse after labor agreement extensions lapsed and a potential work stoppage looming...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

New York State Gaming Commission Implores Leagues To Seek Restriction, Limitation Or Exclusion Of Certain Wagers

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Defining "Consumer" In The Digital Age: The Supreme Court Takes Up The VPPA Divide

United States Consumer

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

US Tensions With WADA Continue Against An Olympic Backdrop

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

How Blocking College Transfer Interference Protects Program And Player Futures

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Influencer-Athletes At The Olympics And On Campus: The Contract Pitfalls Are The Same

United States Media & IT

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Fennemore

Competing Interests: Athlete Speech, Olympic Neutrality, And The American Workplace

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Student Athletes Or Employees? The Constantly Changing State Of Play (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

OGC's 2025 Year In Review: The In-House-Minded Legal Model Becomes Essential

United States Commercial

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Outside GC

Touchdown Or Tax Down? – How Will The IRS View Sports Contract Gains And Losses

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New Year's Resolutions For Mediators (That Actually Change Outcomes)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Regulating Sports Agents In The NIL Era: What Colleges And Agencies Need To Know

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters of inquiry to 20 colleges and universities seeking information about student-athletes' agents' compliance with the Sports Agent Responsibility...

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

Legal Battles In College Sports: Enforcement Of NIL Contracts And The Future Of Athlete-Institution Agreements

In the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, the emergence of NIL (name, image and likeness) deals has introduced a host of new complexities.

United States Media & IT

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The NCAA Needs A Framework For The Future

Since 2021, college sports have charted a new course, one in which participants can enjoy the spoils of the billion-dollar industry that college sports have become.

United States Media & IT

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Legal Developments In The Gaming Industry: Second Half Of 2025

The second half of 2025 involved significant legal and regulatory activity across fantasy sports, event contracts, sweepstakes casinos and sports betting.

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

Unrivaled Basketball Shows Bumps In The IP Road For New Sports Leagues

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Can NIL Deals Keep Athletes From Transferring? The Duke-Mensah Saga

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Agent Representation In Collegiate Athletics: The FTC Dips Its Toe In The Waters Of Regulatory Enforcement

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

The Sports Law Playbook: Navigating Advertising And Sponsorship Challenges In Major Sporting Events

Worldwide Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NIL After House: What Name, Image, And Likeness Means For Colleges And Higher-Education Institutions In 2026

United States Commercial

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Butler Snow LLP

Duke University Settles Groundbreaking NIL Lawsuit Against Quarterback

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

From The Locked Medicine Cabinet To Locker Rooms: The Sports Playbook For Medication Compliance; Assessing The Risks And Realities

United States Healthcare

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

United States v. Smith Et Al.: Federal Indictment Charges Alleged Multi-Defendant Fraud And Conspiracy Scheme

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

The FTC Dusts Off The 2004-Era Sports Agent Responsibility And Trust Act For The Benefit Of Student-Athletes

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

NCAA Urges Federal Regulators To Suspend Collegiate Prediction Markets Amid Escalating Integrity Concerns

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

From The Locked Medicine Cabinet To Locker Rooms: The Sports Playbook For Medication Compliance; Assessing The Risks And Realities

Healthcare and medication compliance in the professional and collegiate sports industry sectors involves a myriad of federal and state requirements for physicians, clinical staff, and athletic trainers...

United States Healthcare

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

United States v. Smith Et Al.: Federal Indictment Charges Alleged Multi-Defendant Fraud And Conspiracy Scheme

Legalized sports betting dramatically expanded in 2018 after the United States Supreme Court decided in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.,[1] that the provisions of the Professional and Amateur Sports...

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

The FTC Dusts Off The 2004-Era Sports Agent Responsibility And Trust Act For The Benefit Of Student-Athletes

The FTC is actively enforcing SPARTA for the first time, exposing athlete agents to significant civil penalties for even technical noncompliance in the NIL era.

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

NCAA Urges Federal Regulators To Suspend Collegiate Prediction Markets Amid Escalating Integrity Concerns

The NCAA has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to suspend prediction markets tied to college sports.

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

After Transfer Portal Dustups, Can Contract Enforcement Rein In College Football's Wild West?

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Massachusetts AG Wins Early Round In Sports Betting Fight

Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell obtained a preliminary injunction against online prediction market platform KalshiEX...

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

Emerging Leagues, Emerging Opportunities: Strategic Investments In New Professional Sports

Professional sports is currently one of the hottest sectors in the United States, as enterprise valuations of teams continue to dramatically increase.

United States Media & IT

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Labor Relations In Sports: Collective Bargaining In 2026 And Beyond

One might think that labor negotiations in professional sports involve two parties: leagues versus players' unions.

United States Employment

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

FBI Probe And Indictments Involving Illegal Wagering And Point-Shaving Tactics In College Basketball—Guidance For NCAA Member Institutions

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, along with the FBI, announced a broad investigation resulting in charges against 26 individuals in connection...

United States Media & IT

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Kutak Rock LLP

"Point-Shaving" Scandal Rocks NCAA Men's Basketball - Federal Indictment Exposes Widening Risk Of Game Fixing In College And Professional Basketball

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

FTC Seeks Information From Universities On Agent Compliance With SPARTA

United States Consumer

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Steptoe LLP

FTC Puts Student-Athlete Representation Back In The Spotlight

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Guiselle Torres, Denver Summit FC General Counsel (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

Sports Sponsorship Agreement Considerations

United States Media & IT

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Outside GC

2025 Year In Review: Transformative Legal Developments In College Sports And Sports Betting

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

Fred Ridley Showcased In Sports Business Journal's "The 125 Most Influential In Sports Business Of The Past 25 Years

United States Media & IT

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Foley & Lardner

Prediction Markets Offer Wagering Opportunities On Transfer Portal Despite Questionable Legality Of Product

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

"Could Private Equity Ever Own A College Athletics Team? Restructuring University Athletic Departments In The Post-House Era," LawInSport

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Disagreement Deepens Among Federal Courts Over Whether Sports Event Contracts Are Subject To State Regulation

United States Finance

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Three Point Shot

United States Media & IT

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

FL And SC Level Up Enforcement Against Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

The Sports Law Playbook: Q4 2025

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

When NIL Deals Hit The Transfer Portal: UGAA v. Wilson And What Universities Need To Know

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Rich Universe Of Sports: A Special Keynote Interview

United States Media & IT

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

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Royalty Income Payments Won't Solve The International Student Athlete Employment Issue

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

House V. NCAA Settlement Creates Potential Crisis For International Athletes

United States Media & IT

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Green and Spiegel

Punctuation In The Harmonized Tariff Schedule Of The United States

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

LSU's Last-Tear Poa Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Immigration Services

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

What Can International Athletes Do To Earn An Income While Playing For Their Schools?

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

College Athletes' Status As Employees Puts Student Visas At Risk

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Urgency Builds To Address How Employee Model Affects International Athletes

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

NLRB Rules Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

International Student Athletes Still Restricted From NIL Deals

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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