The Varied Chapters of the Connecticut Sun Franchise Sale: from Antitrust Enforcement to Public Finance
Written by Lauryn Wang
The WNBA faces potential antitrust violations for interference with the sale of the Connecticut Sun.
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The Kraft Group Attorneys Offer Harvard Law Students Insight into Sports Law Practice
Written by Rachel Barkin
Jim Cobery and Kenny Nelson, legal counsel at the Kraft Group & Affiliates, the parent company of the New England Patriots, spoke with Harvard Law students about their legal work.
Tapping Into the Entertainment Industry: Attorney and Journalist Jonathan Handel Speaks to HLS Students
Written by Kitty Luo
Transactional entertainment attorney, Jonathan Handel, gave advice to students on becoming an entertainment lawyer at a lunch event on Tuesday, September 30.
The Goalie Paradox: Why Elite Goalies Don’t Guarantee Playoff Success and Predictions for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Written by Robert Luther III & Steven C. Estep
How often do we hear the phrase: “They just don’t have the goaltending to make a deep run in the playoffs”? For some teams that may be true. But is elite goaltending really necessary to contend for the Stanley Cup?
2025 Harvard Entertainment Law Symposium
This Symposium took place from Tuesday, April 1 to Thursday, April 3, and comprised of a series of events about the legal disputes shaping today’s entertainment industry told through some of its most influential lawyers.
What Happened to the Olympic Esports Games? If IP is the Problem, We Can Fix It
Written by Stuart Irvin, Xing Cheng (邢成), Philip Chang (장필립), Grace D. Wiley[1] Download the article here: What Happened to the Olympic Esports Games? If IP is the Problem, We Can Fix It. At the 142nd Session of the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) held in Paris in July 2024, the members voted unanimously to create
Interview with Trisha Ananiades, Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs at BBC Studios
By Shayna Toh Trisha Ananiades is a Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs for BBC Studios, where she negotiates deals and drafts agreements for scripted and unscripted programming produced by the studio and intended for exhibition on linear television and streaming services. She routinely counsels creative, casting, and production executives on deal structure
Harvard’s Committee on Sports & Entertainment Law Hosts 2024 Sports Law Symposium
Harvard Law School’s Committee on Sports & Entertainment Law (CSEL) hosted its 2024 Harvard Sports Law Symposium over the last two weeks. Read our coverage of the symposium’s notable events and speakers from JSEL’s Hugh Reynolds and Alec Winshel. On Tuesday, April 9th, the 2024 Harvard Sports Law Symposium began with the presentation of the
Authors File Complaint Against OpenAI for Copyright Infringement
By: Alec Winshel Last month, Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for infringement of their works. The complaint is another in a series of cases filed by Matthew Butterick and the Joseph Saveri Law Firm that mount legal challenges against companies developing AI-powered large language models. These models, often referred to as LLMs, are algorithms that
Proskauer – Three Point Shot Newsletter
To read this article as originally published on Proskauer’s website, click here. December 2021 Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. Your feedback, thoughts and comments on the content
The NFL Should Model Their Overtime Rules After U.S. Court Proceedings
By: David Gardy Ermann After the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills divisional round thriller on January 23, 2022 ended on a walk-off touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce on the opening drive of overtime, the sports media world reacted with headlines popping up like “The NFL’s Overtime Rule Is Under Attack After