By Martin Skladany, Law Professor, Penn State University, Dickinson Law The inequality between the gilded elite football clubs and all other teams is widening. One way to address this concern is to create more European football tournaments for the clubs most people live next to. Specifically, the Union of European Football Associations (“UEFA”) should establish two new tournaments—one for […]
This transcript comes from an interview conducted by Saeed Ahmad—a board member for the Harvard Association for Law & Business (HALB) and former President of the Pre-Law Transfer Society at UCLA. The interview was conducted on May 6, 2020, with the Founder & CEO of Paradigm Sports Management, Audie Attar. JSEL has agreed to collaborate
(PDF Version Here) Eric Zilber[*] TABLE OF CONTENTS[†] Introduction COVID-19 Background The Challenges Facing the NBA Initial Planning The “Bubble” Emerges as a Front-Runner “Bubble” Plans Solidify and the Protocols Phase One Phase Two Phase Three Phase Three-A Phase Four Phase Five Phase Six Conclusion Exhibit A – Spread of COVID-19 Exhibit B – ESPN
By: Ben Reichard The first Sunday kicking off the 2022 NFL season was just days away. Like millions of fans across the country, I was both hopeful and anxious for how my team would start the season. But I had another reason to be nervous: I couldn’t figure out a way to watch my
The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law is thrilled to share that Volume 13, Issue 2 is now live. The Issue begins with an essay from Professor Irene Calboli and Vera Sevastianova on the impact of the ongoing Russo-Ukraine conflict on fashion and trademark law. From there, this Issue of JSEL features four scholarly
The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law is delighted to share that Volume 13, Issue 1 is now live. The Issue begins with a Foreword from Pepperdine Law Professor Maureen Weston on athlete mental health and the law. Professor Weston tragically lost her son Cedric Halloran last year, and Co-Editors-in-Chief Erin Savoie and Eli
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
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
By: Connor Oniki Clay Allen is the chief lawyer for the Houston Rockets, one of the NBA’s 30 member clubs. I had the incredible opportunity to meet and learn from Clay. Among other things, he discussed his background and his work with the Rockets, while providing advice for future sports lawyers. He also expressed the
Name, Position, and Location Jeff Dorso Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Sacramento Kings Sacramento, California Current Practice Areas/Industries I am responsible for all legal issues for the Sacramento Kings and its affiliates. This includes the Sacramento Kings, the Golden 1 Center, our G-League Team in Stockton, our e-sports team, our hotel, retail, and
By: Eli Nachmany Dallas Cowboys right tackle La’el Collins has filed suit against the National Football League (NFL), challenging part of his five-game suspension for failing to cooperate with league drug testing protocols. Various articles get into the back-and-forth between Collins and the NFL on the suspension, including Collins’s allegation that the NFL misled an
