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Corporate Counsel

Athlete-Backed Fantasy Sports Site PrizePicks Hires First Legal Chief

Ex-Barnes & Thornburg partner Jason Barclay is taking the legal reins at PrizePicks, which has grown rapidly with a strategy of making games accessible to the masses.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Embattled Owner of Portland Soccer Teams Promotes GC to CEO

Heather Davis will lead the Timbers and Thorns after helping owner Merritt Paulson cope with fallout from an independent probe that found he helped enable a former coach of the women's team who sexually coerced his players.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Policy That Blacklists Lawyers From MSG, Radio City, Illegal, New York AG Warns

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. uses facial recognition to identify the targeted attorneys, and preventing their access to the venues could be a violation of local, state, and federal human rights laws, including laws that prohibit retaliation, James' office said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Live Nation Taps Prominent Antitrust Attorney Ahead of Congressional Showdown

The entertainment giant gave its critics additional artillery last fall when it botched the presale of tickets for Taylor Swift concerts.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Charlie Rose Lawsuit Sees Several Major Claims Dismissed

Much of the former makeup artist's 2019-filed suit, in which she details Rose allegedly "preying" on female staff for years at a TV studio described as a "sexual hunting ground," is no longer alive. But it appears gender discrimination and harassment claims remain in the suit.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Signing Bonus Juiced Disney GC's First-Year Compensation

Horacio Gutierrez has had an eventful first 12 months at the entertainment giant, with his boss ousted in November and proxy fight launched this month.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pryor Cashman Lawyer at the Center of Long-Running Drama Over Late Radio Legend's Estate

Descendants of radio pioneer Himan Brown allege that Richard Kay of Pryor Cashman took advantage of Brown during his final years to get him to change the terms of his will. Since then, they allege, Kay has run a fraudulent scheme to use Brown's hard-earned dough to enrich himself.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Celebrities Are Fighting Back — and Some Lawyers Are Finding a Growing Niche

"Everyone's being taken advantage of," said John Uustal, co-founding partner of the Kelley | Uustal law firm.
5 minute read

Law.com

Fantasy Football Player Sues DraftKings Over Postponed NFL Game

A New York man brought a proposed class action on behalf of participants of DraftKings' NFL Showdown and Flash Draft contests who didn't get their winnings from the game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Outline Emerges for Reedy Creek Improvement District Changes

The Reedy Creek Improvement District was created for Walt Disney Co. in 1967 and essentially gave the entertainment giant control over issues such as land use, fire protection and wastewater services.
3 minute read

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