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Munck Wilson Grows New Sports Practice As Athletics, Tech Converge

Dallas firm Munck Wilson Mandala added a former football coach and player to the firm's sports and entertainment roster as it lines up for work when college athletes start licensing their name, image or likeness.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

How Class Counsel in the NFL Concussion Suit Helped Uncover a Lawyer Nudging Vulnerable Clients Toward Shaky Investments

Chris Seeger, co-lead counsel in the NFL concussion MDL, began pushing nearly three years ago to find out whether attorney Phillip "Tim" Howard was directing retired players to risky investments he was affiliated with. Earlier this month, Howard agreed to pay nearly $400,000 to the SEC.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

A Sports Betting Breakthrough?: Cozen O'Connor Lawyers See Path for Offshore Sportsbook Sites to Go Legit In Deal Struck for Widow of 5Dimes Founder

Barry Boss and Stephen Miller of Cozen O'Connor helped Laura Varela, who hadn't been involved in the operations of her husband's site prior to his 2018 kidnapping and murder, reach a deal with federal prosecutors. Is she a test case or an outlier?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Class Action by Recording Artists Makes New Law

Neil J. Rosini and Michael I. Rudell, in their column on Entertainment Law, discuss a class action by recording artists seeking termination of rights that looks at "execution" of grants and makes new law.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Top Sports In-House Lawyers Discuss Working With Their Legal Teams Amid COVID-19

"One of the best parts about being the lawyer is that you're the hub to all of those departments," Megha Parekh, chief legal officer of the Jacksonville Jaguars, explained. "Everyone from operations to football logistics to training and medical that are all a part of the team."
4 minute read

The Recorder

On Appeals: The Golden State Warriors' Loss Might Be the Contract Drafter's Gain

The team's $50 million loss in the First District last month includes a valuable tip for lawyers who draft contracts with arbitration clauses.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Chelsea Art Gallery and Its Ex-President File Dueling Lawsuits in Manhattan Supreme Court

Marc Kasowitz argued in court papers that the ex-president of the Marlborough Gallery was removed as part of a "coup d'etat" while his father was seriously ill with COVID-19. But lawyers for the gallery pushed back, saying its former president breached fiduciary duty and misappropriated funds.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Murphy Signs Bill Paying NJ College Athletes and Allowing Them to Hire Attorneys/Agents

The new law becomes effective immediately here and is applicable in the fifth academic year following enactment.
6 minute read

Law.com

FIFA Decision Confirms Long Arm of Honest Services Fraud

United States v. Napout The U.S. government's lead role in the prosecution of corruption within the Zurich-based FIFA may be a paradigmatic example of U.S. law enforcement acting as the world's policeman. If corruption is based on foreign executives violating their duties of loyalty to foreign private entities, how does that translate into a violation of U.S. criminal law? Does it matter that the conduct in which the foreign executive engaged — commercial bribery — may not be illegal under the law of the executive's home country?
12 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters Wins UK Government Mandate For COVID-Hit TV Industry

The elite firm is advising the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
2 minute read

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