Alston Lawyer Kessler Welcomes NCAA NIL Police Into House
Jeffrey Kessler, a lead attorney for athletes in House v. NCAA and arguably the nation’s top sports litigator, says he is “happily monitoring” the situation surrounding…
Jeffrey Kessler, a lead attorney for athletes in House v. NCAA and arguably the nation’s top sports litigator, says he is “happily monitoring” the situation surrounding…
A private equity investor convicted of charges stemming from paying more than $1.2 million to ensure his son and twin daughters were admitted into USC, Stanford and…
The NCAA might soon restart its war on name, image and likeness. The organization, which until July 2021 aggressively forbade athletes from enjoying NIL opportunities…
Attorneys for Major League Baseball have described a federal lawsuit brought by four former affiliates as “patently frivolous,” a “futile quest” and a means for…
NCAA president Mark Emmert is once again pleading with Congress to pass federal name, image and likeness legislation. And, once again, Emmert’s request faces stiff…
It’s been a couple of years since a federal jury convicted Michael Avenatti of attempting to extort Nike, but a new court ruling clarifies that the multibillion-dollar…
John Wilson, a private equity investor, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for paying more than $1.2 million to secure the admissions of his son and twin…
A year ago, state NIL laws achieved overdue progress for college athletes. Then the Supreme Court shut out the NCAA in a 9-0 antitrust decision, shattering the amateur…
Retired NBA player and college freshman J.R. Smith is joining the NIL world. The two-time NBA champion and Sixth Man of the Year Award recipient has hired Excel Sports…
The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will alter the Court’s dynamics, including in regard to college sports cases. Breyer, 83, has expressed…
In a 69-page opinion issued on Thursday, arbitrator Mark Irvings came down on the University of Connecticut for its firing of men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie and…
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a free speech case with potentially far-reaching implications for employees of public institutions. If college…