Two Key Considerations in NIL Deals
Dinsmore: A trusted partner in NIL deals
Rescission of DOE Guidance — Highway to NIL Podcast
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 8 | Gambling and Harassment: Wyoming’s Game-Changing Ban
The Journey From Athlete To Executive
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 7 | Fair Game: Diving into Sports ADR
NCAA Settlement Hearing — Highway to NIL Podcast
Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics — Highway to NIL
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 4 | The Bold and the Branded
The latest on: NFL Anti-Trust decision; Record Labels Sue Over Generative AI; Copyright Office clarifies Termination Rights, Royalties, Transfers, Disputes, and the MMA.
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 200: Athlete Mental Health and Physical Conditioning With Dawn Staley
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 3 | Bill of All Trades
The Briefing: Another Court Gets It Right in Tattoo Copyright Dispute (Podcast)
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 2 | The Buc Stops Here - Part Two
TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 2 | The Buc Stops Here - Part One
The Labor Law Insider—Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionizes: Air Ball or Nothing But Net?
TortsCenter Podcast - Episode 1 - Unraveling Assumption of Risk: Sports, Entertainment & More
The Burr Broadcast: Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionization Efforts Explained
NCAA President Proposes Radical Changes to NIL Rules — Highway to NIL Podcast
Yesterday, July 24, 2025, President Trump signed a new executive order aimed at preserving and expanding opportunities for collegiate student-athletes, with a focus on women’s and non-revenue sports. This order identifies...more
On July 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, overturned a preliminary injunction that would have granted University of Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean a fifth year of eligibility....more
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can ban transgender high school and college athletes from participating on female sports teams at their schools. After initially declining to review this issue in 2023 and...more
On July 10, 2025, the College Sports Commission (“CSC”) issued a memo to Division I athletic directors to provide an update on NIL Go and other early trends post-House settlement....more
On this episode of the R&G Dugout podcast, Ropes & Gray intellectual property transactions partner and a leader of the firm’s sports industry initiative Erica Han is joined by tax attorneys Gil Ghatan, Kendi Ozmon and...more
Competition is the essence of sports. It fuels the players and the thrill of it entices fans to cheer for their favorite players, purchase memorabilia, and watch games. Outside of the games, however, players and coaches are...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
Welcome to the sixth issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. For this mid-summer edition, we take a deeper look at the newest developments regarding the 2024 amendments to...more
Both the Florida and North Carolina courts have now dipped their toes into Florida State University’s (“FSU”) dispute with the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) over the high exit price the school must pay to leave the...more
As name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) deals dominate high school and collegiate sports, it is increasingly important to have an airtight contract for high school and college athletes to preserve NCAA eligibility. Just ask Matt...more
On March 5, 2024, players on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to unionize, making the group the first college sports team to do so in the United States. Dartmouth College has already filed an appeal with the...more
The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through performance-enhancing drugs received a three-month prison sentence. Federal prosecutors used the...more
Sports and antitrust might seem an odd couple at first glance. In truth, however, the two are not only related but deeply entwined in American law. Indeed, professional baseball as we know it exists largely thanks to a 1922...more
We may be embarking on the end of the infamous transfer portal hold that restricts college-athletes from immediate competition after switching schools. In an age of increasing athlete autonomy, this ruling could impose a...more
Last summer, we wrote about the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (“ACC”) “ironclad” Grant of Rights agreement being the only document keeping top schools from leaving for either the Big Ten or Southeastern Conference (SEC),...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student-athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
On April 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) released a much anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving...more
The world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has exploded onto the scene and taken college athletics by storm. The impact of NIL on the college sports landscape is a topic of daily discussion throughout sports media. ...more
As NCAA institutions, athletes, and other stakeholders continue to adjust to the new normal of name, image, and likeness deals for college athletes, a new trend is emerging: donor and alumni led third party organizations...more
In this week’s episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the NCAA’s recent policy change which allows college athletes to monetize their NIL, as well as potential downsides to the new...more
In a policy reversal many years in the making, the NCAA now allows student-athletes (“SAs”) to benefit from the use of their name, image, and “likeness,” such as their nickname or voice (“NIL”). The policy change includes not...more
A vintage baseball card of Hall-of-Fame shortstop Honus Wagner reportedly sold for a record $3.25 million last October in the midst of a pandemic-fueled surge in collectibles and memorabilia sales. Produced by American...more
“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more