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
The sports industry continued to evolve in 2024, presenting new challenges and opportunities for venues, teams, athletes, corporate sponsors, and fans....more
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Welcome back to the "Spotlight!" This may come as a shock to exactly none of you, but people can be really good as casting aside morality in the face of heaps of money. That statement came into sharp focus this week with the...more
I did not want to write this week. What more can I say other than what has already been said after yet another callous, atrocious, evil, and (perhaps worst of all) familiar mass shooting in this country? Since this is a...more
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Live from New York it’s…wait, that’s not right. Two weeks off, and I’ve forgotten how I open these…ah, yes… Welcome back (both to me and to you) to the “Spotlight.” I would love to be able to say that my batteries are fully...more
Endorsement Deals, Sponsorships & Investments - Second NIL collective supporting Ohio State football launches - April 20, 2022 via Chillicothe Gazette - Gary Marcinick has spent decades around Ohio State football. He was...more
- Esteemed filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s decision to leave his 19-year-long relationship with Warner Bros. for Universal to make his next film (about Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of an atomic bomb) continues to...more
- As the pandemic continues, the question arises: Could celebrities be the key to getting the country vaccinated? - Seemingly everyone is coming up a winner in the music business with the top three major companies bringing...more
Some of this week's highlights include: - Emerging trends are showing signs of change in the sponsorships and endorsement markets. A segment once largely overlooked, athletes in the LGBTQ+ community are finally ringing in...more
Just two weeks into the name, image, and likeness (NIL) era in college sports, and we are already starting to see not only novel and creative partnerships, but also the emergence of legal gray areas and pitfalls for college...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
Throughout the United States, people are eagerly preparing for this Memorial Day Weekend (MDW), which marks the unofficial start of summer (not to mention those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country). If you listen...more
“Happy” Tax Day to those of you here in the United States celebrating/commiserating (noting of course that certain taxpayers have until May 17 to file their returns this year). Like taxes, this installment of the Spotlight...more
Various media outlets were abuzz recently about how Marshawn Lynch received a federal trademark registration for “I’m Just Here So I Won’t Get Fined” for t-shirts and other apparel items. He uttered that phrase more than 20...more