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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Cost of An Early Payday: Lessons from Tatis Jr.'s Advance Financing Agreement

In professional sports, financial windfalls often come after years of uncertainty and risk. Fernando Tatis Jr., the San Diego Padres right fielder, provides a striking example. Early in his minor league career, he accepted a...more

A&O Shearman

Horizontal agreements: Is arbitration part of the rules of the game?

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In a recent judgment, the High Court implied an agreement to arbitrate disputes between two parties with no direct contractual relations based on each of the parties’ express, independent agreement to comply with the rules of...more

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Getting the Ball Rolling: Sports Disputes Resolution in Hong Kong SAR

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These are exciting times for sports in Hong Kong. With the Hong Kong team’s success at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics, the opening of the Kai Tak Sports Park and the 15th National Games (which Hong...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Impact of NIL Deals on College Sports: How They Benefit Schools and Student-Athletes

By the time you read this article, we will have crowned our 2025 College Football Playoff champion. If you watched even a slice of college games, then you heard multiple stories about “NIL” and the “collectives”. What exactly...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: House and DC activity

In this week’s Film Room, we help your campus streamline third-party NIL and stay on top of news emanating from DC. House activity - The settlement’s institutional opt-in date of March 1, 2025, is just days away. Last...more

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Sports arbitration awards potentially open to review by EU courts – is commercial arbitration next

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In Seraing v FIFA e.a., Advocate General Capeta (AG) has taken the view that the principle of effective judicial protection means that EU Member State courts should be able to fully review the compliance of an award of the...more

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TortsCenter Podcast | Episode 7 | Fair Game: Diving into Sports ADR

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In this episode of the TortsCenter Podcast, hosts Carla Varriale-Barker and Courtney Dunn talk with independent arbitrator and mediator Danielle Menitove about the world of sports arbitration. As co-chairs of the NYSBA’s...more

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Inquiries at the Olympics: the shifting podium of Olympic medals

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The Olympic Games have long been a stage for iconic triumphs, where the essence of celebration has persisted even as the sports themselves have undergone significant transformations following technological advancements such...more

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Take Your Marks, Get Set...Arbitrate? Resolving Disputes at the Paris Olympic Games

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As the Olympic torch rapidly approaches Paris, multiple stakeholders prepare for two weeks of intense competition. Individual athletes and nations seek glory on the playing field; financially interested third...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Florida State and Clemson vs. the ACC: Is There a Way Out for Both?

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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Unique Game of Baseball Arbitration

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Here’s one venue where it plays out differently—win or lose: Every February, the salaries of certain Major League Baseball (MLB) players are decided by three-member arbitration panels. The defining characteristic is that the...more

White & Case LLP

The FIFA reform package on football agents: ready for regulation or looking for litigation?

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IFA reform: proposals for agents - The FIFA Council and the Football Stakeholders Committee unanimously adopted a series of reforms with respect to football player agents in order to "protect the integrity of football and...more

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With China’s Sports Ambitions Come Sports Disputes

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China’s ambitions to become a world leader in professional sports are no secret. As part of a far-reaching economic reform plan, the country declared four years ago it would grow its sports industry into an $817 billion...more

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Reframe the Game: A Winning Paradigm for Mediating Sports Cases

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“My ego demands — for myself — the success of my team.” — Bill Russell I had the opportunity to mediate a high value business dispute a few years back. The CEO of one of the parties, a globally recognized sports...more

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