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Career Spotlight – Jennifer Liu, Chief Legal Officer, The Pokémon Company International, Inc.
by Eli Nachmany | February 26, 2021 | Career Spotlights, Updates | 0 Comments
Twenty-five years ago tomorrow, the storied Pokémon franchise began with the Japan release of Pocket Monsters Red and Green on the Game Boy. Many of us recall playing classics like Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow, Gold/Silver/Crystal, and others through the years. When I...How are sports leagues clarifying player punishments for sports gambling controversies?
by JSEL | February 25, 2021 | Highlight, Updates | 0 Comments
Brown and red leaves weren’t the only unusual sight during last year’s Masters Tournament. On top of an unprecedented November scene at Augusta National, one of the game’s most historic sites witnessed another peculiarity: one of the game’s most influential players...EA Sports Returns to College Football: What to Do About the Roster Share Feature?
by Eli Nachmany | February 13, 2021 | Highlight, Updates | 0 Comments
The wait is over. Earlier this month, EA Sports announced that it would revive its popular college football video game franchise NCAA Football. This time around, however, the game will be called EA Sports College Football. The name is not the only thing that will be...JSEL Volume 12-1 Coming February 10
Analyzing a Creative NIL Proposal – Interview with HLS Clinical Professor Brian Price
by JSEL | January 26, 2021 | Interviews | 0 Comments
In the midst of the ongoing debate over student-athlete compensation and the expansion of Name, Image, and Likeness rights, a Professor at Georgia Tech, and former college athlete himself, Baratunde Cola, has proposed a unique idea: have student-athletes create...Career Spotlight – Chidi Oteh of Ropes & Gray LLP
by madisonmartin | January 9, 2021 | Career Spotlights | 0 Comments
Chidi Oteh is an experienced associate at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston in their asset management and sports groups. In his sports practice, Chidi works on the negotiation of employment, sponsorship, media and speaking arrangements for various collegiate and...Exploring the NCAA’s Antitrust Arguments Ahead of Oral Argument in NCAA v. Alston
by Eli Nachmany | January 2, 2021 | Commentary | 0 Comments
Cert Granted in Alston: Revisiting Board of Regents and the Uniqueness of Antitrust Law’s Applicability to Sports in Light of the NCAA’s Cert Petition As Congress debates federal legislation on the subject of publicity rights for student-athletes, the NCAA...Regulating the Blanket License: A Path Towards Terminating the ASCAP/BMI Consent Decrees
by JSEL | December 30, 2020 | Commentary, Updates | 0 Comments
Regulating the Blanket License: A Path Towards Terminating the ASCAP/BMI Consent Decrees By Dallin Earl Dallin Earl is a 2020 graduate of Harvard Law School and former president of the Recording Artists Project at HLS. The introduction to Regulating the Blanket...What If the NCAA Litigated State NIL Legislation?
by alexblutman | December 28, 2020 | Highlight | 0 Comments
When the NCAA promised to explore rule changes related to name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) and subsequently released a working group report proposing an outline for legislation on the issue, many praised the passage of California’s Fair Pay to Play Act (“FPP”) as...