Career Spotlight – Jason Cohen, General Counsel, Dallas Cowboys
Jason Cohen is the General Counsel for the Dallas Cowboys. Jason’s vast legal practice, which touches the Cowboys’ team, business, brand, and everything in between, gives him valuable insight into many areas of sports law. I reached out to Jason to talk about his professional journey and advice for law students. Name and Position: Jason […]
The NIL Era Has Arrived: What the Coming of July 1 Means for the NCAA
From September 2019—when California became the first state to pass a name, image, and likeness (NIL) law—until now, the intercollegiate athletic community has fielded a deluge of new enacted and proposed regulations from states, Congress, the NCAA, and now individual institutions. As the proverbial NIL floor was shifting, there was one thing on everyone’s minds: […]
Interview with Patrick Ragen, Associate at Ziffren Brittenham
JSEL recently sat down with Patrick Ragen, an Associate at Ziffren Brittenham in Los Angeles, which specializes in negotiating, structuring, and executing transactions in the entertainment and media industries. Patrick is an attorney in the firm’s film and television group, representing writers, actors, athletes, directors, producers, production companies, and rights holders in the film, television, […]
NCAA v. Alston at the Supreme Court
March 31, 2021 marked an important moment in the history of college sports. The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case involving the NCAA for the first time in nearly 40 years. This article provides a comprehensive summary of that argument. What is Alston and how did we get here? The question at issue […]
Legal Implications of NFTs in Sports
This post is one article in a two-part series on NFTs. This article covers in depth the legal implications of the proliferation of NFTs. Read our other installment to learn more about how NFTs work and where they’re leaving a mark in the arts, entertainment, and sports industries. If you’ve logged on to any social […]
NBA. NFL. NFT? How Nonfungible Tokens are Making an Impact in Arts, Entertainment, and Sports
This post is one article in a two-part series on NFTs. Read along to learn more about how NFTs work and where they’re leaving a mark in the arts, entertainment, and sports industries. Then, read our next installment, which covers in more depth the legal implications of the proliferation of NFTs. Trading cards are in […]
Alumni in Sports: On breaking into sports, the impact of COVID on their industry, and diversity
Join the HLSA-NYC and the HLS Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law (CSEL) for Alumni in Sports: On breaking into sports, the impact of COVID on their industry, and diversity Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:00 PM EST Register Now Panelists: • Anjali Salooja, JD ’12 (Associate Vice President and Senior Associate Counsel, NBA) • Megha […]
The Sustainability Rebrand
The equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes is burned or dumped in a landfill every second. The fashion industry is dominated by the glorified notion of conspicuous consumption: just watch as Burberry burns millions of dollars’ worth of merchandise rather than tarnish the brand’s exclusivity. Sustainability, conspicuous consumption’s arch nemesis, has sorely needed […]
Career Spotlight – Scott Wilkinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena
Scott Wilkinson is the top lawyer for the Atlanta Hawks, one of the NBA’s 30 member clubs. I had the great honor of talking with Scott about his career and background, and he also had some advice for law students interested in sports law. Check out my interview with Scott below in this latest JSEL […]
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