Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
When I was in law school and unsure of my career direction, I remember being told that “you can do anything with a law degree.” Tony LaRussa, lawyer and manager of the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, provides a good example. Michael McCann of the Sports Law Blog has a very interesting post on [...]
I recently came across an article about a professional athlete who was driving his SUV and collided with another car. The woman driving the other car suffered neck and back injuries. This story is not particularly noteworthy, except for one fact. The athlete’s liability insurance limits are a minimal $25,000 (in Connecticut drivers are required to maintain a minimum [...]
Don Jeffrey at Bloomberg.com (via Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk) reports that MillerCoors LLC has filed a lawsuit against the New England Patriots alleging that the team reneged on an exclusive sponsorship contract, and instead, has pursued a more lucrative agreement with Anheuser-Busch InBev NV. Here’s an except of Jeffrey’s article: “We negotiated in good faith with the [...]
I was recently interviewed by Ben McKenna of The Legal Blitz, a sports law blog published by Ben McKenna and Steve Silver, students at Temple Law School. The interview covered a wide range of topics, from how I became involved in sports law to issues in high school and college sports, including concussions and the use [...]
In our Sports Law Careers series, we’ve explored a number of issues facing those who envision a career in sports law or sports business. Often times, one of the best suggestions is very simple: get an internship. An internship can be invaluable for both the work experience and the professional contacts. But the process of securing an [...]
