Recently, Pennsylvania’s Saint Francis University announced its decision to reclassify its intercollegiate athletics program from NCAA Division I to Division III, citing the difficulty in governance associated with college...more
3/28/2025
/ Basketball ,
College Athletes ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Competition ,
Higher Education Act ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
New Legislation ,
Settlement ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Universities
Callan Stein, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Health Care + Life Sciences Industry Group, was quoted in the February 28, 2025 Global Competition Review article, “NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms.”...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
In this installment, Troutman Pepper attorneys Cal Stein, Tim Bado, and Pat Zancolli discuss recent updates in the House settlement process. After Judge Wilken previously declined to approve the settlement, she sent the...more
In this installment, Troutman Pepper attorneys Cal Stein, Mia Marko, and Dani Clifford discuss Title IX, a longstanding federal law that applies to educational institutions, and its intersection with the evolving landscape of...more
On July 26, the plaintiffs in In Re: College Athlete NIL Litigation (a/k/a the House litigation) filed formal settlement documents (i.e., the proposed settlement) with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more
8/1/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Damages ,
Educational Institutions ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Settlement ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
On January 11, the NCAA announced its most significant (and, at least arguably, only) name, image, and likeness (NIL) enforcement action to date against a university and its football program for impermissible recruiting...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
On October 17, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from witnesses about the need for reform in college athletics, including the possibility of establishing a national standard for regulating Name, Image, and...more
10/26/2023
/ College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Scholarships ,
Senate Judiciary Committee ,
State Labor Laws ,
Student Athletes ,
Universities
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Duke University agreed to settle a False Claims Act qui tam action alleging widespread misconduct in federally funded research. ...more
4/3/2019
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Falsified Documents ,
Federal Funding ,
Grants ,
Medical Research ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
On August 8, the NCAA announced a number of significant changes to its Division I college basketball bylaws. These changes — which come in response to the 2017 federal criminal investigation alleging fraud in college...more
8/14/2018
/ Agents ,
Basketball ,
Bylaws ,
Coaches ,
College Athletes ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
NCAA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sports ,
Universities