NCAA Division I Council Approves New NIL Disclosure and Transparency Rules — Highway to NIL Podcast
Inside the NBA with Suzanne Spellacy, General Counsel of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx and T-Wolves Gaming
Hsu Untied interview with Brian Anderson, Partner at Sheppard Mullin
Some of the biggest stories in college sports right now involve the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals. NIL allows athletes to earn money from their personal brand while still in school, providing both...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Many of you are basking in the afterglow of the end of tax season, with tax day (not to be confused with taxing day—which is seemingly every day) passing us by on April 15. Others (most likely...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Before jumping in this week, allow me to clear the decks and orient you: it’s cold as winter through many parts of the country, though allergy season is very clearly in full effect. TikTok is...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Much as I would love to take your attention away from the “T” word (no…not “torpedo bats”), I feel obliged to open this week with a discussion on the impact of the across-the-board US tariffs on...more
With March Madness in full swing, the spotlight isn’t only on thrilling buzzer-beaters or underdog victories; it’s also on the continued evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights. Since the NCAA's landmark policy...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight, to the Spring and to Major League Baseball. As the season starts anew, I can’t help but think about this time last year when I was celebrating a New York Yankees Opening Day victory thanks in...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Just as Spring arrived yesterday, so too did the NCAA’s crown jewels: the NCAA Basketball Championships. The former has the potential to usher in hay fever while the latter has the potential to...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! You need not be Irish to enjoy the luck of having wound up here, just a few days before St. Patrick’s Day. You may however need to be Irish to enjoy corned beef and cabbage. But whether it was a...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Hard enough as it is to believe, with this week’s entry, the Spotlight is celebrating its fourth birthday. (sniffle, sniffle…our business development content grows up so fast). No magicians at...more
Welcome to the Spotlight! Whether you’re a returning visitor or the planets have aligned in the sky to bring you here for the very first time, it’s clear that the Universe is telling you you’re doing something right and maybe...more
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
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On this episode of Talking Sports Law, host John Wilson and co-host Trevor Gates are joined by Bob Caldwell, VP and General Counsel of Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer) and Utah Royals (National Women’s Soccer League)....more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Love is in the air around here for Valentine’s Day, which is more than can be said for last weekend’s Super Bowl. For one thing, the Philadelphia Eagles, a team for whom I hold no love, handily...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! If you missed the GRAMMY Awards last week—as nearly 10% fewer did TV-ratings-wise, as compared to the last year’s show—allow me to start off with a little primer. Females largely owned the...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! The stage for Super Bowl LIX is set, with the Philadelphia Eagles due to square off against the 2-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. More history repeating itself (a la Groundhog Day)...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! If you tuned in last week and you came here expecting clarity on the TikTok saga now that a week has gone by, I’ve got a bridge (and social media platform) to sell you. I bet you’d even believe...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! This may (or may not) be the last weekend that TikTok is operational in the United States, with legislation due to come into effect on January 19, 2025 that would ban TikTok failing Chinese...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! I would have loved nothing more than to kick off the first Spotlight of 2025 on a high note. In my own little bubble, winning another fantasy football championship seemed like a promising start....more
Sports fans across the United States are about to experience an unprecedented lineup of world-class events. The FIFA World Cup will electrify stadiums across North America in 2026, followed by the Summer Olympics in Los...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Since we are in the midst of the holiday season, for my last post this year, I thought it would be fun to try something different and do a holiday-themed recap the year that was. After all, it...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Just one more installment on the way next week before this dog and pony show packs it in for the rest of the year (pause for groaning, protests and/or sighs of relief). Unlike Juan Soto, I...more
Launching a new sports league is not for the faint of heart, and there are many consequential decisions to be made during the early stages. One of the more significant and consequential issues is the structure of the league....more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! Hard enough as it is to believe, but as sure as I am incessantly refreshing my web browser for stories about Juan Soto’s free agency, we’re nearly at the end of the year. Indeed, if the cold...more
Welcome back to the Spotlight! With next week being Thanksgiving here in these United States, I wanted to take a moment to give thanks for my family, my readers (those first two not being mutually exclusive), my clients, my...more