Arent Fox Sports leader Richard L. Brand spoke with Law360 for a feature on the affect large sports media deals are having on the broader marketplace for mergers and acquisitions.
It is unlikely that any ruling by a Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ever sparked such nationwide commentary as that of Region 13 Regional Director Peter Sung Ohr in ruling that Northwestern University scholarship football players are “employees” of the University.
“Northwestern believes strongly that our student-athletes are not employees, but students. Unionization and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concerns raised by student-athletes.”
On Thursday, February 20, a critical hearing took place in the college student-athletes’ class action antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Arent Fox Sports partner Rich Brand and Corporate & Securities associate Charlyn Ho wrote an article published in Law360 that outlines the legal issues surrounding Fantex Inc., a company that allows investors to buy and sell interests in professional athletes.
Frederick E. Bouchat has once again alleged copyright infringement against the Baltimore Ravens and the National Football League (NFL) over the Ravens’ “Flying B Logo” from the mid-1990s.
On January 28, 2014, the National College Players Association (NCPA) filed a petition at the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Chicago, seeking recognition as a labor union. The petition is the first of its kind seeking union recognition for college athletes.
Counsel Maidie E. Oliveau was featured in a National Law Journal article that highlighted her efforts to help Los Angeles gear up for the Special Olympics World Games, the city’s biggest sports event in decades.
Counsel Maidie E. Oliveau was quoted in a CNET News article on Aereo’s Supreme Court battle that could affect how the entire country watches television.
Arent Fox’s Jared Bartie, a counsel in the firm’s Sports practice, is profiled in the Northwestern Law Reporter. Jared’s law school alma mater’s alumni magazine highlighted his professional career and current involvement with the university.
Arent Fox Sports partner Richard Brand spoke to the Daily News about the ramifications of the recently reported revenue-sharing terms Major League Baseball will impose on Guggenheim Baseball Management next year, as reported by multiple outlets in recent weeks.