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FIFA Faces Legal Challenge Over Winning Saudi World Cup Bid Vetted by Clifford Chance
By Dario Sabaghi | December 11, 2024
NGOs are consulting lawyers over potential human rights violations as FIFA picks Saudi Arabia to host the football championship.
1 minute read
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FIFA, Clifford Chance Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ Saudi Human Rights Record in World Cup Bid
By Dario Sabaghi | December 3, 2024
NGOs accuse FIFA and Clifford Chance of minimising Saudi Arabia's human rights record as football officials consider the Kingdom’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup.
1 minute read
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Clifford Chance Under Fire for Human Rights Assessment of Saudi Arabia World Cup Bid
By Dario Sabaghi | November 8, 2024
Eleven NGOs say Clifford Chance glossed over Saudi Arabia's human rights record in an assessment of the country's FIFA 2034 bid.
5 minute read
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Netflix Offices Raided by Authorities in Paris and Amsterdam
By Jack Womack | November 5, 2024
A French judicial source said that the searches are part of a preliminary investigation opened in November 2022 on charges of "aggravated tax fraud and concealed work in an organized gang."
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Blakes and Davies Advise on $4.7 Billion Canadian Pro Sport Juggernaut Deal
By Gail J. Cohen | September 19, 2024
The proposed sale puts the value of MLSE in its entirety at $12.53 billion.
3 minute read
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Google Taps King & Spalding to Sue Kremlin-Owned Broadcaster
By Jack Womack | August 21, 2024
The claims are part of a legal battle between Google and Russian state-affiliated media entities which stretches back to 2020.
3 minute read
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'Illegal Conspiracy'?: Class Action Challenges NCAA Ban on Canadian Hockey League Talent
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | August 13, 2024
"The NCAA and its membership institutions have agreed, through certain bylaws, to prohibit anyone who has played in the CHL from playing Division I hockey," according to the complaint alleging an unlawful boycott of Canadian Hockey League players.
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IOC and Paris Olympic Attorneys Combat IP Abuse with Online Tracking & Cease-and-Desist Letters
By Rick Mitchell | July 26, 2024
Infringement could result in financial penalties of up to billions of euros.
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Paris Law Firms Hope Olympics Boost US-Style Sports Deals in France
By Rick Mitchell | July 22, 2024
"We hope the Olympics could help generate a little more appetite by foreign and French investment funds to invest in this type of activity in France."
6 minute read
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'Soccer Through and Through': This Partner Just Guided Her 14-Year-Old Son to an Unprecedented Pro Deal
By Amanda O'Brien | May 15, 2024
Heike Sullivan, who leads the firm's private client practice at Ballard Spahr, guided her 14-year-old son Cavan as he negotiated a contract that will see him play with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union and then join global power Manchester City when he turns 18.
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Spotify GC Steps Down, Opts to 'Step Away From Full-Time Corporate Life'
By Trudy Knockless | January 28, 2025
"This marks the end of a chapter that’s been filled with unforgettable experiences and immense personal growth," Eve Konstan wrote on LinkedIn.
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Federal Court Considers Blurry Lines Between Artist's Consultant and Business Manager
By Stan Soocher | January 22, 2025
What happens when a business manager gets involved in a dispute with one of the artist’s other advisers? A recent example is the litigation between the longtime business manager for rapper Nelly and a longtime consultant who has provided a range of services to the artist that include marketing and promotion, managing Nelly’s touring business, and seeking endorsement deals.
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Justin Baldoni Sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400M in New Step in 'It Ends With Us' Fight
By Andrew Dalton/AP | January 16, 2025
“This is a case about two of the most powerful stars in the world deploying their enormous power to steal an entire film right out of the hands of its director and production studio,” the suit says.
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Assessing the Second Trump Presidency’s Impact on College Sports
By Frank Darras | January 16, 2025
Let’s discuss how the landscape of college sports could be reshaped in the next four years and why our high school and college athletes and their families should strategize with their lawyers to protect their rights.
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The Growing Antitrust Scrutiny of DraftKings and FanDuel
By John M. Yun | January 13, 2025
In a posted letter on X (Twitter), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) have urged the respective heads of the U.S. federal antitrust agencies, that is, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to investigate DraftKings and FanDuel. The senators expressed considerable concern that these two leading online fantasy sports companies are coordinating to exclude innovative rivals in a manner that violates federal antitrust laws.
1 minute read
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The Met Hires GC of Elite University as Next Legal Chief
By Greg Andrews | January 9, 2025
The New York City cultural institution said it conducted an extensive national search for a successor to Sharon Cott, who is retiring.
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'Another Broken Promise': California Tribes Sue Casinos for Allegedly Illegal Profit From Card Games
By Kat Black | January 8, 2025
Keker, Van Nest & Peters, on behalf of Native American tribes in California, sued dozens of casinos last week for allegedly profiting from illegal gambling. The plaintiffs contend that the casinos unlawfully encroach upon their exclusive rights to offer "banked" casino card games such as pai gow, baccarat and blackjack.
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'Pull Back the Curtain': Ex-NFL Players Seek Discovery in Lawsuit Over League's Disability Plan
By Kat Black | January 3, 2025
Former pro football players are bidding to compel discovery in a class action that accuses the NFL's employee welfare benefit plans of refusing them disability benefits.
1 minute read
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Ex-Six Flags CLO Lands New C-Suite Post—This Time as HR Chief
By James Palmer | January 2, 2025
Aimee Williams-Ramey received $1.1 million in severance after Six Flags terminated her "without cause" a year ago after she'd been legal chief just 15 months. Now, she's becoming chief human resources officer of Texas Capital Bank.
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Blake Lively's claims that movie co-star launched smear campaign gets support in publicist's suit
By The Associated Press | December 26, 2024
The suit filed in New York alleges Justin Baldoni and his production company teamed up with publicists to "bury" and "destroy" Lively amid fears his career could be harmed by her allegations about his behavior.
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