Legal and Governance

On March 20, after months of deadlock, the WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) reached a tentative collective-bargaining agreement through 2032. The deal introduces a first-in-its-kind revenue-sharing model in women’s professional sports and a $7 million 2026 salary ...

The word in the headlines is bankruptcy, and a lot of sports fans will read that as a death notice. It is not. Yet. After two decades restructuring distressed companies, I read the LIV news differently than most. The last few weeks rattled the league, but do not toss your Crushers shirt just yet. Ta...

Anyone who has worked on major sporting events such as the Super Bowl, MLS Cup, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup, Olympics or Paralympic Games knows well the pent-up angst that precedes the opening whistle or cauldron lighting. It’s a gnawing, pit-of-the-stomach aching that at any moment something unwanted i...

The PTPA’s emergency motion for a court intervention into the French Open and Wimbledon rejecting applications for tournament credentials was denied, according to a court filing published Friday. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett wrote, however, that despite the denial of the motion, the French T...

Whenever there’s a sporting event of global import, those in the intellectual property business arm themselves against infringement, along with those who seek to infringe without venturing offside. With FIFA’s World Cup impending, Guinness has relaunched a venerable tagline that’s been sitting squar...

As athletes increasingly seek to monetize personal brands beyond the field, jersey numbers are now driving ventures such as restaurants, apparel lines and licensing deals. But such business ventures are not without risk. The recent trademark lawsuit targeting Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce over th...

The World Cup will take over venues across North America this summer at a global scale, with matches at 16 venues across the continent. While organizers and venue operators are hard at work getting ready for this summer, the real opportunity lies in showcasing stadiums as the top spot to host future...

Major League Baseball entered the 2026 season with genuine momentum. Franchise valuations have climbed sharply, national viewership has shown renewed strength at key moments, and the World Baseball Classic continues to broaden the sport’s global footprint. Post-2022 rule changes have improved pace o...

The remedies phase of Live Nation’s antitrust trial with more than 30 states -- which determined the company acted as an illegal monopoly at the federal and state level -- could start as early as next month, according to a proposed schedule submitted to the presiding judge.

A federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Suns security exec was dismissed on Thursday, “ending a case that alleged racial bias, retaliation and serious security risks inside the organization.” The case, filed by Gene Traylor in May 2025, was dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning it is “perma...