Legal and Governance

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...

In January, federal authorities indicted 26 individuals in a college basketball point-shaving conspiracy involving more than 39 athletes across 17 different teams. At least two defendants were also implicated in a separate NBA gambling case, suggesting that professional and collegiate betting miscon...

The NBA journeyman who plays for several teams over the course of his career has existed for decades, long before Dennis Schröder completed the rainbow of jersey colors. In recent years though, we’ve seen the multiteam career path, that was historically reserved for role players, become the norm for...

A federal jury in New York City determined on Wednesday that Live Nation operated as an illegal monopoly at both the federal and state levels, bringing a nearly two-month trial to an end and re-igniting a long-lingering question about a potential Live Nation-Ticketmaster breakup.

College athletics has entered the semi-professional era. Revenue sharing, NIL markets, and private capital have reshaped the landscape. The House settlement accelerated that transition and required a centralized enforcement agency capable of administering new obligations across conferences and campu...

Live Nation’s antitrust trial against 34 states could finish as early as Friday. Juror deliberation started Friday morning following the trial’s closing arguments on Thursday.