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Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Michael Donadio, Vice President And Deputy General Counsel Of The Pittsburgh Penguins (Podcast)

In this episode of Talking Sports Law, host Trevor Gates and co-host John Wilson are joined by Michael Donadio, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

United States Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

2026 World Cup Legal Checklist

The upcoming FIFA World Cup" offers tremendous opportunity for businesses that are prepared, have taken proper steps and have protected their interests.

United States Media & IT

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Clark Hill

The Sports Law Playbook: Gifting Issues For Athletes

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of The Sports Law Playbook. In this issue, we explore key tax considerations and gift planning strategies for athletes looking to give back...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Nationwide Betting Platform Kalshi Temporarily Banned From Taking Bets In Nevada

On March 20, 2026, a Carson City District Judge granted the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) a 14‑day temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) from taking bets in Nevada, with a preliminary injunction hearing set for April 3, 2026.

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

NCAA Sues DraftKings Over Use Of MARCH MADNESS Trademarks

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Name, Image, And Likeness (NIL) Compliance Alert For Higher Education: Deal Rejections Mount As State Resistance Grows

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CFTC Takes Additional Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulation: What You Need To Know

United States Finance

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CFTC Seeks Public Input On Prediction Markets Regulation

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

Play Ball: The CFTC And MLB Strike A Historic Deal To Protect Prediction Markets

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Ad Law News and Views - February 2026

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

L’explosion des Prediction Markets aux États-Unis : Pourquoi l’Europe ne peut plus traiter ce marché comme une curiosité

United States Commercial

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AlixPartners

March Madness, NIL, And Ambush Marketing: What Brands Should Include In Their Deals With Collegiate Basketball Stars

United States Media & IT

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Fennemore

Stakeholder Opportunity: College-Athlete NIL And Compensation On Lawmakers' Radar

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Podcast - Inside the Growing World of Rodeo

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk In America (Podcast)

United States Insolvency

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Ballard Spahr LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

March Madness In The Law: How Legal Upheaval Is Rewriting College Sports

March Madness tips off this week as men's and women's college basketball teams begin a furious competition watched—and bet on—by millions of Americans.

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

Youth Sports Media Company To Pay $1.10 Million Fine In CPPA Enforcement Action

On March 3, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a $1.1 million fine against PlayOn Sports, a youth sports media and technology company that operates the GoFan digital ticketing platform.

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

CFTC Issues Guidance And Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Relating To Prediction Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently took two significant steps towards its regulation of prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Issues Request For Comment And Staff Advisory On Prediction Markets

On March 12, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") released two documents regarding "event contract" derivatives traded on prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

CFTC Issues Parallel Actions On Prediction Markets — Key Takeaways For Designated Contract Markets

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Marissa Meli, Green Bay Packers Associate General Counsel (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

Washington Department Of Revenue Announces Temporary Penalty Relief For Businesses Affected By October 2025 Sales Tax Expansion

United States Tax

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Privacy Protection Agency Issues First Decision Involving Violation Of CCPA And Minor Students

United States Privacy

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

California Continues To Actively Enforce Privacy Opt-Out Rights

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Sports And Gaming Law 2025 Year In Review: Top Five Developments

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

Trans Eligibility, Federal Funding In Sports

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

CalPrivacy Fines PlayOn Sports $1.1M For CCPA Opt-Out And Notice Violations

United States Privacy

HK

Holland & Knight

Litigation Risk And Regulatory Gaps In The Era Of "Street Agents"

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Geopolitics And Event Disruption In The Middle East: Optimising Insurance Recoveries

Worldwide Insurance

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K&L Gates LLP

Trans Eligibility, Federal Funding In Sports

Attorneys across the nation are watching for the outcome of a Title IX claim against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

CalPrivacy Fines PlayOn Sports $1.1M For CCPA Opt-Out And Notice Violations

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) fined digital ticketing platform PlayOn Sports $1.1 million for failure to offer consumers appropriate mechanisms to opt out of sale...

United States Privacy

HK

Holland & Knight

Litigation Risk And Regulatory Gaps In The Era Of "Street Agents"

While the opportunity for revenue for athletes in the NIL era is unprecedented, so too is the risk of exploitation.

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Geopolitics And Event Disruption In The Middle East: Optimising Insurance Recoveries

With thousands of flights being cancelled, key airports in the Middle East closed, and consideration being given to suspension, postponement or cancellation of events in the region, sports and event organisers, promoters, hosts, sponsors and broadcasters may be facing disruptions similar to those faced at times of earlier crises.

Worldwide Insurance

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K&L Gates LLP

Schools Face ‘Significant Penalties' As NCAA Focuses On Transfer Process Tampering

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Sports Betting Meets March Madness: Federal CFTC Scrutiny To Impact College Sports

College sports face heightened insider information risk given the sheer number of people who possess material, nonpublic information or have influence over game outcomes...

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Tresona Multimedia v. ClicknClear

ClicknClear is a music licensing and technology company that issues licenses for musical works and sound recordings to groups who perform choreographed routines with music...

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Takeaways From CalPrivacy's $1.1M Settlement With PlayOn Sports

On March 3, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced a $1.1 million settlement with 2080 Media, Inc. d/b/a PlayOn Sports, a high school sports events management platform, to resolve alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act.

United States Privacy

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

What Does Globalization Mean For Esports Contracts? (Video)

As esports prize pools grow and audiences stretch across continents, professional teams and players are chasing opportunity on both sides of the Pacific.

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Pickleball Litigation?!

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

How Hosting The FIFA World Cup Will Benefit Miami's Real Estate Market (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

Last Month At The Supreme Court | February 2026

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Mississippi House Bill 4074 Would Authorize Statewide Mobile Sports Wagering

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Supreme Court Considers Whether Idaho's Ban On Transgender Participation In Women's Sports Violates Equal Protection

United States Media & IT

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Dykema

Gold-Medal Innovation: The Patented Technology Powering Milan-Cortina 2026

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Foley & Lardner

From Podium To The Patent Office: IP At The Winter Olympics

United States IP

FL

Foley & Lardner

CSC Issues Guidance On NIL Enforcement As The Transfer Portal Heats Up

United States Anti-trust

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The New Playbook For Sports Agencies: Consolidation, Integration And Institutional Capital

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

NCAA Brings New Look To College Uniforms And New Revenue Source For Schools

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Beyond The Game: Tracking 2026's Pro Sports Labor Agreements

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

New York State Gaming Commission Implores Leagues To Seek Restriction, Limitation Or Exclusion Of Certain Wagers

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Defining "Consumer" In The Digital Age: The Supreme Court Takes Up The VPPA Divide

United States Consumer

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

US Tensions With WADA Continue Against An Olympic Backdrop

Worldwide Government

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Steptoe LLP

How Blocking College Transfer Interference Protects Program And Player Futures

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

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Royalty Income Payments Won't Solve The International Student Athlete Employment Issue

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

House V. NCAA Settlement Creates Potential Crisis For International Athletes

United States Media & IT

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Green and Spiegel

Punctuation In The Harmonized Tariff Schedule Of The United States

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

LSU's Last-Tear Poa Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Immigration Services

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

What Can International Athletes Do To Earn An Income While Playing For Their Schools?

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

College Athletes' Status As Employees Puts Student Visas At Risk

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Urgency Builds To Address How Employee Model Affects International Athletes

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

NLRB Rules Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

International Student Athletes Still Restricted From NIL Deals

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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Student Athletes Or Employees? The Constantly Changing State Of Play (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Backdating, Bar Mitzvahs, And The Namibian Getaway: The Comverse Scandal Unraveled (Podcast)

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Wiley Rein

Ways To Maximize Subrogation Recoveries In Q4: Settling Fast & Closing Strong (Podcast)

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Cozen O'Connor

Littler Lounge: From Sports Brackets To Benchmarks – Navigating The Legal Side Of Workplace Contests And Incentives (Podcast)

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Littler Mendelson

NIL Contracts Are Getting Smarter And Riskier: Legal Moves Every Athlete Should Make (Video)

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