Robert Wallace Jr.

While the collegiate sports world continues to closely monitor the actions of the federal government and the growing push to enact federal legislation related to a student-athlete being compensated for use of his/her name,...more The opening weeks of 2021 provided significant updates to our prior article (see July 7, 2020) regarding student athlete name, image and likeness (“NIL”) legislation. On January 11, the NCAA Division I Council...more Since at least 2015 and the decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the question of student-athletes’ right to profit off his or her name, image and likeness (“NIL”) has been hotly debated, and part of the overarching...more With sporting events looking to come back online following COVID-19 restrictions, so are the business opportunities tied to sports betting. By way of history, on May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down...more