Linsanity and Employee Free Speech
Duane Morris Sports Law
offensive_language kenneth_shropshire lin broadcast linsanity sports jeremy free_speech | General | Tuesday February 28, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire
Earlier this month we were reminded, once again, about the sports, race, and free speech function at the junction. There has historically been something that brings together various forms of offensive language in the sports context. This time the focus...
More Moneyball Lessons for Business, Sports and Li...
Duane Morris Sports Law
sports kenneth_shropshire phil_griffin jeff_moorad baseball statistics villanova_law_school business success moneybal sports_law billy_beane omar_minaya | General | Saturday February 11, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire
“How do we come to our decisions?” Omar Minaya asked, reflecting on his read of Moneyball. Via the camouflage of baseball as the substance of discussion Moneyball unwittingly compels us to reflect on decision making and how we do it. In...
On Your Marks for the London Olympics
Duane Morris Sports Law
sports olympics | General | Thursday January 26, 2012 | By DuaneMorris1
With the Olympics now a little more than six months away, most businesses with operations in and around the UK are fine-tuning their contingency plans. Businesses large and small—whether based in Europe or simply having people pass through—need to be prepared....
Valuing Sports Media Rights over the Long Haul
Duane Morris Sports Law
media network pac_12 sports kenneth_shropshire los_angeles_dodgers blue_devil_network media_rights | General | Tuesday January 17, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire
In any major sports related deal the proper valuation of media rights is essential. From Duke’s Blue Devil Network , the media rights in the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Pac-12 deal, the understanding of the value of...
The Top 10 Sports Law and Business Events of 2011
Duane Morris Sports Law
media sports barry_bonds nfl nba naming_rights injunction kenneth_shropshire baseball mediation sports_law farmers_insurance dodgers football pujos lockout | General | Friday January 06, 2012 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire
What were the top 10 sports law and business moments of the past twelve months? The following are by no means the greatest jurisprudence or business moments in the 2011 sports year but they are, in my opinion, ten of the most visible and impactful...
Collegiate Athletes and Insurance
Duane Morris Sports Law
stanford football ncaa matt_barkley andrew_luck kenneth_shropshire disability andrew_brandt sports insurance | General | Saturday December 31, 2011 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire
We should all have such a problem. Do I continue to play a game in college where I know I’m the king or do I go to the grueling schedule of the NFL where I will make millions?
My Wharton colleague, Andrew Brandt, recently wrote about the probable top...
Diversity in the Global Sports Business
Duane Morris Sports Law
owners sports nfl american diversity action coaches affirmative black soccer african latino sports_franchise | General | Thursday December 22, 2011 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire
Just as with any other business diversity in sports is an ongoing issue in the United States and around the globe. What tools have brought about the extraordinary progress we have seen in American football and can those rules have a similar impact in...
Sports Franchises and Public Offerings
Duane Morris Sports Law
franchises public_offerings shropshire green_bay_packers manchester_united sports | General | Tuesday December 20, 2011 | By Kenneth L. Shropshire
For new and existing sports ventures the dilemma is always cash and ways to access more. Whether for player acquisition, stadium construction and expansion or just operations, cash is as important to the sports business as any other. Traditionally the...