Sports & Betting

Expert Analysis

• Recent Developments Show Importance Of Int'l Sport Court

  

  Ian Blackshaw, a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, provides an overview of the court and analyzes recent changes and cases, including a hearing on the Russian athletes' ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

• Legal Lessons From Esports Sponsorship Deals

  

  Riot Games’ recent global partnerships with Louis Vuitton, OPPO and Red Bull may provide a potential template for other companies, leagues and players seeking to form similar agreements, and they should serve as a reminder of how carefully constructed such deals will need to be, say James Chang at Pillsbury and Sean Gilbert and Neil Thakur at Teknos Associates.

• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair

  

  Lawyers can draw a number of useful lessons about reputation management from the efforts of former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn — who recently escaped house arrest in Tokyo — to restore his sullied reputation, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.

• Opinion

  MLB Must Punish Houston Astros Players To Restore Integrity

  

  In his report on the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged that the cheating was driven by players, yet he did not punish any of them — for reasons that seem fatuous at best, says Ronald Katz of GCA Law Partners.

• Baseball Scandal Highlights Compliance Lessons For Banks

  

  The MLB's recent disciplinary action against the Houston Astros for stealing other teams' hand signals underscores compliance lessons for banks and other financial institutions, whose regulators are similarly focused on insufficient institutional controls, say Mitchel Kider and Michael Kieval at Weiner Brodsky.

• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade

  

  During the last 10 years, the need to embrace change was fundamental for law firms, and that change affected associates in many ways — most, but not all, for the better, says Brad Kaufman, co-president of Greenberg Traurig.

• A Wide Range Of Legal Priorities For Tribes In 2020

  

  This year, Indian Country faces a number of critical policy and legal issues that must be addressed to protect tribal sovereignty, with key developments to watch for in all three branches of government, say attorneys at Akin Gump.

• Series

  Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'

  

  In their new book "Democracy and Equality: The Enduring Constitutional Vision of the Warren Court," Geoffrey Stone and David Strauss provide valuable context for U.S. Supreme Court decisions under Chief Justice Earl Warren that have profoundly affected the country, but their overly protective attitude sometimes obscures reality, says Federal Circuit Judge Timothy Dyk.

• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel

  

  For outside firms wondering how to best support busy in-house lawyers, several practices can help navigate critical legal issues and novel business challenges while strengthening the working relationship, says Virginia Hudson, associate general counsel at Capital One.

• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO

  

  In the 50 years since the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was passed, courts' attempts to clarify the statute have had some success, but many interpretive dilemmas remain unresolved, says Randy Gordon of Barnes & Thornburg.

• Opinion

  States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules

  

  Because the American Bar Association's new rule on diversity continues to use the Model Rules of Professional Conduct as a cultural bludgeon, states should create independent codes limited to constitutionally valid purposes of attorney regulation, says Bradley Abramson of Alliance Defending Freedom.

• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters

  

  As we approach the first anniversary of the American Bar Association's adoption of guidelines for the appointment and use of special masters in civil litigation, retired U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, now at Stroock, explains how special masters can help parties and courts with faster decision-making and subject matter expertise.

• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules

  

  Uber's recent policy update allowing drivers to audio-record passenger rides is a reminder for lawyers to observe the highest standard of care in protecting client information under the American Bar Association's confidentiality model rule, says Paul Boehm at Williams & Connolly.

• Misuse Of Inverse Ratio Copyright Rule Continues In 9th Circ.

  

  While the Ninth Circuit rightly neutered the inverse ratio rule for determining copyright infringement in its recent Skidmore v. Zeppelin decision, vestiges of the rule’s improper application still linger in recent district court decisions, say Ethan Wong and Andrew Thomas of Jenner & Block.

• 5 Advertising Law Trends To Watch In 2020

  

  This year, advertisers face a world increasingly sensitive to privacy and data use, consumers who have grown savvy to influencer marketing and product placement, new social media challenges, and regulators’ increased focus on cannabis marketing, say Jason Gordon and Casey Perrino of Reed Smith.