Key sports law cases & developments 2024 – North America

At the end of each year, we publish our festive compilation articles to identify the most important legal cases and developments from the world of sports law in the preceding 12 months. The articles are comprised of the opinions of leading lawyers and executives from the LawInSport Editorial and Advisory Board.

This article contains the responses from our North American members:

• Paul Greene, Attorney & Founder, Global Sports Advocates
  • Continuing NCAA anti-trust litigation
• Lindsay Brandon, Director of Safeguarding, Women’s Tennis Association
  • The continued growth of women’s sports
• Mark Conrad, Professor of Law and Ethics and Director of the Sports Business Initiative, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, New York
  • The House v. NCAA settlement
  • Should college athletes be considered “employees” under labor laws?
• Jodi S. Balsam, Professor of Clinical Law, Brooklyn Law School
  • Antitrust as a business strategy in the professional sports landscape
  • NWSL ditches the draft
  • NFL accepts private equity investment
• Jeremi Duru, Professor Of Law, American University Washington College Of Law
  • The Relevant Sports lawsuit against FIFA and United States Soccer Federation
• Professor Joshua A. Gordon, JD, MA, University of Oregon, Founder Sports Conflict Institute
  • House v. NCAA settlement reshapes collegiate sports
  • Athlete representation in governance
  • Implications for dispute resolution
  • The NCAA’s role moving forward
• Maureen Weston, Professor Of Law, Pepperdine Caruso School Of Law, Malibu
  • The case of American gymnast Jordan Chiles
• Nan Sato, Partner & Co-Chair, International Practice Group, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Philadelphia (assisted by Associate, Francis Wilson)
  • NCAA preliminary approval for schools to issue NIL payments in House

We would like to thank our Editorial and Advisory Board members for taking the time out of their busy schedules to share their views with us, and also more broadly for their significant input into LawInSport over the course of the year.  Thank you.