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Jan 14, 2025 | 
today.westlaw.com | Boris Bershteyn |Karen M. Lent |Tara L. Reinhart |David P. Wales
(January 28, 2025) - Boris Bershteyn, Karen Lent, Tara Reinhart and David Wales of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss the future of antitrust enforcement under the second Trump administration.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Anthony Dreyer |Karen M. Lent |Jordan Feirman
Musical notes are seen on on sheet music in this illustration photo April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabCompaniesSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLPIntroductionOctober 17, 2024 - In today's social media-driven world, music has become an important component of digital content, with popular songs often providing a backdrop for engaging videos.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Bill Batchelor |Karen M. Lent |Vikram Pandit
Click here to listen to the audioIn the latest episode of our “Fierce Competition” podcast, Skadden attorneys Bill Batchelor, Karen Lent and Vikram Pandit highlight differences — and similarities — in the handling of recent antitrust issues related to organized sports in the EU, U.K. and U.S.In the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union, sports leagues — from soccer to golf to ice skating — are testing the boundaries of antitrust and competition laws.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Anthony Dreyer |Karen M. Lent |Chad E. Silverman
Signage is seen outside of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Anthony Dreyer |Karen M. Lent |Chad E. Silverman
(July 25, 2024) - Anthony J. Dreyer, Karen M. Lent and Chad E. Silverman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed changes to Rule 40.11 involving the prohibition on certain event contracts that enable parties to speculate on a specific event, such as those related to gaming.
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May 15, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Karen M. Lent |Anthony Dreyer |David Simon
Man poses in front of on a display showing the word 'cyber' in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. Picture taken December 27, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo May 15, 2024 - The professional sports industry represents the unique intersection of numerous motivating factors for cyber criminals. In recent years, criminal hackers seeking financial gain have hit major sports teams with ransomware attacks.
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Oct 19, 2023 | 
reuters.com | Karen M. Lent |Matthew M. Martino |Evan Levicoff
Mar 1, 2023; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Florida defensive lineman Gervon Dexter (DL07) speaks to the press at the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsLaw FirmsSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and AffiliatesOctober 19, 2023 - Big League Advantage ("BLA") gained prominence in 2021 when MLB star Fernando Tatís Jr. signed a 14-year, $340 million contract with the San Diego Padres.
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Jul 20, 2023 | 
reuters.com | Karen M. Lent |Anthony Dreyer
July 20, 2023 - In 1922, a unanimous Supreme Court held that professional baseball was not within the scope of the antitrust laws because the transportation of players between states was incidental to exhibition baseball games and did not affect interstate trade or commerce.
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Jul 20, 2023 | 
today.westlaw.com | Karen M. Lent |Anthony Dreyer
MLB is currently facing three antitrust suits that challenge baseball's exemption. The most explicit challenge, and the case that has garnered the most attention, was filed by four unaffiliated minor league teams. In Nostalgic Partners v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, plaintiffs, with support from the DOJ, alleged that MLB unlawfully reduced competition when it eliminated 40 minor league teams' affiliation with MLB during its 2020 reorganization of the minor leagues.
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May 22, 2023 | 
reuters.com | Robert Fumerton |Anthony Dreyer |Karen M. Lent
May 22, 2023 - In the wake of the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, which struck down the federal prohibition on sports gambling schemes, the sports betting industry has boomed. Currently, according to the American Gaming Association, 33 states and Washington, D.C. feature live, legal sports betting markets, and the market is growing.
