Meredith Riley

Dec 11, 2023 | mondaq.com | Richard Smith |Patrick Ashby |Meredith Riley |Joseph Nasca

Panini, an established player in the trading card industry, and Fanatics, a fast-growing newcomer, have moved their rivalry from the market to the U.S. federal court system. In October, Panini America, Inc. (Panini), the American subsidiary of Panini Group, a global trading-card company based in Italy, filed an amended complaint in their lawsuit against Fanatics, Inc.

Jul 27, 2023 | mondaq.com | Patrick Ashby |Michelle Lo |Gabriel Grossman |Meredith Riley

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a memorandum addressing the development of paid name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for collegiate student-athletes. While the memo explicitly states that the document "may not be used or cited as precedent," it concludes that many NIL collectives that develop paid NIL opportunities for student-athletes are not tax exempt (as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code)).

May 30, 2023 | lawinsport.com | Patrick Ashby |Meredith Riley |Stephanie Odigie |Kailyn LaPorte

In a series of decisions with potential jurisdictional implications for international sports federations, U.S. federal courts in New York have rejected former Nigerian national team coach Samson Siasia’s attempts to overturn his five-year FIFA ban for match-fixing. Siasia, a U.S. citizen, received a lifetime ban in 2019 after he was implicated in the extensive match-fixing schemes orchestrated by convicted Singaporean match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal.