Sports Law 2025

USA

Canada

United States of America

Washington DC

Law and Practice Contributed by: Irwin A. Kishner, Daniel A. Etna, Joel Wagman and Barry Werbin Herrick, Feinstein LLP

Mexico

Contents 1. Regulatory p.253 1.1 Anti-Doping p.253

7. Employment p.267 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.267 7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.268 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.270 8. Women’s Sport p.271 8.1 Women’s Sport Overview p.271 9. Esports p.272 9.1 Esports Overview p.272 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.273 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.273 10.2 AI p.274 10.3 The Metaverse p.276

1.2 Integrity p.254 1.3 Betting p.255

1.4 Disciplinary Proceedings p.255 2. Commercial Rights p.256 2.1 Available Sports-Related Rights p.256

2.2 Sponsorship p.256 2.3 Broadcasting p.257 3. Sports Events p.258 3.1 Relationships p.258 3.2 Liability p.258 4. Corporate p.260

4.1 Legal Sporting Structures p.260 4.2 Corporate Governance p.260 4.3 Funding of Sport p.261 4.4 Recent Deals/Trends p.261 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.262 5.1 Trade Marks p.262 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.262 5.3 Image Rights and Other IP p.263 5.4 Licensing p.264 5.5 Sports Data p.264 5.6 Data Protection p.265 6. Dispute Resolution p.265 6.1 National Court System p.265 6.2 ADR (Including Arbitration) p.266 6.3 Challenging Sports Governing Bodies p.266

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