After three years of drafts and negotiations, the Ohio General Assembly has passed legislation legalizing sports betting in the state. In a special joint conference committee meeting Wednesday, the House and Senate voted to pass House Bill 29 (HB 29), which now awaits...
The Staples Center is getting a new name for Christmas. Starting December 25th, the venue will unveil its new logo as the Crypto.com Arena when the Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets after an historic naming rights deal. [UPDATE: 12/22/21: The signage has now been updated...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently completed a process of gathering public comments on a potential rule change to allow design patents to encompass novel “objects” rendered within new technologies, including holograms, projections,...
Last week, esports attorneys Scott Norcross and Paige Rabatin from KJK’s Esports, Media & Entertainment group attended the 2021 Esports Business Summit (EBS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The EBS took place over three days and included guest speakers, breakout sessions...
Student-Athletes as Employees? NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Ahead of NIL Hearing Ahead of the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce’s hearing regarding federal name, image and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes, the National Labor...
Exclusive: Esports will be key part of $150M multisports complex project coming to South Florida By Brian Bandell – Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal Sep 22, 2021, 1:37pm EDT A law firm is spearheading the esports component of Destination Sport, a $150...
KJK’s Esports Attorneys, Scott Norcross and Paige Rabatin, were in Miami, Florida last week as plans were revealed for what will become the “largest indoor multi-sport facility in North America.” The 820,000 square-foot, 20-acre facility, named “Destination Sport...
Sports betting is on the horizon in Ohio with the state House of Representatives and Senate passing multiple bill iterations back and forth. Ohio won’t see anything come to fruition in the immediate future, but passing this year looks to be inevitable. A 2018 U.S....
At this point, almost everyone in the U.S. has taken note of the ongoing battles concerning GameStop stock, Reddit and hedge funds. For once, America seems to finally agree about something: much of the market looks like it’s a bubble. Before getting into details on...
KJK Partner Scott Norcross discusses the latest trends and innovations in eSports facilities with BD+C's David Barista. KJK Partner Scott Norcross joined Thom Chuparkoff, Director, and Geoff Aiken, Division Director of Sports, Entertainment & Technology at...