In a Westlaw Today article, attorneys analyzed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) effort to settle a group of antitrust lawsuits involving student-athlete compensation and potential future implications. If finalized, the proposed settlement will enable former and future student-athletes to engage in revenue sharing and receive compensation from schools, which will revamp the current landscape of collegiate athletics.
The authors explain that one of the most notable changes to the amended proposed settlement are the clarifications regarding the term “Booster,” in order to address concerns raised by settlement judge, Judge Claudia Wilken in the Northern District of California, regarding provisions that restricted payments to student-athletes from booster-run collectives.
The article was authored by IP transactions partner Erica Han, corporate associate Tatum Wheeler, IP transactions associate Parv Gondalia, with contributions from IP transactions associates Esteban De La Torre and Dan Freshman, asset management associate Chidi Oteh and antitrust associate Dehmeh Smith. All attorneys are members of the firm’s sports law industry group.
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