We are pleased to announce the launch of BurrSportsLaw.com as a resource center for college athletes. The site includes information about the name, image and likeness (NIL) rules adopted by the NCAA and several state legislatures and the firm’s 12-member, multidisciplinary sports law team. The team includes attorneys from a variety of legal and college athletic backgrounds, who provide counsel on marketing, licensing and other agreements. The team, which includes NFLPA certified contract advisors, has represented professional athletes in marketing and other deals, negotiated NIL contracts with NCAA coaching legends, represented professional sports organizations, and negotiated deals with major sporting television networks.

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In remarks at SEC Speaks, SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming mused that the “gamification” of securities trading might pose an undue risk that exploits a potential loophole in Regulation Best Interest.

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Burr attorneys Mike Lucas and Meryl Cowan successfully defended an aerospace manufacturer before a three-judge appeals panel.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a suit alleging sex discrimination in its handling of severance pay after an office closure.

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On September 24, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released guidance detailing COVID-19 vaccination and other pandemic-related workplace safety requirements for federal contractors in accordance with the Executive Order issued by President Biden on September 9, 2021. The Executive Order itself broadly outlined which contractors were covered by the mandate and discussed the process for implementation, but contained few specific details of the requirements.

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Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting challenges facing health care providers, compliance with fraud and abuse laws has not been waived. While some enforcement actions have been “paused” due to difficulties in conducting face-to-face interviews and convening grand juries, and the Government has temporarily “relaxed” certain regulatory restrictions to facilitate pandemic response efforts, there appears to be a recent increase in investigations, settlements and convictions…

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