Post by Hogan Lovells

College athletics is being rewritten through antitrust law.   Since the Supreme Court’s Alston decision in 2021, the landscape has been reshaped by litigation, conference realignment, a landmark settlement, and now a federal executive order tying NCAA compliance to institutional eligibility for federal funding.   For universities and companies operating in the NIL space, the risk is no longer contained to one issue or one forum. Antitrust, Title IX, data privacy, multi-forum litigation, and federal agency scrutiny are converging – often at the same time.   In the latest episode of 𝘈 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘸, Craig Umbaugh, partner and Sports, Media and Entertainment Sector Head; Education partner Joel Buckman; Investigations, White Collar & Fraud senior associate Jimmy McEntee; and Antitrust associate Sarah W. Keller map the risk landscape and explain what proactive legal strategy looks like in this environment.   Listen to the full episode at the link in the comments.