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As sports and entertainment based marketing grows, many companies have opted to engage athletes, entertainers, teams and leagues. This program will cover the basics of sponsorship agreements from both the team/talent side and the sponsor perspective. Special consideration will be paid to points such as league subservience, exclusivities, indemnity, morals clauses and labor stoppages. This program will cater to the novice lawyer to an experienced contractual negotiator in both the for-profit and nonprofit arenas.

by Lara C. de Leon (Shareholder in Ogletree Deakins' San Antonio/Orange County offices) and Liz S. Washko (Shareholder in Ogletree Deakins' Nashville office)

This Top Ten article addresses the top ten issues sports and entertainment employers should know about pay equity issues in the United States, from what laws are at play to proactive steps employers can take to ensure they do not have pay equity disparities.

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Dawn T. Collins

As athletes and other public figures use their careers to bring awareness to social movements and other world events such as the Charlottesville tragedy, the implications of social movements on employee relations remains a hot topic that poses challenging issues for employers related to diversity, inclusion, and free speech. This Quick Overview shows a few of those related topics and some practical suggestions of ways employers can address these issues in the workplace in the United States.

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Suzanne Rich Folsom, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and SVP - Government Affairs, et al., U.S. Steel

This sample form provides an example for how to approach when—or if—employees may accept gifts and entertainment from customers, suppliers or other parties with whom the company does or may do business. Companies may adapt this sample pre-approval form to fit their business and compliance needs, including pre-approval limits. The core issue is whether a gift or entertainment is reasonable and appropriate. Visit BloombergLaw.com for more corporate compliance practical guidance.

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Suzanne Rich Folsom, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and SVP - Government Affairs, et al., U.S. Steel
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This overview provides insight into the common conflicts-related issue of when—or if—employees may accept gifts and entertainment from customers, suppliers or other parties with whom the company does or may do business. The core issue is whether a gift or entertainment is reasonable and appropriate.
Visit BloombergLaw.com for more corporate compliance practical guidance.

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This is a sample limited license to use photography.

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This is a sample live performance agreement.

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Josh Kane

These are sample instructions for completing a commercial party disclosure form.

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