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Investing In Sports Franchises: Legal, Governance And Structural Considerations

Over the past decade, professional sports teams have evolved into one of the most compelling alternative asset classes in global finance. Once regarded primarily as trophy assets, sports franchises are now increasingly recognized for their long-term appreciation potential and strategic role within diversified investments.

Canada Media & IT

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Future Of Sport Commission Delivers Final Report On Sport Reform In Canada

The Future of Sport in Canada Commission, led by Commissioner Lise Maisonneuve, former Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, has delivered its final report outlining findings...

Canada Media & IT

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Facing The Music: Copyright Controversy In Olympic Figure Skating

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina delivered two unforgettable weeks of historic performances, and figure skating once again proved it is one of the event's crown jewels.

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

The Courtside Battle: NCAA v. DraftKings Trademark Dispute

As the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments reach their most-watched stages this weekend, a legal contest has been simultaneously unfolding off the court.

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Referee Finality vs. Competition Rules: CAF Appeal Board Declares Morocco 2025 AFCON Champions

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

The 2026 FIFA World Cup™: Trademark, Copyright And Enforcement Considerations

GW

Gowling WLG

Sideline Conversations: The Legal Checklist For Public Watch Parties (Video)

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Can A Cheerleading Coach Or Cheerleading Program Be Found Negligent For An Athlete's Injuries In Alberta?

Canada Litigation

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Watson Goepel LLP

He Shoots, He's Charged? How Far Is Too Far In Contact Sports (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

AGCO Fines FanDuel $350,000 For Integrity Breaches

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

Entering Alberta's IGaming Market: Registration Roadmap For Operators And Suppliers

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Lights, Camera, Acquisition: Analyzing Netflix And Paramount's Bidding War To Acquire Warner Bros.

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

From Box Office To Courtroom: Cineplex's FCA Appeal

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

The Ban On Bands: Australian Open Sparks Debate On Biometric Data

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

When Fairness Ends And Judgement Begins: What Carreau v. Canada Clarifies About Procedural Fairness In Workplace Investigations

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

IESO's Long Lead Time Request For Proposals – Recent Developments And Next Steps

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Dentons Canada LLP

How To Master The 24-Month Holding Period Requirement For QSBC Shares And Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Tax Court Of Canada Overturns CRA’s Denial Of GST/HST Input Tax Credits: Fiera Foods Company v The King

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Avoiding The Penalty Box: A 2026 Winter Games Guide To Olympic Marketing Law

If (like us) you've binged one of this season's most talked‑about shows, Heated Rivalry, you're probably familiar with the Team Canada sweater frenzy.

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Concussions After Sports Or Accidents – When It Becomes A Legal Case

Concussions after sports or accidents are often considered "invisible injuries" for a reason. Concussions can go unnoticed, under-reported, and misunderstood.

Canada Media & IT

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Enregistrabilité des dénominations géographiques en tant que marques: Leçons tirées des dépôts de la marque « LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS » aux États-Unis et au Canada

Les demandes d'enregistrement des marques LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS et VEGAS ATHLETICS refusées récemment aux États-Unis et au Canada donnent lieu...

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Miller Thomson LLP

Trademark Registrability Of Geographic Names: Lessons From The "LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS" Trademark Filings

Recent trademark refusals issued in both the United States and Canada in relation to the marks LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS and VEGAS ATHLETICS provide a timely...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Investing In Canadian Sports Teams: Private Capital And The Investment Canada Act

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Infringement By Common Design Found In Canadian Case

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Kick Off Right, Toronto: Make Sure Your World Cup Viewing Party Plays By The Lease Rules!

Canada Real Estate

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Sideline Conversations: Sponsors & Exclusivity Rights (Video)

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Why Hockey Canada Needs A Public Discipline Registry

Canada Media & IT

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Jeux en ligne en Ontario : La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario confirme l'accès aux liquidités mises en commun

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario's Proposed IGaming Model Affirmed: Non-Canadian Gamers Allowed

Canada Media & IT

C

Cassels

Ontario Court Of Appeal Green Lights Access To International Pooled Liquidity For Online Gaming In Ontario

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 – 14, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

A Big Win For Ontario: Court Of Appeal Decision Allows International "Pooled Liquidity" In Online Gaming

Canada Media & IT

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario's Proposed IGaming Model Affirmed: Non-Canadian Gamers Allowed

In Reference re iGaming Ontario,1 released on November 12, 2025, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) considered whether Ontario's proposed online gaming model...

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

Ontario Court Of Appeal Green Lights Access To International Pooled Liquidity For Online Gaming In Ontario

In Reference re iGaming Ontario, a majority of the Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that online gaming and sports betting would be lawful under the federal Criminal Code...

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 – 14, 2025)

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of November 10.

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

A Big Win For Ontario: Court Of Appeal Decision Allows International "Pooled Liquidity" In Online Gaming

On Nov. 12, 2025, in one of the most consequential cases in the Canadian gaming sector in decades, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (the Court) released its long-awaited decision on Ontario's reference...

Canada Media & IT

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Signed, Sealed … Misrepresented? A Blue Jays Memorabilia Cautionary Tale

Canada Media & IT

LL

Lerners LLP

Newly Ratified NHL-NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Long-Term Injury Relief System Changes

The National Hockey League (the "NHL") and National Hockey League Players' Association (the "NHLPA") recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement (the "New CBA")...

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Newly Ratified NHL-NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Impact Of Shorter Maximum Contract Lengths

The National Hockey League (the "NHL") and National Hockey League Players' Association (the "NHLPA") recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement...

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Playing Defence: NHL And NBA Athletes Battle CRA Over Taxation Of Signing Bonuses

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is setting its sights on the multi-million-dollar contracts of professional athletes playing for Canadian sports teams, scrutinizing whether certain "signing bonuses" were truly inducements to sign, or simply regular compensation disguised as such.

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Clark Wilson LLP

Beyond The Baseline: Wimbledon's Expansion And Its Challenges

A recent decision by the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom has paved the way for a significant expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club ("AELTC")...

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Newly Ratified NHL And NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Standardized Retention Of Draft Pick Rights

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Breaking The Ice: Seven7's Strategic Bet On CCM And The Future Of Hockey Gear

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

House v. NCAA: A Landmark Ruling With Uncertain Consequences

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Private Equity Meets Sports: How TPG Sports Is Reshaping The Industry

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

The Financial Transformation Of College Sports: Is Private Equity The Future?

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Swinging For Change: How MLB And AUSL Are Shaping The Future Of Women's Sports

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

How Sports Teams Can Integrate Technology For The Front Office, Players And Fans

Canada Media & IT

RS

RSM Canada

Waiver Wins: Ontario Court Enforces Liability Waiver For Cycling Race

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Faster, Bolder, Better: Navigating The Fine Line Between Superiority Claims And Puffery In Canadian Sports Advertising

Canada Media & IT

GW

Gowling WLG

Safe Sport Considerations For Colleges And Universities

Canada Media & IT

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Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP

Black History, Black Futures With Paul Davis And Olympian Jerome Blake (Podcast)

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

Potential Liability For Torts Committed In Sports (Cox V. Ball)

Canada Media & IT

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Umbrella Baseball Association Ordered To Admit Baseball League As A Member (Mississauga Majors V. Provincial Women's Softball Association)

Canada Media & IT

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Fasken Communications Law Triannual Update

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

My Kid Got Injured Playing Hockey. Can I Sue Someone? Who?

Canada Media & IT

LL

Lerners LLP

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Leafs' Leader, Tavares, Challenges CRA Over Tax Dispute (Video)

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Rosen & Associates

Sponsorship Agreements In The Sports World: The Promise Of Fame And Exposure (Video)

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Lavery

The Language Of Leadership: Episode 4 - Examining How To Create A Culture Of Mutual Respect (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

One-On-One With Olympic Medalist Evan Dunfee

GW

Gowling WLG

Let The iGames Begin: What You Need To Know About Ontario's New iGaming Market (Video)

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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