Kahin Gabriel Tong Associate

In January of this year, the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletics Association. The lawsuit seeks to prevent the NCAA from enforcing recruiting rules that allegedly “prevent prospective college athletes and transfer candidates from engaging in meaningful . . . discussions prior to enrollment” about opportunities to monetize their name, image, and likeness.

Henry Hauser, Jacinda Stephens, and Gabriel Tong authored an article for Law360 titled "NCAA's Antitrust Litigation History Offers Clues For NIL Case" that discusses a new antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA. The lawsuit aims to stop the enforcement of recruiting rules that restrict discussions about monetizing college athletes' name, image, and likeness, which could have significant implications for future challenges and changes in NCAA policies.

In a landmark decision, the Illinois Supreme Court has granted a major victory for policyholders seeking general liability insurance coverage for construction defect and faulty workmanship claims.

Partner Pravin Rao and associate Gabriel Tong highlight how "controlling peson liability" claims have become increasingly common in securities litigation claims. Due to a circuit split in how these claims can be established, plaintiffs have taken advantage of the relatively low threshold required in some jurisdictions to establish a prima facie case of controlling person liability.