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Sep. 5, 2018

DOJ and FBI Take a Closer Look into Collegiate Athletics: Necessary Policies and Compliance Safeguards in a Pay-to-Play Culture

The marriage between American collegiate sports and the sportswear industry is no secret – in 2017, Under Armour signed an $18.5 million one-year partnership with the University of California, Los Angeles, while Adidas finalized a 10-year agreement with the University of Louisville in a deal worth $160 million. In this guest article, Forensic Risk Alliance attorneys Jen Baskin, Jenna Voss and Will Meyer discuss the compliance risks these sponsorship opportunities pose and how to overcome them. For more insight from FRA, see “Broken Windows, Admissions and Stale Conduct: The State of Enforcement at the SEC” (Nov. 15, 2017).

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Spotlight on Trailblazing Women

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, women editors and reporters of ION Analytics interviewed outstanding women in the industries and jurisdictions we cover. In this part, Jill Abitbol, Managing Editor of the Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report, features notable women in data privacy, cybersecurity, white collar defense, compliance and anti-corruption law, including Christina Montgomery, Leslie Shanklin, Palmina Fava, Alexandra Ross and Lucinda Low. Enjoy reading their inspiring remarks here.