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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. Recently, Major League Soccer has signed several players under age 18 to lengthy (five-to-seven years) professional contracts. While these contract terms exceed the maximum FIFA allows …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. This article was first posted on March 9, 2018 (on Medium). It has undergone minor edits for clarity. In January 2018, Canadian striker Cyle Larin completed …
Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. The following is part of an occasional series on specific rules and regulations governing financial professions. This article will analyze FINRA Rule 3280, which governs (and …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. In late 2021, the Court of Arbitration for Sport denied 15-year-old American David Kelley’s[1] attempt to sign with Fehervar, one of Hungary’s top clubs. The player …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. The following is another article in my series on third-party influence. Previous articles in the series can be found, here, here, and here. Once again, …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. This article is part of a series on FIFA’s enforcement of Article 18bis in its Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players. This rule forbids …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. There is a subset of third-party influence cases that turn on a confusing distinction between penalty and bonus clauses. Usually, the debate arises in the context …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. The following is Part II of my article on investment contracts. It will analyze the final two elements of the Howey Test: The expectation of profit …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. This article is the second in an occasional series on the definition of a “security.” As I explained previously, when a financial instrument qualifies as a …
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Important Announcement! Terry Brennan Law is now a part of Bedard Law Group, P.C. in Duluth, GA. Please visit us and learn more about our law firm and services. FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players include two provisions that restrict third-party influence on clubs: Article 18bis, which limits influence from other clubs, …
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