Diarra: Unpacking the Court’s Analysis

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. Earlier this month, the Court of Justice for the European Union (the “CJEU”), issued its long-awaited judgment in Diarra[1] – a case that targets the core …

Foreign Clubs Turn MLS Money into Real Money

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. Earlier this year, FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber decided two cases that may complicate MLS’ life.  In each case, a DRC panel ruled the league must pay …

David Datro Fofana: From Abidjan to Chelsea and the Fight In Between

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. From start to finish, Chelsea drove the story of 2023’s winter transfer window.  Like many a good story, this one was well-organized.  It began in north, …

Escape Room: Young MLS Signings and the Contracts that (May) Bind Them

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 …

Regulatory Analysis: FINRA Rule 3280 – Private Securities Transactions

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 …

Notes on Third-Party Influence: Confusion over the Level of Influence Prohibited

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, …

Notes on Third-Party Influence: Trying to Insure the Sell-on Fee

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 …

Definition of a Security: The Investment Contract (Part II)

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 …

Definition of a Security: The Investment Contract (Part I)

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 …

On Duty: A Franchisor’s Duty to Protect

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. Author’s Note: This article is part of an occasional series on liability issues facing the private security industry.  Two previous articles in the series addressed negligence …