Michael A. Rueda

‘Nike is the latest company to file suit over NFTs as brands get serious about the marketplace,’ Fortune - February 7, 2022, quoted

‘Paige Bueckers, a College Athlete Who’s Cashing In,’ Bloomberg News - December 1, 2021, quoted

‘5 Big Questions as NCAA, States Open NIL Floodgates,’ Law360 - July 2, 2021, quoted

‘NCAA’s Move on Athlete Image Rights Raises Enforcement Questions,’ Bloomberg Law - July 2, 2021, quoted

‘Now That It’s Time for NIL To Go, How Much Money Will Flow?’ The Associated Press - June 30, 2021, quoted

‘NCAA’s NIL Decision Changes the Game for Student-Athletes,’ Reuters - June 30, 2021, quoted

‘Brands Prepare to Woo College Athletes After NCAA Loosens Rules,’ Bloomberg News - June 30, 2021, quoted

‘Supreme Court’s NCAA Ruling Puts Athletes on Legal Path To Getting Paid,’ The Washington Times - June 21, 2021, quoted

‘Can elite club owners transform European soccer?,’ Forbes - April 20, 2021, author

‘Business Leaders Unite To Oppose Voting Restrictions,’ Forbes - April 16, 2021, author

‘NCAA plays defense in U.S. Supreme Court athlete compensation case,’ Reuters - April 1, 2021, quoted

‘Two Soccer Clubs Fight It Out in Trademark Dispute,’ Sports Litigation Alert - March 26, 2021, co-author

‘Why college athletes must prepare for the name, image and likeness era,’ Forbes - February 11, 2021, author

‘Supreme Court To Hear Dispute Over NCAA’s Athlete Compensation Rules,’ The Hill - December 16, 2020, quoted

‘How Marcus Rashford’s Free Meal Campaign Highlights The Evolving Landscape Of Athlete Philanthropy,’ Forbes - November 3, 2020, author

‘Why sports focused SPACs are more than a current trend,’ Forbes - October 23, 2020, author

‘Why Senator Loeffler’s Comments On WNBA’s Black Lives Matter Support Fall Flat,’ Forbes - July 24, 2020, author

‘NCAA Amateurism Under Fire As 9th Circ. Opens Door To Pay,’ Law360 - May 22, 2020, quoted

‘NCAA Suffers Another Blow To Current Amateurism Model’ Forbes - May 21, 2020, author

‘Leading to, and Leaning into, the New Normal,’ CEO World - April 14, 2020, co-author

‘Will College Soccer Move Into The 21st Century,’ Forbes - March 25, 2020, author

‘Why Kobe Bryant’s Second Act Was On A Trajectory To Become As Successful And Impactful As His Basketball Career,’ Forbes - February 15, 2020, author

‘Global Sports Stars, Entertainers, And Citizens Rally In Support of Wildfire Relief And Demand Action On Climate Change,’ Forbes - January 14, 2020, author

‘Why The NCAA Should Act Swiftly And Meaningfully On Allowing College Athletes To Profit On Their Name, Image, and Likeness,’ Forbes - December 17, 2020, author

‘How Gaming Star and Influencer Andrew "Nasher" Telfer is Growing the Sport of Hockey,’ Forbes - October 30, 2019, author

‘Why Coach Alberto Salazar’s Suspension Doesn’t Mean the end of Nike’s Elite Oregon Project,’ Forbes - October 8, 2019, author

‘California becomes first state to allow college athletes to be compensated,’ U.S. News & World Report - September 30, 2019, quoted

‘Athlete-Pay Bills Force NCAA To Rethink Amateurism Stance,’ Law360 - September 24th, 2019, Quoted

‘A Failure to Lead,’ Forbes - August 10, 2019, author

‘Yael Averbuch West Is Paying It Forward,’ Forbes - August 1, 2020, author

‘U.S. Women Chase World Cup Title While Changing The World Around Them,’ Forbes - June 12, 2019, author

‘NASCAR Driver Parker Kligerman Comes Full Circle With Esports Team Ownership,’ Forbes - May 24, 2019, author

‘NCAA Keeps Ball In Its Court With Review of Publicity Rules,’ Law360 - May 20, 2020, quoted

‘Crashing the Board,’ Forbes - April 18, 2019, author

‘How NBC Sports Analyst Kyle Martino is Shaking Up the American Soccer Culture,’ Forbes - March 22, 2019, author

‘How a Brand Built Around Lacrosse Launched an Athlete Entrepreneur,’ Forbes - February 27, 2019, author

‘Sports Cases To Watch In 2019,’ Law360, January 2019, author

‘NCAA corruption convictions may put schools in hot seat,’ Law360 - November 2, 2018, quoted

‘How did we get here? All the background you need on the saga surrounding Kevin Ollie’s UConn contract,’ Hartford Courant - September 29, 2018, quoted

‘What are the obligations on footballers to conduct media activities? A comparison of the rules in UK, USA, Spain and Belgium,’ __ LawInSport - September 28, 2018, co-author __

‘Athlete activism is changing partnerships with brands,’ - September 26, 2018, co-author

‘NCAA reforms fail to fix basketball’s corruption problem,’ Law360 - August 17, 2018, quoted

‘What’s next for Kevin Ollie and UConn? We asked lawyers to weigh in,’ Hartford Courant - August 8, 2018, quoted

‘Planning to win: How athletes can protect their future finances,’ World Sports Advocate - July 2018, co-author

‘With states free to legalize sports betting, do the pro leagues deserve a cut?’ The Washington Post - May 17, 2018, quoted

‘Olympics bring trademark considerations for athletes,’ Law360 - February 5, 2018, author

‘SEC halts alleged initial coin offering scam endorsed by Evander Holyfield,’ Withers article - January 31, 2018, co-author

‘NFPLA announces continuing education requirements,’ Withers article - January 30, 2018, co-author

‘Cleveland Indians taking Chief Wahoo logo off uniforms but maintaining trademark,’ Withers article - January 29, 2018, co-author

‘NBA seeking 1 percent of every bet made on games if gambling legalized,’ Withers article - January 26, 2018, co-author

‘Minnesota Vikings quickly move to trademark phrases ‘Minneapolis Miracle’ and ‘Minnesota Miracle’,’ Withers article - January 24, 2018, author

’4 ways tax reform may affect the sports world,’ Law360 - January 2, 2017, co-author

‘Sports legislation and regulation to watch in 2018,’ Law360 - January 1, 2017, quoted

‘Newest peer pressure in American soccer: Going pro at 16,’ Sports Business Journal - December 8, 2017

‘Getting in on the ground floor,’ Private Asset Management - March 2017, co-author

‘Lessons learned from a highly successful proxy contest defense’, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation - December 18, 2015, co-author

‘Day two of player contracts’, World Sports Law Report - November 5, 2015, quoted

‘Moving in the right direction: 2015 MLS collective bargaining agreement’, Global Sports Law and Taxation Reports - September 2015, co-author

St. John’s University School of Law, LL.M. in International Sports Law Practice, New York - November 2015, guest lecturer

‘Practical Consideration When Bringing Players to Major League Soccer’, 2015 World Sports Law Report’s Sport Contracts conference, London - November 2015