Category Archives: UMBLR Insights

The Merger Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf: Is it Legal?

Drew Dymowski – On June 6, 2023, the golf world received the shocking and unexpected news that an agreement had been made by the two largest competitors in professional golf: the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. The agreement was reached almost a year after LIV Golf filed an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour. There […]

The NCAA’s Struggle to Adapt: Collegiate Sports as a Multibillion Dollar Business

Zachary Finkelman – In recent years, the world of college sports has undergone a seismic shift. The traditional model of the “student-athlete” is being challenged, as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) grapples with the ever-evolving landscape of collegiate compensation. The fundamental rule seems simple enough: student-athletes can’t accept money for playing their sports. However, […]

Antitrust and Big Tech: How Google Has Dominated Search and What the Government’s Lawsuit Could Mean for Consumers

Cristina De Castro – The ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Google has reached its halfway mark with the Department of Justice resting its case mid-October. The debate surrounding whether Google’s actions that made it the leading search engine constitute legitimate competition or an unlawful monopoly could have significant impacts on the tech industry. The U.S. claims […]

Law and Disorder: Battling the Mafia’s Business Intrusion in Italy 

Dante Groppo – On Monday, September 25th, 2023, Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted killer and former head of the infamous Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia, passed away due to colon cancer while serving life imprisonment in a maximum-security facility in L’Aquila, Italy. Denaro had eluded authorities for three decades, until he was finally captured while seeking […]