Collegiate esports are booming. When the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), the institutional association of varsity esports programs for U.S. colleges and universities, was formed in July of 2016 only seven schools had varsity esports programs. Three and a half years later, NACE now has over 170 member schools. And those schools have awarded
Advocacy for Fairness in Sports, a non-profit dedicated to providing access and analysis of sports law cases and investigative sports journalism, has included Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter on its list of Top 100 sports law twitter accounts to follow for 2020. Mit regularly tweets about sports law issues, with an emphasis on college sports
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (“ DHSS”) appears to have reversed its position on releasing the scoring sheets of applicants who were denied cultivation licenses. Because the DHSS has broad authority to issue additional licenses to settle appeals, many denied applicants are planning on appealing their denial. Article XIV, Section 1.3(23) of
Legal Assistance With Missouri AHC Appeals of Medical Marijuana Cultivation License Denials
Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter has been named Chair of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Sports and Entertainment Law Committee. This is Mit’s second stint as Chair of the committee. He also served as chair when he founded the committee several years ago. As chair, Mit will be in charge of planning events and
Missouri Lawyers Media honors 25 attorneys, businesses and firms within the state for their innovative work in emerging practice areas, services and business policies. Kennyhertz Perry has been recognized as one of the first to develop expertise in the up and coming practice area of Cannabis Law. “This group reflects trailblazers and early adopters who
Kennyhertz Perry attorney Mit Winter has been appointed as Regional Captain in the states of Kansas and Missouri for the Sports Lawyers Association’s (“SLA”) Outreach Committee. As a regional captain, Mit will assist with the facilitation and organization of SLA Outreach Events that promote the SLA and its member benefits, allow for networking opportunities, and
TechNewsWorld sources Perry for his regulatory and compliance knowledge regarding new technology research done at a Swedish University in Zurich. New developments show a method that embeds artificial DNA into an object. This new process is being called “DNA of Things“, or “DoT”, a storage architecture to create materials with immutable memory. “With the ability
In 2018, the United States federal government awarded private industry with nearly $550 billion in government contracts (an increase of more than $100 billion since 2015). This elevated figure does not include the billions of dollars also awarded to private industry by state and local governments throughout the United States. If you are a business
Kansas City Business Journal features Perry in an article about the Federal banking regulators, and the recently removed restrictions on industrial hemp business banking. A letter was issued addressing the legality of banking in the industrial hemp industry stating that these businesses should be treated like any other business. However, it is likely some banks
Perry, among other professionals, discusses high-profile Initial Coin Offerings “ICO” cases this year and potential effective regulatory clarity in the cryptocurrency industry in Finance Magnates article posted today. “The high-profile filings by the SEC show that they are increasing their scrutiny on the space,” said Braden Perry, Government Investigations and Corporate Governance Counselor at Kennyhertz
Jon Dedon is quoted in an WWD Digital Daily article, discussing how brands selling CBD can and cannot market their product and it’s potential health benefits. On November 25th, the FDA issued warning letters to 15 CBD companies who had marketed their product to alleviate various illnesses or chronic conditions. Health claims such as this,
