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Spencer Fane attorney Robert “Bob” Lattinville was recently named as a 2020 Sports and Entertainment Trailblazer by the National Law Journal (NLJ).

Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Robert Lattinville recently published 2020 FBS Athletics Directors’ Compensation Database as part of an annual comparison of contracts.

Spencer Fane attorney Robert Lattinville was recently quoted in an article for USA Today on coaches’ contracts and compensation.

Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville conduct research annually in conjunction with USA Today to compile college coaches’ salary databases. For NCAA college football salaries, they’ve developed databases for head coaches, assistant coaches, and strength coaches.

Spencer Fane attorney Bob Lattinville was recently interviewed for an article in USA Today on the factors contributing to high salaries for college baseball coaches.

Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville were recently published in USA Today as instrumental contributors to the publication’s annual release of NCAA Men’s Basketball coaches’ salaries. 

Spencer Fane attorney Roger Denny was recently interviewed for an article in USA Today explaining new guidance from the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service that could allow universities to avoid the excise tax on highly paid coaches.

Spencer Fane attorney Bob Lattinville was recently interviewed for an article in USA Today on the growing trend of high performing athletes skipping college football bowl games, possibly affecting coaches’ bonuses that are contingent on winning bowl games.

USA Today, New York Times, SFGate and Fox Business recently cited research conducted by Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville in multiple articles. The articles specifically referred to the 2018 NCAAF Coaches Salary Database, which you can find here.

The Kansas City Star and Lawrence Journal-World recently cited research conducted by Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville in multiple articles discussing Jeff Long’s agreement to serve as athletic director at the University of Kansas.

Spencer Fane attorney Bob Lattinville was recently interviewed for an article in The Texas Tribune that investigated the factors causing progressively lengthy and complicated negotiations of college coaches’ employment contracts.

Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville recently published an article in AthleticDirectorU (ADU) analyzing the data in their Athletic Director Database made in collaboration with USA Today.

North Carolina Public Radio (WUNC) recently cited research conducted by Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville in an article detailing the highest paid salaries in college athletics.

Spencer Fane partner Roger Denny recently participated as a panelist at the Collegiate Sports Summit held in Santa Monica, California.  Roger’s presentation focused on the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on intercollegiate athletics departments.

Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville recently published an article in AthleticDirectorU (ADU) analyzing the data in their Athletic Director Database made in collaboration with USA Today.

Spencer Fane LLP attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville recently published an article in AthleticDirectorU (ADU) discussing the details and consequences of the intermediate sanctions tax on college coaches, athletic directors, and other highly paid employees of tax-exempt organizations.

Spencer Fane LLP attorney Roger Denny was recently quoted in the Raleigh News & Observer’s PolitiFact in an article analyzing the “market rate” for NCAA athletic director salaries.

Sports Business Journal recently cited research conducted by Spencer Fane LLP attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville in an article detailing the most critical issues facing university athletic departments in 2018.

Spencer Fane LLP attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville recently collaborated to write an article published in AthleticDirectorU (ADU) that summarizes the findings from their recent collaboration with USA Today on a database of assistant football coach salaries. In the ADU article, they discuss their observations related to trends in the data, including compensation disparities between head coaches and their staff in each of the Autonomy 5 conferences.

Spencer Fane LLP attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville recently collaborated to write an article published in AthleticDirectorU about effects of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on coaches’ compensation. The article discusses the nuances of the new act, its impacts and the possible strategies for universities moving forward.

Spencer Fane LLP Partner Roger Denny was recently quoted in USA Today in an article about the new tax bill’s impacts on college sports. Some provisions in the bill could potentially cause increases in cost of coaches’ compensation, a possible decrease of donor contributions, and other related consequences.

Spencer Fane LLP attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville were recently published in USA Today as instrumental contributors to the publication’s annual release of top collegiate assistant football coach salaries across all Division I conferences. USA Today collaborates with the Spencer Fane sports practice duo to prepare the compensation survey, which you can read here.

In a New York Times article titled “How the Big Ten Got Back to the Top of College Football,” Spencer Fane attorney Bob Lattinville is interviewed about how the Big Ten’s previous lows in football were directly related to its current highs. He mentions that “In 2014, maybe the shine had come off,” he said. “That can be helpful, in the sense that if your fan base’s expectations aren’t out of whack, or your biggest booster isn’t threatening to withhold a check, that’s helpful.”

Spencer Fane LLP attorneys Bob Lattinville and Roger Denny were recently published in USA Today as instrumental contributors to the publication’s annual release of top collegiate head football coach and assistant coach salaries across the FBS conferences. USA Today collaborates with the Spencer Fane sports practice duo to prepare the compensation survey, which you can read here.

The FBS Athletic Directors’ Compensation Survey written by Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville and published in AthleticDirectorU has received attention from several publications.

In an article about spiraling salaries for D-1 Men’s basketball coaches, HoopsHD recently interviewed Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville.

In another of their ongoing articles for AthleticDirectorU, Spencer Fane attorneys Roger Denny and Bob Lattinville recently published the FBS Athletic Directors’ Compensation Survey.