Cal Stein, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s White Collar Litigation + Investigations Practice Group, was quoted in the February 12, 2025 The New York Times The Athletic article, “Department of Education Rescinds Title IX Guidance That NIL Payments Must Be Proportionate.”

“Could a new DOJ issue a position statement that states it isn’t concerned about the antitrust implications of the settlement? Sure, but it’s a little harder to square with that office’s history,” Cal Stein, a litigation partner at Troutman Pepper Locke, told The Athletic last week. Stein has advised a number of colleges and collectives on NIL issues.

“If the judge approves the settlement, I think you would see new federal lawsuits filed against the NCAA and the conferences and potentially other parties arguing that the settlement violates antitrust, Title IX — whatever the allegations are,” said Stein.

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