On the latest episode of The Hub and Spoke Podcast, Founding and Managing Partner Kellie Lerner and Associate Tyler Ross sit down to discuss Antitrust in Sports with Professor Jodi Balsam, a professor of clinical law at Brooklyn Law School and a nationally recognized expert on sports law.

Topics include the history of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 and potential reforms; the intersection of antitrust and labor reform in college sports; and the NASCAR settlement and its impact on antitrust in sports.

The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

In this special edition of SCL’s the Hub and Spoke Podcast, Founding Partner Jeffrey Shinder sits down with two experts in payments and commerce to unpack what AI and Agentic Commerce may spell for the payments industry as a whole.

John Drechny is the CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group and a recognized leader in payments innovation and merchant advocacy. As MAG’s CEO, he leads efforts to ensure merchants’ voices are heard and progress across the evolving payments ecosystem, and has helped shape the direction of merchant payments and championed the interests of retailers worldwide.

Trent Addington is a member of Walmart’s Global Treasury Payments Team and is responsible for US Payment Acceptance across Walmart and Sam’s Club. As part of his role, he works closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customers have convenient, secure, and accurate payment experiences while shopping at the world’s largest retailer.

For more on this topic, you can read The Hub and Spoke’s latest blog, “Artificial Intelligence, Agentic Commerce, and the Next Frontier in Payments”, at the following link:

Artificial Intelligence, Agentic Commerce, and the Next Frontier in Payments

The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

California recently passed AB 325, a landmark update to the Cartwright Act—and this week on The Hub and Spoke, we break it all down.

Our guest is Lee Hepner, Senior Legal Counsel at the American Economic Liberties Project, who played a key role in shepherding AB 325 through the California legislature. Lee brings unparalleled insight into why the law was crafted, what problems it aims to solve, and how it could reshape antitrust enforcement in the state.

AB 325 represents an extraordinary development in California antitrust law. If you’re a practitioner enforcing or defending Cartwright Act claims—or a business potentially affected by algorithmic pricing scrutiny—this episode is a must-listen.

The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.