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Free Global Business Of Sports Class To Be Taught By Kenneth Shropshire

An online, entirely free course titled, “The Global Business of Sports” will be offered to anyone interested in enrolling.  The 6 week long class does not yet have a starting date, but its professor has been determined.  Kenneth L. Shropshire, the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the […]

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Second Annual Virginia Sports Law Symposium

What: Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal and the Virginia Sports Law Society’s second annual symposium: Vice and Morality in Sports When: March 8, 2013 (9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Where: Caplin Pavilion, UVA Law (580 Massie Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903) Schedule 8:00 – 8:45 A.M. —  Check-in and continental breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 A.M. —   […]

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Quarterback Josh Freeman Adds Select Sports Group To Representation Team

Ken Kremer was a football agent for roughly 25 years.  Prior to retiring from the business of representing athletes, Kremer was an employee at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), where he represented quarterbacks Tony Romo and Josh Freeman.  When Kremer retired, Romo decided to go “on to the next one” and sign with agent R.J. Gonser. […]

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Sale Of IMG Worldwide Could Seriously Shake Sports Business Balance Of Power

The sports business world may soon be heavily shaken.  Last week, I reported that Creative Artists Agency (CAA) created a new venture capital fund and is seeking $20 million in funding.  Meanwhile, another behemoth in the world of sports could possibly be changing hands. Forstmann Little & Company, a private equity firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts, […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/22/2013)

Shabbat Shalom from New York, New York, where the temperature is just slightly cooler than that of tropical Miami, Florida.  I will be speaking at the 4th Annual New York Law School Sports Law Symposium later today on NFL concussion litigation and breaking into the sports industry.  In two weeks, I will be up in […]

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CAA Creates New Venture Capital Fund; Seeks $20 Million

Private companies that wish to raise money must file a Form D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  That is precisely the type of form that was filed by a new limited partnership organized earlier this year called CAA Ventures I, L.P. CAA should sound familiar to readers of this website.  It is the […]

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On To The Next One: Josh Evans

In early January it was announced that Florida Gators safety Josh Evans signed with Malik Shareef of Dimensional Sports.  When it was revealed that Shareef signed Evans, I noted that Evans was not the first Florida Gators client for Shareef or even the first secondary player for the NFL agent.  Shareef represented Gators’ defensive back Joe Haden, […]

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The Selling of Student-Athlete Autographed Memorabilia: Just Don’t

The following is a guest contribution from Heather Brittany (@HeatherBrit).  Heather is currently a law student at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and alum at the University of Southern California. I know, you all are dying to get your hands on my John David Booty autographed football, but I’ll never part with it – and […]

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John Wall’s New Website A Shining Example Of Athlete Success In The Digital Age

John Wall’s new official website JohnWall2.com was launched just yesterday, and it is already turning many heads. The site is aesthetically stunning and functionally innovative. Crafted by the forward thinking minds at NCLUSIVE, Inc., it is quite clear that this is the direction that web presence for athletes is headed. Today’s world-class athletes cannot simply […]

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Product Review: Munitio SV Bronze Mobile Performance Earphones

The following Product Review is courtesy of Allen Kronenberger, a 3rd year law student and Music Business Masters student at the University of Miami. When Darren first called me into his office, I assumed he was going to criticize my work, throw it in my face, and proceed to smash everything in his office (If any companies […]