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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (5/31/2013)

This week’s Friday Wrap-up is heavy on Joe Flacco’s agent, Joe Linta, who publicly called the Baltimore Ravens “dumb”.  This is probably my favorite time of the year, especially in recent past with the Miami Heat dominating the NBA.  Last night’s game was a blast to witness in person.  This week on FORBES: (1) Music Streaming Service Supplies […]

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Forget About Jay-Z; Should NFLPA Scrap Ridiculous Runner Rule?

A couple of days ago, the following Tweet by NFLPA Contract Advisor Blake Baratz caught my attention: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/blakebaratz/status/339557588339400705″] Later that day, I spoke to Josh Luchs, author of Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean On The Dirty Business Of College Football, who once said to me, “this new runner rule isn’t difficult to enforce, it’s […]

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Division 2 Kicker Details Being Scammed By Fake Football Agent

When warranted, the agent-principal relationship can be of extreme importance.  The principal puts his trust in the agent and authorizes the agent to act on his behalf.  That agent has the fiduciary duty to put the principal’s interests above his own and always act in a way that the agent truly believes will serve as […]

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Will NFLPA Discipline Kim Miale After It Gets Better Understanding Of Jay-Z’s Role In Recruiting Geno Smith?

The creation of Roc Nation Sports has brought increased attention to the sports agency industry.  And rightfully so.  Attaching Jay-Z’s name to a sports agency is bold; athletes will be intrigued and competing agents will be concerned (whether they wish to admit it on the record or not). I have been covering Jay-Z’s efforts on […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (5/24/2013)

Last week’s Sports Lawyers Association annual gathering in Atlanta, Georgia was a great event.  Over 700 attendees were on site to listen in on some interesting panels, but my favorite part is to see colleagues from around the country who are continuing to put forth excellent work on behalf of their clientele.  How about the […]

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On To The Next One: Chris Smith

Earlier this week, Marc Berman of the New York Post reported that point guard Chris Smith changed agents.  He was formerly represented by Marc Cornstein, but was projected to change to his brother’s agent Leon Rose at Creative Artists Agency (CAA).  Chris Smith’s brother is the popular New York Knicks player J.R. Smith. Chris Smith […]

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Football Agent Benjamin Geller Could Face Up To 20 Years In Prison, Fine of $250,000

Constraints on the amount of fees football agents can receive based on the successful negotiation of contracts with professional NFL teams make it rather difficult for many agents to make a decent living in the business.  Add the financial obligations concerning pre-Draft training and cost of living, and an agent’s financial situation can become even […]

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On To The Next One: Trevor Rosenthal

In 2009, MLBPA Certified Agents Larry O’Brien, Kurt Varricchio and Barton Cerioni agreed to merge their athlete representation firms to form Full Circle Sports Management, LLC.  The company strictly focuses on the representation of professional baseball players with roughly 10 Major League Baseball players as clients, including Detroit Tigers pitcher Phil Coke.  One of its clients was St. Louis Cardinals right handed pitcher […]

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On To The Next One: Rory McIlroy (Part II)

Two months ago, Bloomberg and Businessweek named Rory McIlroy the fourteenth most powerful athlete in the world based on his statistics, the popularity and viewing audience of the sport of golf, McIlroy’s endorsement earnings, and his reach on social media (@McIlroyRory currently has over 1.6 million followers on Twitter).  McIlroy was represented by Conor Ridge of Horizon […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (5/17/2013)

I am currently in Atlanta, along with many practicing Sports Law attorneys and law school students who hope to one day practice in the world of Sports Law.  We are here for the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference.  Whether you are in Atlanta or not, check out this guide to following along with the events. […]