We are inching closer to what should be a very provocative NBA Draft and getting ever so near the 2014 NBA Finals. Hopefully my Miami Heat wrap things up tonight at the American Airlines Arena. Win or lose, I must profess my new appreciation for Lance Stephenson. He is quite the baller and makes the […]
The following article is a guest contribution by written by Evan Zepfel. Zepfel is a Portfolio Management Analyst at PAAMCO, is a graduate of Harvard College, was a member of Harvard’s Varsity Water Polo team and served a sports editor for The Harvard Crimson. A number of high-profile potential investors have been linked to the sale […]
Brian McLaughlin is the Vice President of Symmetry and a NFLPA certified Contract Advisor. McLaughlin is a graduate of Iona College where he received a Bachelors in Business Administration; he then furthered his education at Suffolk University Law School where he received his Juris Doctor. McLaughlin is a licensed attorney in the state of New […]
There is a general perception among people outside of the representation industry that all sports agents are rich. Examples such as Entourage, Arli$$ and Jerry Maguire have done nothing to dispel this theory. In reality, it is different. The Australian Football League (AFL) is the most popular sports league in Australia. The attendances are the fourth […]
The Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW) NHL Draft Hockey Career Conference makes its way to the City of Brotherly Love for the 2014 NHL Draft as Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia Flyers, becomes the center of the hockey universe June 26–28, 2014. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown […]
Jeffery Whitney is an Oglethorpe University graduate where he received his Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics, and he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School where he served as the articles editor for the Wisconsin Law Review. Mr. Whitney is currently a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren, L.L.P., in […]
Finding talent can be a very difficult task. It involves hundreds of hours of work of constant research and travel. Once you have found an athlete that has enough talent to be successful you have to try and convince the rest of the world that this kid is the real deal. It is extremely important […]
It is great to be back in sunny South Florida and away from the blistering cold of Chicago. Last week’s Sports Lawyers Association conference was a blast outside of the harsh weather, though. It is also great to be in South Florida as the Miami Heat continue to assert their dominance over the NBA. Definitely […]
Roc Nation Sports is a sub-division of Roc Nation (full-service entertainment company) in partnership with CAA Sports, and was founded in 2013 by Shawn Carter better known as Jay Z. Roc Nation Sports conceptualizes and executes marketing and endorsement deals, community outreach, charitable tie-ins, media relations and brand strategy. Its roster includes premiere athletes such […]
Chris Gittings, the Founder and President of OneWest Sports Agency, recently negotiated two of the biggest contracts in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with quarterbacks Ricky Ray (Toronto Argonauts) and Henry Burris (Ottawa RedBlacks). Prior to the start of 2013 season, the Argonauts management team approached Gittings for a possible extension for Ray. Gittings knew […]