What: UC Berkeley Law: Boalt Hall Sports and Law Conference When: Friday, April 3 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Evening reception to follow. Where: California Memorial Stadium, University Club Suites, 210 Stadium Rim Way, Berkeley, CA 94720 Overview: Berkeley Law has assembled an impressive all-star lineup for its April 3 Sports & Law Conference. Six months […]
What: 8th Annual Florida A&M College of Law EASLS Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, April 10th 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where: 201 Beggs Ave, Room 240, Orlando, FL 32801 Overview: The goal of this year’s Symposium is to have a well-rounded group of panel members to elicit in-depth discussions in regards to the […]
Few industries are harder to break into than the sports agent industry. Established agencies are rarely looking to hire many people and starting your own agency is an even tougher battle to face. Don’t tell that to Daniel Hazan, the 23-year-old Founder of Hazan Sports Management who has already landed his client, Elijah Millsap, a […]
This week was a very cool and memorable one for Darren. Not only did he purchase his first home, but he also got to sit on the panel at his alma maters Sports Law Symposium (University of Florida). Here are his contributions from this week on FORBES: (1) Louisville Slugger To Be Acquired For $70 Million; […]
Anyone with an interest in the sports agent business has undoubtedly watched Jerry Maguire and, probably, Entourage as well. Outside of Spike TV’s short lived attempt at Super Agent, there has never been a TV series following real sports agents in the USA. The Esquire Network looks to change that after giving the greenlight to […]
Baseball agency Beverly Hills Sports Council has announced a new headquarters located in Santa Monica. Partners Rick Thurman and Dan Horwits have also announced that there have been changes to the senior management of the company, which recently celebrated its 30th year representing baseball players. Founded in 1984, BHSC also has offices in Scottsdale, Tampa, […]
What: 5th Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Association Symposium Where: Moot Court Room of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1801 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 When: Friday, April 10, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM Description Topics to be covered at the 5th annual entertainment and sports law association symposium: 1. Owning and Operating a […]
Midway through a 4 year, $35 million, contract, Angels shortstop Erick Aybar has decided to make a switch in his representation. Aybar has dropped Relativity Baseball and signed with Roc Nation Sports. Juan Perez will serve as Aybar’s agent per Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal. In 2014 Aybar had a .278 batting average with 7 […]
Steinberg Sports Agency Academy is returning after a successful first run back in October 2014. The purpose of the academy is to teach a new generation of ethical agents how to enhance athlete’s lives and create a better world. During the duration of the academy attendees will learn how to form a practice, recruiting, negotiation, […]
Fresh off of her three individual titles and a team championship at last week’s NCAA championships, Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin has decided to turn pro and has signed with WME-IMG’s Mark Ervin. At the 2012 London Olympics, Missy brought back a total of five medals, four of which were gold. Despite all the potential for […]