Categories
Headline Sports Agents Sports Business

SMWW London Sports Career Conference

What: Sports Management World Wide’s Sports Career Conference When: October 3rd 2015 Where: London, England (next to Wembley Stadium) Sports Management Worldwide offers numerous sports job career training programs, designed to get anyone started in a sports job or advance their career. SMWW provides quality sports career education, along with the skills that professional teams […]

Categories
Headline Sports Law

2015 National Sports Law Negotiation Competition

What:  2015 National Sports Law Negotiation Competition When:  Friday, September 25th through Sunday, September 27th, 2015 Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law Campus, 1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 The Center for Sports Law and Policy (CSLP) at Thomas Jefferson School of Law will be presenting the fifth annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition […]

Categories
Headline Sports Agents Tennis

No.1 Junior Tennis Player Goes Pro, Signs With CAA Sports

17 year old Taylor Harry Fritz, the no.1 ranked junior tennis player in the world, has decided to turn pro. The American has a stellar list of results this year, including an appearance in the junior finals at the French Open. Agents had been scrambling for Taylor’s signature for some time, and this week a […]

Categories
Headline Sports Agents

On To The Next One: Gio Gonzalez

Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez has signed with MLBPA agent Scott Boras, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reported via Twitter. He was previously signed with the ACES group. Gonzalez will join a host of other high-profile Nationals players with the Boras corporation such as Max Scherzer, Bryce Harper, and Danny Espinosa. While the 29-year-old lefty has now […]

Categories
Entertainment Headline

USC 2015 Institute On Entertainment Law And Business

What: USC 2015 Institute On Entertainment Law And Business Where: USC University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90015 When: October 17, 2015 Description Hosted by USC Gould School of Law and the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the Institute on Entertainment Law and Business has been a Los Angeles tradition for over 50 years. Join dozens of […]

Categories
Headline NFL Players Sports Law

NFL Players’ Lawsuit Against BB&T For Negligence Heads To Trial

I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called “Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports.” Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. A couple of years […]

Categories
Headline NBA Players

Los Angeles Clippers Fined $250,000 for DeAndre Jordan Presentation

The DeAndre Jordan free-agency rollercoaster continues to make headlines as the Clippers have been fined $250,000 for violating an NBA rule. The NBA prohibits teams from offering players unauthorized business of investment opportunities. The violation occurred on July 2 during a presentation that the Clippers were making to Jordan in attempt to resign the star […]

Categories
Headline Sports Agents

Interview With The Agent: Sunny Shah (Esquire “The Agent” Edition)

Sunny Shah graduated in the top 2% of his class from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Economics. While in college, he started his own marketing and events company and became close friends with many of the athletes playing for the university. Prior to founding 320 Sports, Shah was a successful investment banker […]

Categories
Headline Sports Agents

On To The Next One: Victoria Azarenka

Two time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka has signed a representation agreement with Carlos Fleming at IMG. She was previously managed by Meilen Tu at Lagardere. Azarenka had been managed by Lagardere since 2005, and when her contract was up in July she switched over to IMG. Currently ranked 21, Victoria has a host of […]

Categories
Headline Sports Law

Northwestern Players’ Unionization Effort Gets Shot Down

I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called “Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports.” Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. Labor issues comprise a […]