The federal judge assigned to the lawsuit that Independent Sports & Entertainment (ISE) brought against basketball agent Dan Fegan has denied Fegan’s motion to dismiss and remanded the case back to state court. In the lawsuit, ISE alleges that Fegan breached a non-compete agreement and asked the court to enjoin Fegan from continuing to practice […]
Who is looking forward to finishing up work and heading home to enjoy the long weekend? Boring NBA Playoffs so far, which should hopefully pick up come the NBA Finals. Perhaps you read about Draymond Green’s new trademark filings? That was a Heitner Legal job! A couple of days ago marked exactly seven months out of […]
Rising soccer star Mallory Pugh has signed with Wasserman for her representation in all areas of her career. The newest member of the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) Washington Spirit and member of the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) made headlines earlier this week after deciding to forgo her college eligibility at UCLA to turn […]
Roc Nation Sports has signed three players for the 2017 NBA Draft. Villanova guard Josh Hart, Florida State guard/forward Dwayne Bacon, and Oregon forward Chris Boucher have all turned to the Roc for representation. Joe Branch will represent Josh Hart, Roger Montgomery will represent Bacon and Sam Permut will represent Boucher. Josh Hart played all four seasons at […]
Shalom to everyone in Denver at the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference. It has been a few years since I attended the event, which is a great gathering of professionals and students interested in practicing Sports Law. Unfortunately, I’m not in attendance this year, but Heitner Legal does have some representation there in Jillian Postal, […]
Famed sports agency CAA Sports has partnered with global food service and hospitality company Delaware North. The partnership aims to expand Delaware North’s involvement in the every growing and emerging esports space. In addition to CAA Sports, CAA Ventures is also under the Creative Artists Agency. Both CAA branches have established relationships in the ever-growing […]
Not only will your team’s success reflect the number of fans coming in the building, but it will now likely tie directly to the added revenue from your jersey sponsor. The Cleveland Cavaliers announced this week that they have teamed up with Goodyear and will feature their iconic winged foot logo on their jerseys next […]
Per an article by Liz Mullen, baseball representation firm Sosnick Cobbe & Karon has hired former The Topps Co. Executive Jonathan Einalhori as the agency’s new vice president of marketing. He will work on off-the-field deals for more than 30 MLB clients, including Mets slugger Jay Bruce. Einalhori was formerly director of player and talent licensing […]
This week, I celebrated two years of being in a relationship with the woman I currently consider my fiancee, who will ultimately become my wife in December. Unfortunately for her, the anniversary fell on the second day of a trial I was litigating, so the festivities have been suspended for this weekend. The NBA Playoffs […]
Per a press release from Berk Communications, today, Roc Nation Sports announced the signing of Chicago Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski. A former first-team all-Big 12 honoree from West Virginia, Kwiatkoski was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the 113th overall pick in the 4th round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Kwiatkoski started in seven games throughout his rookie campaign […]