June 27, 2013
What: Third Annual Sports Law and Ethics Symposium at Santa Clara Law – Sports Concussions: Problems and Proposed Solutions When: September 12, 2013 (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Where: Institute of Sports Law and Ethics, Santa...
June 19, 2013
The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) has recently the release of its new issue: Volume 4, Number 1. It includes the following baseball-specific articles: Who Exempted Baseball, Anyway? The Curious Development of...
June 12, 2013
What: Event – Sports Law for Rookies and Veterans (part of the Brewer Sports Symposium) When: Thursday, June 20, 2013 (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) Where: Minneapolis Club (729 2nd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota) 8:30-9:45am: If They...
June 6, 2013
At one point in his life, Robert Gist served as NBA player Latrell Sprewell’s agent and attorney. He advised Speewell when apparel company And 1 offered the NBA player a role as endorser of...
Headline / NFL Players / Recruiting / Sports Law
May 30, 2013
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...
Headline / NFL Players / Recruiting / Sports Law
May 28, 2013
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...
Headline / NFL Players / Sports Law
May 22, 2013
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...
May 15, 2013
What: The Sports Lawyers Association annual conference is a meet-up for many Sports Law practitioners around the world. When: May 16-18, 2013. Opening Remarks will be made at 12:25 p.m. on May 16. The last panel...
May 8, 2013
Last Friday I had the honor of moderating a panel at the 2013 ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries in Miami Beach, Florida. The topic of my panel was the legal and...
Headline / NBA Players / Sports Law
May 6, 2013
The following guest post is by Travis Bell, an NBPA and CFLPA certified Contract Advisor and owner of The Seven Bridges Group based in Newport Beach, CA. While perusing my LinkedIn account the other day, I came across...