What: Harvard Law Sports and Entertainment Symposium When: Friday, February 21, 2014 Where: Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall Schedule 12:00 – 12:15 Weiler Awards 12:20 – 1:20 Keynote David Otunga, Harvard Law School Alumnus, WWE wrestler 1:30 – 2:30 Panel 1 — The Intersection Of Business & Law Jay Cohen, General Counsel, Dallas Cowboys Andy […]
What: 17th Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium When: Saturday, March 22, 2014 Where: University of Miami, Student Activities Center Speakers Andrew Brandt, NFL Business Analyst, ESPN Matt Buser, Co-Founder, JaMM Entertainment Darryl Cohen, Partner, Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen Charlie Feldman, VP Of Writer-Publisher Relations, BMI, Inc. Blake James, Athletic Director, University of Miami […]
What: 5th Annual New York Law School Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, February 21, 2014 Where: NY Law School Panelists Joel Araujo, Manager/International Talent Development at Major League Baseball; Jodi Balsam, Associate Professor at NYLS; Former Counsel for Operations and Litigation at the NFL; Jason Belzer, President, Global Athlete Management Enterprises, Inc.; Mark Conrad ’81, Director of the Sports […]
What: 18th Annual Fordham Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, February 14, 2014 Where: Fordham University Lowenstein Building Panelists Daniel B. Adams, Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP Stephen R. Baird, Shareholder, Whintrop & Weinstine, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota Robert Boland, Academic Chair and Professor of Sports Management, New York University Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D, Drs. William F. […]
On Tuesday, before President Obama’s State of the Union Address took over American television sets, news of another potential NCAA lawsuit bombarded viewers’ television screens. Most news stories involved Northwestern University’s starting quarterback and co-captain, Kain Colter, who aired his frustrations with the NCAA. Colter exclaimed, “[t]he system resembles a dictatorship where the NCAA mandates […]
What: Chapman Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium 2014 When: Friday, February 7, 2014 Where: Chapman University, Fowler School of Law About: The business of sports is continuously evolving, creating new challenges and opportunities for sports lawyers and other legal professionals. Prime time sports have become one of the last forms of live broadcast entertainment, with […]
What: Coalition for Concussion Treatment (#C4CT) Concussion Awareness Summit When: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Where: United Nations, New York City, NY About: The #C4CT Summit is the opening of the five-day Brewer Sports International Super Bowl XLVIII Exclusive Events series, which includes The Jack Brewer Foundation (JBF Worldwide) Global Ambassadors Sport for Development Summit, Super […]
What: Duke Sports and Entertainment Law Society’s Fourth Annual Symposium When: Friday, February 7, 2014 Schedule 8:30 – 9:00 Registration Breakfast 9:00 – 9:05 Welcome Remarks 9:05 – 9:50 The Film Industry in the South Rep. Paul Luebke (N.C. State Rep., Durham County) C. Anthony Mulrain (Gordon & Reese, Atlanta) Thomas Varnum (Brooks Pierce, Wilmington) Alonzo […]
A few weeks ago, Sports Agent Blog received an inquiry asking what degree is more beneficial if one wants to pursue a career in the sports agency industry: a JD vs. a dual-degree JD/MBA vs. just an MBA. Instead of writing an opinion piece, we decided to reach out to five agents — both current […]
2013 was a massive year in athlete representation. Jay Z got his first deal done with Robinson Cano signing with the Seattle Mariners. Powerhouse agency IMG officially hit the market, with WME just days ago being announced as the winning bidder, at a price estimated to be around $2.3 billion. What will 2014 bring? Who […]