This month, the United Football League (UFL) announced that it was ending its season prematurely, but that it plans to return in 2013. While I am not one to deter others from being optimistic, I just do not see the league making a triumphant return. A couple of days ago I was asked, “What will […]
One of three lawsuits pending against football agent John “JR” Rickert as of May 2012 had originally been filed in September 2011 by football agent Audie Attar (President of Paradigm Sports Management, LLC). Attar claimed that Rickert breached their Joint Partnership Agreement by failing to (1) pay over $21,000 in compensation, (2) attend meetings with prospective clients, (3) reimburse Attar […]
What: 4th Annual NYLS Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, November 2, 2012 (11:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.) Where: 185 West Broadway, New York, NY [W201 (Events Center)] I will be speaking on the Intellectual Property Issues in Sports and Breaking Into the Sports Industry panels. If you are in New York, it would be great […]
The federal court jury trial of Aaron Mintz/Creative Artists Agency v. Mark Bartelstein and Associates, Inc. d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment is set to begin on November 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. PST; however, neither party wants the case to ever reach a trier of fact. To that end, all parties have filed motions for […]
What: Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s 3rd Annual Conference on Sports and Entertainment Law When: Saturday, October 27, 2012 (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Where: Armstrong Hall Panel: Amateurism Chuck Schmidt (Associate Executive Director, Arizona Interscholastic Association) (Moderator) Timothy Epstein (Partner, SmithAmundsen) Darren Heitner (Attorney, Wolfe Law Miami P.A + Writer at Forbes) Marc […]
Former Phoenix, Arizona-based baseball agent Jason Dubin was scheduled to receive sentencing at the end of September after pleading guilty to “two counts of computer tampering with sexual motivation” resulting from his his attempt to meet two underage girls for a “blowjob tutorial.” On Friday, Dubin was sentenced to two years of probation. As reported by the […]
In early March, I participated as a featured speaker at DePaul University College of Law’s Annual Sports Law Symposium, hosted by the DePaul Journal of Sports Law and Contemporary Problems. The Symposium’s focus was on the “Economic Realities of Being an Athlete.” My specific speech was centered on grants-in-aid to student-athletes, specifically the efforts to […]
What: The National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School’s Annual Conference: Current Legal and Business Issues Affecting International and Professional Sports When: Friday, October 19, 2012 Where: Appellate Courtroom (room 144) on the 1st floor of Eckstein Hall at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Panel topics include: Current legal and business issues in Olympic and international […]
What: Pace Law School’s 2nd Annual Exposition on IP, Sports & Entertainment When: September 25, 2012 (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) Where: Tudor Room of Preston Hall at Pace Law School (78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603) In addition to the two panels (listed below), Mark Roesler (CEO and Chairman of CMG WORLDWIDE), will serve as the […]
Wasserman Media Group’s Executive Vice President of Basketball, Thad Foucher, made the biggest signing of his basketball agent career when the #1 overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, Anthony Davis, chose Foucher and Wasserman’s Vice Chairman Arn Tellem as his agents. More recently; however, Foucher’s name is being mentioned in basketball circles because there is talk that he […]