What: Santa Clara University Institute of Sports Law and Ethics’ Third Annual Sports Law Symposium – What is the Proper Role of Sports in Higher Education? When: September 6, 2012 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Santa Clara University Discussion Issues about college sports are frequently reported on both the sports pages and front pages: payment of athletes, […]
I have a new column up at Forbes that talks about the Ohio State Bar Association’s recent stance on agents acting in the capacity of lawyers and possibly engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Please click here to read the in-depth article, which brings back memories to Andrew Oliver’s litigation. Here is a small section of […]
The Courier Mail is reporting that the Australian Football League Player’s Association (AFLPA) has decided to join the AFL in combating gambling. After much discussion, all accredited AFL Agents will be banned from betting on AFL matches. However, there is a twist. Instead of the AFL itself handing down the penalties for the breaches, Agents […]
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has announced the publication of Volume 1 Issue 3 of its Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. The publication is available online for a limited time in digital format free of charge (download Volume 1 Issue 3 here). If you would like to purchase a print version please […]
What: Second Annual Sports Law Seminar for Rookies and Veterans When: Thursday, June 14, 2012 (9 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.) Where: Minneapolis Club in Minnesota The law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, in cooperation with the Brewer Sports Symposium, will hold its second annual Sports Law Seminar for Rookies and Veterans. The event will bring together business leaders and sports […]
Yesterday my most recent Forbes article was published. It is titled, Football Agent Named Defendant In Three Pending Lawsuits Calls Accusers Desperate and Vindictive, and it highlights three separate lawsuits that have named football agent JR Rickert as a defendant. I must thank Rickert for being extremely cooperative with me in my effort to extract information […]
I had a new article published in Forbes yesterday concerning the pending legal battle that has All Pro Sports & Entertainment Inc. and its founder C. Lamont Smith on one side and Peter Schaffer, JR Rickert, and their new company Authentic Athletix on the other side. [Link: Forbes – Legal Battle Between Denver-based Sports Agents Includes Big Commissions and […]
Atlanta, Georgia-based attorney David Cornwell started his own firm DNK Cornwell in 1997. He positioned his firm as “the premier legal resource for sports agents and the men and women who play professional sports.” As President of the company, Cornwell became well known for representing professional athletes in connection with various administrative procedures (disciplinary, drugs, alcohol, and steroids) before […]
The following is a post by Collegiate Sports Advisors Co-Founder, Jason Belzer. Feel free to give @JasonBelzer a follow on Twitter. The 2012 sports business summer conference season is upon us, and it officially kicks off this week at the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego with one of the best – the annual Sports Lawyers […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. The “Choice of Law” issue will undoubtedly play a major role in determining the outcome of the first Aaron Mintz v. Priority Sports lawsuit. […]