Last week, there was quite a bit of talk about the lawsuit filed by the NFLPA against the NFL Coaches Association (NFLCA) and Sports Lawyer Wm. David Cornwell. The NFLPA says that the NFLCA owes the Players Association over $650,324.88 and disputes that Cornwell was legitimately elected Executive Director pursuant to the NFLCA Constitution. Cornwell publicly responded to […]
Two days ago, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) filed a lawsuit against the NFL Coaches Association (NFLCA), claiming that (1) the NFLCA owes the NFLPA over $650,324.88 in advanced funds plus licensing royalties, and (2) sports lawyer Wm. David Cornwell was not elected Executive Director pursuant to the NFLCA Constitution. The NFLPA believes that there is a […]
The Alabama Uniform Athlete Agents law may soon be modified. Alabama state Senators Gerald Allen and Gerald Dial have sponsored a bill, which has already been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, that would change the definition of an “agency contract.” If passed, an agency contract will also be established if a student-athlete authorizes a third party to “negotiate […]
On January 19, 2011, I wrote that the NFL should look into the NBA’s conflict of interest regulations, which currently prohibit agents from representing management personnel and players. This dual representation is currently permitted by the NFLPA as long as there is full disclosure of all entities represented to each client. As of the publishing of […]
Two days ago, the NFLPA sent an email to all certified Contract Advisors concerning the NFLPA Board of Player Representatives’s recent approval of amendments to the existing NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors. The memorandum attached to that email is embedded at the bottom of this post. The memo advises agents to pay particular attention to Resolution […]
What: Association of Diversity in Sport (ADS) Panel – ‘Amateur Hour: The Commercialization of College Athletics’ When: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 (5:00 p.m.) Where: University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Student Union Ballroom Amateur Hour will touch on many polarizing topics surrounding the current collegiate sports landscape. Some of the topics covered will be conference realignments, illegal benefits for students, the […]
What: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s 2nd Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Association Symposium – Cleveland and the Three Major Leagues: How the Recently Agreed NFL, NBA and MLB Collective Bargaining Agreements Will Help (or Hurt) Our Hometown Teams Win a Championship When: Friday, April 13, 2010 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Where: 1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 (Moot […]
On March 23, 2012, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) certified player-agent Aaron Mintz resigned from Priority Sports & Entertainment. Soon thereafter, Mintz signed an employment agreement with rival Creative Artists Agency (CAA). I had reported that Mintz seemed extremely excited about the change of employment. A Complaint was filed by Mintz against Mark Bartelstein & Associates, […]
What: Johnson & Wales University 3rd Annual Sports Entertainment Events (SEE) Conference – Connecting the future! When: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Where: 1701 NE 127 Street North Miami, Florida 33181 Agenda 8:00 a.m. – Registration/Breakfast – Wildcat Center- Lobby 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Welcome – Wildcat Gymnasium 9:40 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. – Panel I – Wildcat […]
What: Sports Lawyers Association 38th Annual Conference When: May 10-12, 2012 Where: Hilton Bayfront, San Diego, California Easiest to learn about the panels, cost, registration, and other pertinent information by sifting through the brochure, which is embedded below. I will be speaking on the Hot Topics in NCAA Legal Issues: Agents and Amateurism break-out panel along with Donald M. Remy, […]