In November 2005, Josh Luchs and Steve Feldman, both working on behalf of The Gersh Agency, traveled out to Columbus, Ohio to talk to Ohio State’s Santonio Holmes. Luchs says that Holmes said the following: “Listen, I want to save you the time. We don’t need to meet. I’ve been taking money from [an agent] […]
Category: Sports Law
Two weeks ago, when I had first heard that Gary Wichard hired Howard Silber as his attorney, a friend of mine suggested I talk to Josh Luchs. My inquiry at the time was regarding Silber’s representation of Wichard and Kentwan Balmer, who is a Wichard football client. I never reached out to Luchs. But, after […]
Yesterday, George Dohrmann of Sports Illustrated posted the sports business story of the year, at least if you are judging by the number of tweets for a single article on the web. Dohrmann, the last sportswriter to win the Pulitzer Prize, highlighted a sports agent named Josh Luchs, who admitted to paying money and providing […]
Last week, I noted that the NFLPA has the power to take action against agents right now. Using Section 6(B) of the NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors, CARD (the Committee on Agent Regulations and Discipline) could use the extraordinary circumstances clause to immediately revoke or suspend an agent’s NFLPA certification. In last week’s post, I […]
Raymond Lee Savage Jr., the former CEO and President of Savage Sports Management was an All-American linebacker at the University of Virginia. He has negotiated over 60 player contracts as a player agent. Savage Jr. was arrested and taken into custody in October 2008 for allegedly having a part in the illegal contact of former […]
The NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors is a 54 page document that talks about everything from NFLPA Contract Advisor Certification to how to remain as an NFLPA Contract Advisor by adhering to the standard of conduct. Section 6 of the Regulations is titled, Oversight and Compliance Procedure. The committee in charge of agent regulation and […]
Maybe I jinxed the guy. I legitimately believed he was on freaking fire when I heard that he was not only representing C.J. Spiller, who I thought was the best running back in college football last year, but also Jimmy Clausen, Arrelious Benn, Taylor Mays, and Everson Griffen, all in one draft. Sometimes things are […]
What: 5th Annual Ivy Sports Symposium When: Friday, November 19, 2010 (9 a.m. – 7 p.m.) Where: Princeton University Chris Chaney has done an excellent job developing this symposium, which is one of the best offered every year. Last year I had the honor of participating on one of the panels at the event. Check […]
What: Arizona State University Sports & Entertainment Law Conference When: Saturday, October 30, 2010 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Armstrong Hall at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Topic: A-Rod to Jay-Z: Sports and Entertainment Law in the 21st Century. Speakers will present articles that will be published in […]
The hottest sports law topics at the moment seem to be conference realignment, NFLPA decertification, and the lingering athlete agent laws and NCAA regulations that are ineffective and ignored by many. A future symposium aims to discuss the latter issue to an extent, and only concerning the NCAA. What: Boston College Law Review Symposium: Legal […]