November 22, 2011
The state of Arkansas went into 2011 with a goal of passing legislation that would implement stricter punishments for those who violate the state’s athlete agent law, including sports agents, athletes’ relatives, and third...
March 7, 2011
The State of Arkansas yet another step closer to having a stricter athlete agent law. The Athlete Agent Reform Act Of 2011 by Rep. David J. Sanders has now passed through the House of...
Headline / Recruiting / Sports Agents / Sports Law
February 22, 2011
The latest regulatory trend concerns states pushing to “strengthen” their athlete agent laws. This push is probably based on increased media attention paid to student-athletes receiving money and other benefits from sports agents. The...
Headline / Sports Agents / Sports Law
February 15, 2011
It is not yet law, but the state of Arkansas is one step closer to having a tougher law regulating sports agents. Last week, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill titled THE...
Headline / Recruiting / Sports Agents / Sports Law
January 4, 2011
It has recently become a trend for state attorneys general to claim that sports agents will be prosecuted for violating their respective state athlete agent laws. Whether there is anything behind their words remains...
Headline / Recruiting / Sports Agents / Sports Law
December 7, 2010
Arkansas is one of the forty states that has passed the Uniform Athlete Agents Act (UAAA), which requires sports agents to become licensed in the state in order to act as an athlete agent...
October 30, 2009
If you had two clients playing in the World Series, who would you want them to be after watching the first two games of the world series? Would they be Cliff Lee and A.J....