This wrap-up is coming to you live from the Sports Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference in Washington D.C. I will actually be leaving D.C. tonight to head back to Florida and attend a wedding on Saturday (the conference goes through Saturday). Who do you think the Cleveland Cavaliers will take with the #1 and #4 overall […]
Tag: Baseball
Last week, MLBTradeRumors.com speculated as to which baseball agency had the biggest offseason, which Tim Dierkes defined as the period between October 1, 2010 – April 30, 2011. Adrian Gonzalez signed a mega-contract worth $154 million, and over the past couple of weeks, he has been earning every penny of that deal (while destroying me […]
Alex Rodriguez has been around the block when it comes to representation. In 2007, he dropped Scott Boras (only concerning marketing) in favor of Madonna’s agent, Guy Oseary. Then, in 2008, Rodriguez hired William Morris Agency (WMA) for marketing purposes. In 2010, Rodriguez dropped all ties to Boras, terminating his relationship with Boras Corp. with […]
Congratulations to the Miami Heat on getting one step closer to the NBA Finals. That was quite a series against the Celtics. The 2011 MLB Draft is quickly approaching. No real news on the NFL Lockout front; just a lot of continued speculation as to what will transpire in the courts. The NBA Draft is […]
Have unions (other than the Major League Baseball Players Association) outlived their purpose? It is a question that super-agent Arn Tellem of Wasserman Media Group posed in a recent New York Times article. While I have not yet had the opportunity to meet Tellem in person, he is certainly very respected amongst the agent community […]
Dynasty football had its first client taken in the NFL Draft last week. Michael Jasper was the heaviest player taken in the Draft and the only player to be selected from an NAIA school. The Buffalo Bills have a hard working nose tackle who is ready to tear up offensive lines…as soon as the NFL […]
Barry Bonds‘ trial has been well publicized and discussed. From the news stories we hear Bonds’ mistress, Kimberly Bell, testify about his perceived steroid rage and the growing (and shrinking) parts of his body. We hear Kathy Hoskins, Bonds’ former personal shopper testify that Greg Anderson, Bonds’ longtime trainer, injected Bonds with “a little something […]
Agents feel as though all of their information is proprietary. They are always fearful that others will use their information against them. That is one reason why many agencies refuse to put their client information on the websites. They believe that putting names out there will allow rivals an opportunity to view the list and […]
The 2011 NFL Draft kicks off less than a week from today. In the meantime, be sure to check out the hard work Brandon Thorn has put into his mock draft, big board, and top 5 at each position. This past week, I was published in NYU’s IP and Entertainment Law Ledger. The article is […]
Many agents take little to no commission on a client’s signing bonus when he signs a professional contract after being drafted in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Thereafter, at a minimum, the client will ask his agent to pay for his equipment. Over multiple years, this cost adds up. All the while, the agent continues […]