Last Friday I had the honor of moderating a panel at the 2013 ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries in Miami Beach, Florida. The topic of my panel was the legal and business issues under various collective bargaining agreements. For those in attendance, I hope that you enjoyed. As I was making preparations […]
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and APMG Sports want you to mark your calendars for May 4, 2013. That is the day that an American football game featuring professional players in China will take place at the National Olympic Stadium in Beijing. The stated purpose of the event is to celebrate 40 years of China-U.S. diplomatic and […]
On Friday, Jack Lyons of the NFL Players Association sent an email to all certified NFLPA Contract Advisors to inform them about an individual posing as being certified and contacting professional players. Recipients of the email were encouraged to advise their clients that they should immediately notify the NFLPA should they be contacted by this […]
I hope everybody had a lovely Valentine’s Day. I am looking forward to head up to New York next week to speak at the 4th Annual New York Law School Sports Law Symposium. Slight change: I will be speaking on the Concussion Litigation panel as opposed to the Negotiating Media Rights Acquisitions Panel. I will […]
The NFL Players Association has revealed the information of 133 newly certified Contract Advisors who successfully passed the exam required for entry and paid the required dues to represent NFL players. Neil Stratton of InsideTheLeague.com published a list of the new agents, along with the companies they are affiliated with and the cities in which […]
I hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July celebrations. I am moving to a new apartment next week, leaving downtown Miami (across from the American Airlines Arena) and getting a spot in Brickell, near my office. Here are a couple of articles I published for Forbes.com this week: 1) NFL Concussion Litigation Sideshow: The Battle […]
Last week, the NFLPA mailed to all certified Contract Advisors several revised Standard Representation Agreements (SRA) dated June 2012. Contract Advisors have been instructed that the new SRAs are to be used from here on out. Going forward, should a Contract Advisor use an old SRA, that SRA will be voided and returned to sender. […]
Last week, prospective NFLPA Contract Advisors (those who applied at the beginning of this year) were told that the NFLPA has completed a review of most of the applications that were submitted. Those who have been approved have received information about the mandatory seminar that will take place in Washington, DC on July 19-20, 2012 at The […]
Yesterday, the NFL Players Association sent an email to all NFLPA Contract Advisors informing them of whether they are now fully certified by the Association and advising that at some time in the future, Contract Advisors will be using new Standard Representation Agreements (SRA) with their NFL (and potential NFL) clients. In early March 2011, […]
I published my first two articles at Forbes.com this week – 1) University Of Miami Unveils Football Agent Policy Aimed At ‘Limiting Distractions’; and 2) NBA Players Association Seeks Arbitrator To Clarify New York Knicks’ Ability To Keep Jeremy Lin. Many more to come in the future. It looks like it is going to be […]