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NFL Players, Banned Substances And Agents

The following article is a guest contribution from Evan Brennan. Mr. Brennan is a current student at Chapman Law School. He holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management from California State University at Long Beach, and a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. He has worked in athlete public relations, marketing, and other areas for […]

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Q&A With Sports Attorney Jay Reisinger

A couple of weeks ago, everyone was wondering the following: 1) Did Alex Rodriguez really fire Scott Boras as his agent, and 2) Did A-Rod then hire Jay Reisinger to take over as his new agent of record? Papers reported that A-Rod has in fact left Boras, but he has not hired Reisinger to take […]

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Winner/Loser Predictions Re: NFL CBA Negotiations

NFL players and owners aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye (more specifically wallet to wallet) when it comes to the league’s new labor agreement that will need to be negotiated before a possible lockout ensues in 2011.  NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith explained that players wish to extend the league’s current collective bargaining […]

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MLB Investigating Role Of Agents With PEDs

What took them so long?  As sports agents, we have a fiduciary duty to act in our clients’ best interests at all times.  That includes informing them of the ramifications of abusing an illegal substance.  It also means that we can’t be pushing or selling performance enhancing drugs to our clients.  All of us would […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Happy New Year (Rosh Hashanah) to all my fellow Jews.  Start loading up on the carbs in anticipation of Yom Kippur (by far my least favorite holiday, but actually my favorite at the same time…truly appreciate life).  Anyway, I was supposed to be headed to Viera, FL today for All Florida Weekend, but a lot […]

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Bigger, Stronger, Faster

It sounds like a part of a Kanye West song, but it isn’t. On May 30, in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles, you will have a chance to watch Bigger, Stronger, Faster: The Side Effects of Being American (click here for play dates and theaters). It is documentary about how a family […]

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WVU College of Law Steroids Forum

What: Discussion about the legal implications the use of steroids can have on the athletes, management and the game of baseball. Where: WVU Law Center’s Marlyn Lugar Courtroom. When: Wednesday, April 16, 2008. 2:00PM. Topic: False/Positives: The Current State of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports. Panelists: Jay Reisinger – attorney for Andy Pettitte and Sammy […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

No, I’m not Darren. I’m not even Jewish. But I needed something to post on Friday. Following are some prominent pieces and sports headlines that we neglected to cover during the week. * Rick Karcher’s post, “Ethics and Agent Fees” over at Sports Law Blog (Happy 2000th Anniversary to them, by the way) touches on […]