Lazarius Levingston was picked in the seventh round (#215 overall) by the Seattle Seahawks. The former LSU Tiger, better known as “Pep” was the last player from his class at LSU to be selected in the 2011 NFL Draft. He has experience playing at the defensive end and defensive tackle positions. He also now has […]
Month: June 2011
Not many sports agents are also high-profile defense attorneys. Because of that, Joe Tacopina (the subject of today’s interview) easily separates himself from the crowd. Recently Tacopina garnered an acquittal for two New York Police Department officers in a high profile case. But certainly his competitors will spin Tacopina’s excellence in the court against him […]
The following is a guest contribution by Brian Heidelberger. Information about Mr. Heidelberger is located at the bottom of this post. The NBA draft is right around the corner and whatever number your player is picked, he’s going to have to pick up not only his game, but also his business skills, unless he wants […]
In the past couple of years, we have covered three former basketball agents making the jump from representing players to being one of the key figures with regards to managing basketball operations of an NBA franchise. Most recently, former Wasserman Media Group agent Bob Myers signed contract to become the Assistant General Manager of the […]
At the end of May, the NFL cancelled its yearly rookie symposium, which is open to all players selected in that year’s NFL Draft. Historically, topics discussed at the symposium have included financial planning, indoctrination into the NFL, and how to be a professional on and off the field. But then the NFL Players Association […]
The following is a guest contribution from Martin Fischman (@Martin_Fischman), Dynasty’s Football Division Director. During this post draft/pre training-camp season, it seems that rookies have switched agencies at a higher rate than ever before. It is perplexing as to why so many players are changing agents when no player contracts can be negotiated and endorsement deals […]
Sports agents talk to already represented players all the time, but rarely do such communications get covered by the media. When Scott Boras is involved; however, the media takes note. Recently, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is being courted by Boras. Brian Costa of the Wall Street […]
It brings me great pleasure to publish an Interview with the Agent piece about Austin Walton. Not only is he a driven, young individual in the sports agent business, he is a former intern and independent contractor at Dynasty Athlete Representation. It has been fun for me to watch his rise in the business of basketball. I hope […]
I do not watch much hockey at all, but I did tune in to see Game 7 between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. The aftermath viewed through multiple pictures and videos is disheartening. But it goes to show you just how powerful and meaningful sports and individual franchises can be to the general […]
What: Santa Clara Law 2011 Sports Law Symposium When: September 8, 2011 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Locatelli Center, Santa Clara University (map) Topics: Concussions (Keynote: DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFLPA), Steroids (Keynote: Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Investigative Reporter), Labor Strife (Keynote: William B. Gould, IV, former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board), and the Use of Player Images […]