Viva March Madness in Las Vegas! My home is Caesars Palace until Monday, when I will be returning to the normalcy of South Florida. Next weekend, I will be in Boston to speak at the Harvard Law School Spring 2012 Sports Law Symposium. I am not looking forward to the colder temperatures, but I can’t wait […]
1st Team Sports Group is a new, boutique football agency led by Jerry Marlatt, Gerald Conoway, and Weston Hull. Marlatt has proven to be successful in business post-military retirement. Hull has experience in the agency world, having formerly worked with Jordan Woy of Willis & Woy Sports Group in Dallas, Texas. Along with Conoway, Marlatt and Hull have […]
What: ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries – From New York to Hollywood to South Beach: The Third Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film, Television and Sports. Where: The Palms Hotel and Spa, 3025 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida. When: May 2-4, 2012 WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 8:00 am […]
Oakland Athletics second baseman Jemile Weeks has switched representation, going from Williams & Connolly (Washington D.C.-based law firm) to Casey Close of Excel Sports Management. Weeks was a Williams & Connolly client when he was selected by the A’s with the 12th overall pick in the 2008 MLB Draft. He played his college ball at the University of Miami. Rickie […]
What: First Annual New York University School of Law Sports Law Symposium When: March 23, 2012 (10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) Where: Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, New York, New York Panels: Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations (10:00 am – 11:50 am) What is the topic occupying most sports attorneys lately? Drug testing? Crime? No, it’s collective […]
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Isaiah Thomas was the final pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, selected by the Sacramento Kings. The 5’9 Thomas played his college ball at Washington prior to entering the NBA. Originally, Thomas was represented by Byron Irvin and Dan Fegan of Lagardere Unlimited. However, he recently parted ways from those agents and is now represented by Andy Miller of ASM Sports. […]
What: Duke Law School’s 2nd Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium – The Business: Recent Developments and New Challenges in Sports, Entertainment and the Law When: March 16, 2012 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Where: Duke Law School 3043 (map) Schedule of Events 9:00 – 9:20: Registration and Networking Breakfast 9:20 – 9:30: Opening Remarks 9:30 – 10:15: Collective Bargaining Panel […]
Another former Gary Wichard client has found himself a new agent. Wichard, a former NFLPA Contract Advisor, passed away almost exactly a year ago. Since his passing, Wichard’s clients at Pro Tect Management have slowly been making the change to new agents. The most recent NFL player to sign with a new agent is Indianapolis Colts defensive […]
The following article has been written by Neil Stratton, President of Inside the League, a consulting service for the college and pro football industries. The news of Steve Hale’s exit from his job as President of the Senior Bowl came as quite a surprise to most people in the industry, or at least the ones […]