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. […]
My friend Ryan Totka, a celebrity booking agent, has created a new blog on the latest athlete appearances, autograph signings, endorsements, speaking engagements, etc. Check it out here. My latest for Forbes is titled, Why Football Helmet Manufacturer Riddell Should Be Very Concerned About Concussion Litigation. Here is a nice story about the first pair of […]
On May 7, 2012, I wrote about a new organization called the National Association of Sports Agents & Athlete Representatives (NASAAR), which will be geared toward representing the interests of sports agents and others engaged in the representation of professional athletes. The founder of NASAAR, Andrew Bondarowicz, followed up his announcement of NASAAR with an update addressing some frequently asked questions about the forthcoming […]
Two days ago, Excel Sports Management announced, via its Twitter account, that it signed top-ranked golfer Patrick Cantlay. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/excelsm/status/215077909482831872″] Cantlay is leaving his school (UCLA) to compete professionally on the PGA Tour. He had two years of eligibility remaining, which he will now forfeit. Cantlay has placed his trust in Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports to assist him […]
The Sports and Entertainment Law Students Association & Sports and Entertainment Law Journal at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law has announced that they are now hosting a good portion of their 2nd Annual Conference on Sports & Entertainment Law on YouTube. The Conference, which I participated in on two panels (“Collective Bargaining Agreements – The […]
Statistics and baseball are like biscuits and gravy…if you are from the South. One person that does not need any convincing regarding that statement is Marc Rubin, co-owner of RayRubin Sports Analysts. Rubin has been a statistics professor at Southern New Hampshire University Graduate School of Business for over 25 years and is frequently hired by baseball agents […]
Have you ever wanted to know what it is like being a FIFA agent, placing soccer players all over Europe? Soccer is not a subject that is covered all that much on Sports Agent Blog. Fortunately, I have found an interview on a third party site (SuperSport.com) that takes a peek at the life of […]
NBA prospect Anthony Davis is the extremely likely number one overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. The NCAA National Champion center/forward from the University of Kentucky had been going through a lengthy vetting process of agents, with the assistance of his father Anthony Davis, Sr., until late last week when he finally announced that he […]
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 […]
I was recently interviewed about my career as a Sports and Entertainment Attorney. Click here to read the interview. I am heading up to Columbus, Ohio on Sunday morning and will be there through Tuesday night for some depositions. What do you think the reaction will be up there to me wearing a Miami Heat […]