It is fair to say that it has been a wild year for basketball agent Johnny Foster. At first, it appeared that Foster was on his way to a somewhat quiet, but solid, group of new prospects to represent. He signed Darryl “Truck” Bryant of West Virginia and Julian Mavunga of Miami Ohio. Neither player was listed on 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, […]
What: Networking and Panel Discussion with NHL lawyers at Duquesne University School of Law When: June 21, 2012 (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) Where: Duquesne University School of Law, Edward J. Hanley Hall 900 Locust Street Pittsburgh, PA 15282 NHL lawyers Jessica Berman and Daniel Ages will be speaking. The NHL Entry Draft is being held on June […]
ESPN NFL Business Analyst, Andrew Brandt, knows himself some football. Not only was he formerly Vice President of Player Finance and General Counsel of the Green Bay Packers for roughly a decade, he also was a well known football agent at one point in his life. Thus, when he opines about football agency related matters, it is […]
South Florida-based basketball agent Corey Dean has signed basketball players Eloy Vargas and Travis Hyman. Dean is a graduate of Florida State University. In 2010, he started his own company, Insight Sports Management. Soon thereafter, he went on to partner with a company named UMG Global (where he is the Vice President), which is a sports agency […]
What: Santa Clara University Institute of Sports Law and Ethics’ Third Annual Sports Law Symposium – What is the Proper Role of Sports in Higher Education? When: September 6, 2012 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Santa Clara University Discussion Issues about college sports are frequently reported on both the sports pages and front pages: payment of athletes, […]
Jewish girl nose jobs decreasing. Due to ethnic pride? How about my White Hot Heat? Better believe I will be in the American Airlines Arena for Game 7 of Heat vs. Celtics. My newest Forbes article is titled, Detroit Tigers Pitcher Andrew Oliver’s Former Advisors’ Actions May Represent Significant Threat To Baseball Agents. Hope you enjoy […]
Sports International Group, Inc. (SIG), a Maryland based-sports agency specializing in basketball player representation, has acquired Nashville-based football agency Integrated Sports Management. SIG has placed many men’s basketball players with teams outside of the United States. Michael Lelchitski, SIG’s Men’s Basketball Executive Director, represents two players that were selected in the 2011 NBA Draft – Ater Majok […]
I have a new column up at Forbes that talks about the Ohio State Bar Association’s recent stance on agents acting in the capacity of lawyers and possibly engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. Please click here to read the in-depth article, which brings back memories to Andrew Oliver’s litigation. Here is a small section of […]
Yesterday, it was announced that C. Lamont Smith has established a new sports management company named, Above the Rim Management. “Above the Rim Management represents the next chapter in my career, and I am excited about the future,” exclaims C. Lamont Smith. The new sports management firm will focus on professional basketball players and coaches as the sister […]