The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg. The subject of the interview is Jim Tanner, a sports agent/attorney with Williams & Connolly LLP. According to HoopsHype.com, Mr. Tanner currently ranks as the 7th best NBA agent (based on the aggregate amount of his clients’ contracts). Over the years, he has received numerous awards and honors, […]
SAPP ATTACK. The title is bold and in caps, which is exactly what should be expected from a man with the physical size and generous personality of former NFL defensive tackle Warren Sapp. Currently an analyst on the NFL Network, Sapp found the time to write a book [click here for the Amazon link] that happened to […]
What: Yale Law School is hosting an Entertainment and the Law Event during its Alumni Weekend When: October 19-20, 2012 Where: Yale Law School On Saturday, October 20, Michael McCann will moderate a panel titled, “In the Legal Zone: Hot Topics in Sports Law.” Panelists include Jimmy Golen ’99 M.S.L., Sports Writer, The Associated Press, Lawrence Lucchino […]
It’s easy to mistake North America with North Korea. Earlier this week, I contributed my thoughts to Scott Soshnick of Bloomberg on a squatter’s attempt to register the trademark “Fierce Five.” This week at Forbes.com, I wrote, Sports Betting Suggestion Site Supplants Traditional Point Spread With Wisdom Of The Crowd. I have my fantasy football […]
After one professional season in the NBA, former College of Charleston and current Los Angeles Lakers guard Andrew Goudelock has changed his representation. Goudelock had been represented by Austin Walton of Walton Sports Management Group since leaving school. He will now be represented by Andrew Vye of ASM Sports. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/ASM_SPORTS/status/236200876744773632″] After learning that Goudelock left Walton for ASM Sports, I spoke […]
Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead recently reported that football agent Carl Carey may be the person who created a website at http://www.dirtydankane.com, which appears to smear Raleigh News & Observer’s Dan Kane for his “sensationalized” and “twisted” stories concerning a “sports agent” (Carl Carey) teaching a class at UNC-Chapel Hill. McIntyre surmized that Carey is the owned […]
Some of the best athletes participating in major American professional sports leagues were born outside of the country. Oftentimes, sports agents are confronted with an obstacle when very talented players seek to play in the United States, but have immigration problems. If an agent is also an attorney who handles immigration issues, then typically the […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. The twelve men of the USA basketball team stood tall with gold medals around their neck and their hand across their chest as their country’s […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg (@thebigHoch_). Matthew Hochberg will be attending Ithaca College in the Fall, studying Sport Management. The subject of the interview is Pedro Power. After three years of playing professional soccer, Mr. Power became a sports agent and is currently the Vice President of TXB Basketball. Matthew Hochberg: What […]
Early in the 2012 London Olympics, Fox Business caught Michael Phelps’ agent Peter Carlisle of Octagon’s Olympic & Action Sports division. The general discussion was focused on how Phelps will be marketed now that his career in the pool has been declared to be complete. Here is a quote from the interview: “Partnerships now have to be not only […]