In April 2012, I wrote an article about Birmingham, Michigan-based Compass Management Group, LLC. The relatively young start-up founded by Daniel Sillman had already signed up sixteen prominent NFL and NBA clients and focused on being a full-service business management firm assisting athletes with private banking and bill pay, short and long term budgeting, oversight of […]
Many players selected by MLB organizations have signed since the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft ended roughly a month ago. Just yesterday, the 2013-14 international signing period began, and already, certain players have also signed agreements with MLB clubs. This can understandably be quite a busy time of year for a baseball agency that represents many Latin […]
The following article is a guest contribution from Evan Brennan. Mr. Brennan is a current student at Whittier Law School in Orange County, CA. He holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management from California State University at Long Beach, and a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. He has worked in athlete public relations, marketing, […]
Late Friday afternoon, many football agents received an email from Emily Garr, a Compliance Assistant at the University of Louisville Athletics. The unexpected email contained two attachments: (1) a letter from Garr and Jody Sykes, Associate Athletic Director at Louisville; and (2) a University of Louisville Agent Registration form. The letter was copied and pasted in the […]