What: BSM Sports Law/Management Conference When: May 8-9, 2014 Where: Miami Beach, Florida About: The principal goal of the BSM Conference is to provide members of the legal, financial and marketing fields within the sports industry, with an opportunity to learn from leading industry experts. CLE credits will be awarded to those who attend from the legal field. Speakers […]
Month: March 2014
What: 2nd Annual Cardozo Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, March 28, 2014 Where: Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law Schedule 9:00am – 9:15am Registration 9:15am – 9:30am Opening Remarks Dean Matthew Diller 9:30am – 10:45am Panel: Internationalization and the Growth of Professional Sports Abroad Moderator: Terry Lefton, Editor-At-Large for the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily […]
During his senior year of high school, Michael Swenson thought he would eventually become a team doctor or perhaps an athletic trainer working with professional athletes. After a six-month stint in England a few years ago as an assistant trainer with a soccer club — where he was surprisingly exposed to much of the business […]
What: National Sports Law Negotiation Competition and Sports Law Conference 2014 When: Friday, September 19 – Sunday, September 21, 2014 Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law About: The annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (NSLNC) and Sports Law Conference is hosted and organized by the Center for Sports Law and Policy (CSLP) at Thomas Jefferson […]
What: University of Florida Sports Law Symposium When: Friday, April 4, 2014 Where: Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center, University of Florida Levin College of Law Time: 10am – 5pm Schedule Morning Session: Amateurism And Collegiate Athletes 9:00am – 10am Doors will open 10:00am -10:10am Welcome: Dean of UF Law Student Affairs UF Law EASLS Member […]
The following interview is with Steve Persia an attorney and certified NFLPA agent with Roetzel & Andress in Cleveland, Ohio. Connect with Steve on Twitter and LinkedIn. Steve Persia is a Clemson University graduate where he majored in history and business administration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law […]
What: 2014 University of Toronto Sports And Business Association Sports Industry Conference When: Wednesday, March 12th 2014 Where: University of Toronto, Desautels Hall – Rotman School of Management Time: 10:00AM – 6:00PM About: The University of Toronto Sports and Business Association presents the 3rd Annual Sports Industry Conference on March 12th, 2014. The Conference will […]
At age 22, Teague Egan became the youngest certified NFL Players’ Association Contract Advisor. However, the University of Southern California graduate realized it really was not what he wanted to do long-term. “When you look at a service-based business like Rosenhaus Sports versus a product-based business such as Nike — probably the two biggest in […]
In a career that has been highly controversial Ndamukong Suh has finally made a sound decision, hiring veteran Creative Artists Agency (CAA) NFL agent Jimmy Sexton. Suh has the potential to be one of the highest paid defensive players in the NFL and with Sexton at the negotiating table that is more likely to be […]
Shabbat Shalom from Key Largo, where we have managed to avoid some pretty bad storms brewing to the north. I will be heading back up to Miami later in the day and hopefully take some of the 2014 World Golf Championships at Doral during the weekend. Next weekend I am off to Dallas, where I […]