What: National Sports Law Negotiation Competition & Sports Law Conference 2014 When: Friday, September 19 – Sunday, September 21, 2014 Where: Thomas Jefferson School of Law: 1155 Island Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 The annual National Sports Law Negotiation Competition (NSLNC) and Sports Law Conference is hosted and organized by the Center for Sports Law & […]
Top of the mornin’ to ya from Dublin, Ireland. I’m out here covering the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for FORBES, and the talk of the town is certainly Conor McGregor. Let’s see what kind of show he puts on this Saturday evening. This week on FORBES: (1) Home Run Derby’s New Targets Could Shatter Charitable Records; (2) Adidas […]
According to Sports Business Journal’s Liz Mullen, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has changed representation prior to his fourth NFL season. The former Missouri Tiger recently left CAA Sports and has signed with Relativity Sports. Smith will be co-represented by NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors, Doug Hendrickson and CJ Laboy. Over the last two seasons, Smith […]
UFC featherweight Conor McGregor had an outstanding debut at UFC on Fuel TV 9 where he knocked out Marcus Brimage in 1 minute and 7 seconds. Before his debut, McGregor had a lot of hype behind him and told the media, fans, the UFC, anyone who would listen that he was going to bring the […]
Lawrence Travis King began his career in professional sports by accepting a position to become the Director of Player Personnel for Immortal Sports and Entertainment in 2004. In 2006, Travis was promoted to the Vice President of Basketball Operations. After a successful run with Immortal Sports, Travis joined the Relativity Sports team in 2009. In […]
Bloomberg has reported that sports management company IMG has approached tennis player Eugenie Bouchard about representing her. The 20 year-old Wimbledon finalist is currently contracted to Lagardere, but that agreement is due to end this year. For those who have not heard of Bouchard, she is comparable to the No.1 NBA and NFL pick combined. […]
Roc Nation Sports represented nine professional athletes as of last Friday. Unfortunately, for the relatively newer division of Roc Nation, that number has shrunk to eight. According to FOX Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has left Roc Nation for his former agent, Drew Rosenhaus, of Rosenhaus Sports. Brown had been with Rosenhaus when he […]
I’m heading to Old Palm Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens today with my trusty law clerk, because one must always have a decent golf game in order to properly practice law. On Monday, it is off to Ireland where I will be for a week. It is shaping to be a pretty decent summer. Meanwhile, the new HEITNER LEGAL is […]
Global sports agency Lagardère Unlimited has a significant imprint in the sports representation business. It is arguably what it is most known for, at least to the Sports Agent Blog audience. The company was labeled a top-10 agency last summer due in large part to its football division. At the same time, though, Lagardère has […]
Lindsay Kagawa Colas is Vice President of Action Sports & Olympics at Wasserman Media Group. Colas is a double graduate of Stanford University where she received a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Masters in Sociology- Organizational Studies. While at Stanford, Colas was an All-District 8 performer and two-year captain of the Women’s Volleyball […]