Junior tennis star, Tommy Paul, has signed with Team8 Global, as reported by ESPN’s Darren Rovell on Twitter. Team8 Global is a Cleveland-based, boutique sports management firm, whose 2013 creation was spearheaded by tennis icon, Roger Federer, and his agent, Tony Godsick, shortly after the two left IMG in 2012. As a junior, Paul went […]
Month: September 2015
I have been provided the opportunity to sit in on a class taught by ESPN and Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Brandt that is called “Business and Legal Aspects of Professional Sports.” Brandt is teaching the class through Villanova University’s online offering, which makes it easy for anyone to access the content. This article is part […]
The following is a guest contribution from Travis Bell, JD. Bell works in athlete, talent management and collaborative law at The Seven Bridges Group. Recently Mr. Heitner published an article on the CAA/WME rivalry heating up. The backdrop to the article was how both agencies started in the entertainment industry and ventured into sports and […]
What: Maintaining Fairness, Integrity and Safety in Sports Conference hosted by the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School When: October 16, 2015 Where: Marquette University Law School, Eckstein Hall The conference will feature panels discussing fairness and integrity in sports, concussions and safety issues in sports, SafeSport, and sexual harassment issues in sport. Registration cost ranges […]
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WME And CAA Rivalry Heats Up
When one in the sports and entertainment industry hears of a “mega-agency,” a couple of names come to mind: Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and William Morris Endeaver (WME). These agencies began as rivals in the entertainment industry representing talent (actors, screenwriters, directors, musicians, etc.) and have become power-players in the sports industry as well. According […]
What: 2015 Entertainment & Sports Law Society Symposium Partnered with: St. Thomas University Intellectual Property & Cyberlaw Society When: October 24, 2015 9am-4pm Where: St. Thomas University Convocation Hall Description: This year’s ESLS Symposium will feature 3 panels: Intellectual Property Panelists are Kimberly Kolback, Richard Rappaport, Danny Simon, and Jamie Ving. Entertainment Law Panelists are […]
Yes, I’m back. Hopefully on a permanent basis, but you never know. Multiple businesses, writing at Forbes, teaching at the University of Florida and University of Florida Levin College of Law, among other things, have kept me extremely occupied. But I can never forget about my baby, Sports Agent Blog. I also will never forget about the significance […]
Football super-agent Ben Dogra must be pulling his hair out every time former Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan gets near a mic. Shanahan was the sideline boss during the rise and fall of quarterback Robert Griffin III’s tenure in Washington. He watched the former Baylor star reach great heights and win Offensive Rookie of the […]
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Fake Sports Agent Arrested For Stealing
Carnell Rutledge of Fort Wayne, Indiana was arrested on August 22nd for stealing more than $128,000 between September and December 2011 from an Indianapolis woman he met online. Police have stated that Rutledge is being charged with two felonies, corrupt business influence and theft. Rutledge and the woman met on the online dating website “Plenty of […]
Over the last few years, there has been a major influx in NBA talent from Canada. With Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins going #1 in the draft in 2013 and 2014 respectively, the world has been put on notice of the talent growing in Canada. This influx in young talent has Canadian basketball becoming a […]