Argentina’s President-elect, Mauricio Macri, has appointed a new director for the Argentina Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI). Gustavo Arribas, an attorney and co-owner of HAZ Sports Agency, will replace Oscar Parilli as Argentina’s new intelligence chief. Prior to representing soccer players, Arribas worked as a club executive for the famed Boca Juniors club team. His relationship […]
Press Release: (December 1, 2015) – Global sports and entertainment leader Octagon announced the signing of Philadelphia Union midfielder Michael Lahoud. Lahoud is part of the recently launched Octagon Soccer representation division led by Co-Directors of North American Soccer Eddie Pope and Mike Senkowski. Lahoud was drafted ninth overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and has made […]
The following is a guest contribution from Mitchell Friesen of Steiner Sports. Check out their website here: https://www.steinersports.com/ We flip on the television to watch our favorite athletes and teams battle it out on the gridiron, court or diamond and never give thought to the agencies behind the athletes. We seldom give thought to the role […]
Press Release: December 1, 2015 – The Dallas-based sports agency, Ballengee Group, LLC is pleased to announce that Jeff Borris has joined their ranks, effective December 1, 2015, signaling another huge move for baseball’s top up-and-coming agency. A well known heavy-hitter in the baseball representation business, Borris brings experience of representing some of the games […]
Like any other sport, horse racing is no exception to international transfers. We’ve often seen the likes of NBA players heading to the lucrative leagues of China, and similarly, many top European soccer players have found their way into the fledgling US leagues. But one of the biggest stories to hit American racing in recent […]
The following is a guest contribution by Jack Trachtenberg and Jason Feingertz. Jack Trachtenberg is counsel and Jason Feingertz is an associate at Reed Smith LLP. They both advise clients on all aspects of state and local tax and have experience with residency planning and audit defense. Feingertz has a unique perspective on the sports industry […]
The following is a guest contribution from Shaune Fraser, a student in Darren’s sports law class at the University of Florida. In 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) created The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), an international independent agency, whose mission is to lead a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport. WADA created the World Anti-Doping […]
In most major cities (Los Angeles, New York, Miami) you can find a plethora of sports agencies. One city that defies this logic is, surprisingly, Las Vegas. Caric Sports Management is the only agency in the city and, while Steve Caric represents some notable players, it is still a relatively small practice. I recently got […]
The following is a guest contribution from one of Darren Heitner’s sports law students, George Dennison. In order to facilitate a strong showing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan has just recently opted to introduce a new, groundbreaking institution. The newly adopted institution, the Japan Sports Agency, consists of one hundred twenty one person group […]
Press Release: September 28, 2015– New York, NY – On Thursday, November 19th a trio of veteran sports agents will host the inaugural Salary Arbitration in Sports conference at St. John’s University in Manhattan. The SAS conference will feature representatives from Major League Baseball, MLBPA, certified agents and former players, all with comprehensive experience in […]