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 […]
Author: D'Bria Bradshaw
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 […]
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 […]
Former NBA Player and current sports agent Byron Irvin was recently inducted into Julian High School’s Hall of Fame. Irvin is the oldest of the late Mac Irvin’s six children. He was honored this past weekend for his basketball resume — he was a standout at Missouri and was Portland’s No. 1 pick (22nd overall) […]
Press Release from EarQ: Following significant player participation at the 2015 NFL Players Association’s (NFLPA) Conference in March, EarQ and the Professional Athletes Foundation (PAF) brought their landmark hearing health research program to the Chicago chapter of the NFLPA. On August 29 and 30, representatives of EarQ, with several representatives of Sivantos, Inc., provided participating […]
Ed Wasielewski became a licensed sports agent in 2003 after graduating Villanova University and Temple University School of Law. His passion for sports from a young age followed him to college where he earned an internship working with the NHL team the Hartford Whalers. While Wasielewski interned with many sports teams, he also gained experience working […]
Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez has signed with MLBPA agent Scott Boras, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reported via Twitter. He was previously signed with the ACES group. Gonzalez will join a host of other high-profile Nationals players with the Boras corporation such as Max Scherzer, Bryce Harper, and Danny Espinosa. While the 29-year-old lefty has now […]
Sunny Shah graduated in the top 2% of his class from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in Economics. While in college, he started his own marketing and events company and became close friends with many of the athletes playing for the university. Prior to founding 320 Sports, Shah was a successful investment banker […]
Jeff Guerriero founded Prosource Sports and Entertainment and started his sports agent career in 1997, determined to handle everything for his players so they only have to focus on playing the best game of football. Guerriero has represented more than 100 professional football players and negotiated over 155 NFL contracts since the start of his career, […]
Press Release via Legacy Agency: NASCAR’s #88 driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Carolina Panthers #88 tight end Greg Olsen have teamed up to raise money for the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fundraising event called, “Weekend with the 88s,” will offer one lucky winner and their guest an unprecedented experience in sports […]