What: Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal and the Virginia Sports Law Society’s second annual symposium: Vice and Morality in Sports When: March 8, 2013 (9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Where: Caplin Pavilion, UVA Law (580 Massie Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903) Schedule 8:00 – 8:45 A.M. — Check-in and continental breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 A.M. — […]
What: Pepperdine Law Review Symposium: The New Normal in College Sports – Realigned and Reckoning When: Friday, April 5, 2013 (8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Where: Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California 7:45-8:30am Check-In & Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:45am Introductions and Welcome:Margot Parmenter, Editor-in-Chief, Law ReviewDeanell Tacha, Dean, Pepperdine University School of Law 8:45-10:45am Panel One: Institutional […]
What: University of Oregon School of Law’s 2013 Sports and Entertainment Law Conference – Bringing sports, entertainment, and business law together When: February 22, 2013 Where: Rose Garden Arena – One North Center Court Arena, Portland, OR 97227 (map) Schedule and Panelists 8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration 9:00 am – 10:50 am: Contract Negotiations Joshua Gordon – Director […]
The 4th Annual New York Law School Sports Law Symposium was supposed to take place on November 2, 2012 (I even wrote about it here), but then Hurricane Sandy became a major storm, caused devastation in New York, and caused the symposium planners to postpone the event. However, their resolve has been demonstrated, and the […]
Last week, John Infante, a former compliance officer at NCAA Division I schools, wrote an article titled, Allowing Prospects in Some Sports To Have Agents Gaining Steam. In the article, Infante says that a proposal to allow prospective student-athletes in a limited number of sports the opportunity to have sports agents prior to said athletes entering college is gaining […]
On December 17, a press release titled, Agent JR Rickert Reflects on his Career, Lawsuits, and the Future, was published on The Official Site of Agent JR Rickert. Needless to say, the release posted by Melanie Madden, who is listed as JR Sports Enterprises’ Director of Marketing and Publicity, created quite a buzz in the football agent community. […]
In March, I learned that basketball agent Aaron Mintz had left long-time employer Priority Sports and Entertainment in favor of joining the basketball division at Creative Artists Agency. At the time, Mintz said, “this is just an unbelievable opportunity for me…I couldn’t be more excited.” That excitement never disappeared; however, Mintz would soon become occupied by […]
The trial in the case of Aaron Mintz v. Mark Bartelstein and Associates Inc. d/b/a Priority Sports & Entertainment is set to begin tomorrow. In anticipation of same, both parties have filed their trial briefs and Priority Sports has submitted a few motions in limine, one of which aims to prevent Mintz from introducing any evidence and […]
The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq. Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. Melky Cabrera was suspended for 50 games this past season after he tested positive for testosterone. Back on August 19, 2012, the New York Daily […]
Last Wednesday, Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez and his former agency Wasserman Media Group agreed to a settlement (reportedly over $2 million) that dismissed a pending lawsuit, which included claims of malpractice and fraud by baseball agents Arn Tellem and Paul Kinzer. Rodriguez switched from Wasserman to Scott Boras over a year ago. Just prior to […]