What: The National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School’s Annual Conference: Current Legal and Business Issues Affecting International and Professional Sports When: Friday, October 19, 2012 Where: Appellate Courtroom (room 144) on the 1st floor of Eckstein Hall at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Panel topics include: Current legal and business issues in Olympic and international […]
What: Pace Law School’s 2nd Annual Exposition on IP, Sports & Entertainment When: September 25, 2012 (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) Where: Tudor Room of Preston Hall at Pace Law School (78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603) In addition to the two panels (listed below), Mark Roesler (CEO and Chairman of CMG WORLDWIDE), will serve as the […]
Wasserman Media Group’s Executive Vice President of Basketball, Thad Foucher, made the biggest signing of his basketball agent career when the #1 overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, Anthony Davis, chose Foucher and Wasserman’s Vice Chairman Arn Tellem as his agents. More recently; however, Foucher’s name is being mentioned in basketball circles because there is talk that he […]
Jason Dubin was once a Phoenix, Arizona-based baseball agent working for a respected agency, Gaylord Sports Management (Gaylord Sports was purchased by Lagardère Unlimited earlier this year), and then served as the CEO and General Counsel for a company named Athlete Advisory Group LLC. But Dubin’s world came crashing down last year when he attempted to meet […]
This article explores Paul A. Czarnota’s newly released article, “The AFL, the joint venture defence and single economic entity theory“, which can be found in August’s edition of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL). The Australian Football League (AFL) is one of the most unique sporting leagues in the world. Like the […]
Yesterday, I received an email from a prominent football agent who told me that, in his opinion (he says “in the interest of objectivity”), I should disclose who I represent to my readers. Before I get into the issue, some background information is necessary. In 2007, I became a licensed athlete agent by my home state […]
What: Yale Law School is hosting an Entertainment and the Law Event during its Alumni Weekend When: October 19-20, 2012 Where: Yale Law School On Saturday, October 20, Michael McCann will moderate a panel titled, “In the Legal Zone: Hot Topics in Sports Law.” Panelists include Jimmy Golen ’99 M.S.L., Sports Writer, The Associated Press, Lawrence Lucchino […]
Some of the best athletes participating in major American professional sports leagues were born outside of the country. Oftentimes, sports agents are confronted with an obstacle when very talented players seek to play in the United States, but have immigration problems. If an agent is also an attorney who handles immigration issues, then typically the […]
What: Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law’s 4th Annual Symposium – The Dark Side of Sports and Entertainment Law When: Friday, September 7, 2012 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Where: Eidman Courtroom at the University of Texas School of Law Agenda 8:30-9:00 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast 9:00-9:15 a.m. – Opening Speakers: Professor David Sokolow, Mr. Tristan Griffin 9:15-10:45 a.m. – […]
The following is a guest contribution from Jay Fragus (@JayFragus). Jay Fragus is an attorney at Sheppard Mullin in Century City, focusing on sports and entertainment law where he counsels clients in various aspects of entertainment and media transactions and in the negotiation of sponsorship and endorsement agreements. A four-year bowl ban on post-season appearances. […]