What: Panel – Ethics in Athlete Representation When: Friday, April 15 (6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) Where: Suffolk University Law School This panel discussion will focus on the ethical dilemmas amateur athletes, agents, and Universities face in today’s society. The panel’s ultimate goal is to open up a dialogue that is aimed at curtailing unscrupulous agent […]
Category: Sports Law
What: Symposium – Sports Business: Evolving the New Normal When: April 15-16, 2011 Where: John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University Saint Louis University will be celebrating its Sports Business programs and the unveiling of the Alliance for Sports Business (a coalition of accredited Business schools with sports business programs). Agenda Panels/Panelists Cost: […]
What: Rutgers Camden School of Law Sports Law Panel Discussion When: Monday, March 28 (7 p.m.-9 p.m.). Reception and dedication of the Clark Commons at 5:30 p.m. on the law school Bridge. Where: Rutgers Camden Campus Center – Multi Purpose Room (map) Panelists George Atallah, NFL Players Association Assistant Executive Director of External Affairs Domonique […]
On November 1, 2010, Nathan Peake, a manager for professional boxers and basketball players (including Steve Francis), was booked for tax evasion. The government was interested in learning why Peake had not filed income tax returns between 2000 and 2007. Furthermore, he was charged with preparing false tax returns and obstructing the IRS. It was […]
What: 2011 Yale Law School Panel on Sports and the Law: Current Issues When: Monday, April 4, 2011 (6:30-8:00 p.m.) Where: Room 120 at Yale Law School Topics will include the NFL lockout, the possible NBA lockout, age and autonomy restrictions on professional athletes, digital media and the law, antitrust and sports, etc. Moderator MICHAEL […]
What: Sports Lawyers Association 37th Annual Conference When: May 19-21, 2011 Where: Renaissance Hotel, Washington D.C. (map) Easiest to learn about the panels, cost, registration, and other pertinent information by sifting through the brochure, which is embedded below. Attire: Business casual
What: 2nd Annual Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law Spring Symposium When: March 24, 2011 Where: Eidman Courtroom and Joe Jamail Pavilion (at University of Texas School of Law) Title: “The Role of Agents in Sports & Entertainment Law” Agenda 9:00-9:30 am Registration and Coffee 9:30-10:00 am Opening Remarks 10:00-11:00 am Professor David Caudill, […]
Athlete Agent Mark Cas been jailed for three years on two counts of fraud stemming from his Global Sponsorship Group. Mark had set up the group, which offered to garner sponsorship deals and charged individuals who signed up £500 and teams £1000 for his services. High profile athletes such as Mark Lewis-Francis and Andy Turner […]
Immediately following the NFLPA’s decertification as a union for NFL players, turning it into a trade association representing professional football players’ interests, Twitter blew up with football agents Tweeting their concerns that athlete representation is going to turn into the Wild Wild West. Nate Haber of PlayersRep Sports Management tweeted: “With the decertification of the […]
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NFL Labor Battle: To The Courts?
Over 60 antitrust suits were filed against the NFL between 1966 and 1991. The NFL has not been able to benefit from the same broad antitrust exemption as Major League Baseball. Thus, the NFLPA’s threat of decertification followed by an antitrust suit must be taken seriously by the NFL and will certainly play a role […]