The Australian has reported that the National Rugby League (NRL) is seeking to ban Player Agents from betting on NRL matches. This comes in the wake of an alleged incident involving a first try bet in a Round 24 match last year with questionable bets being placed on the game. Player Agent Sam Ayoub was […]
Category: Sports Law
What: 2011 Sports Industry Networking and Career (SINC) Conference When: March 4-5, 2011 Where: The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. (map) Agenda Friday, March 4, 2011 9:00am – 9:30am Keynote: Gary Stevenson 9:30am – 10:20am: ProServ Founders Ray Benton, CEO, Junior Tennis Champions Center Frank Craighill, Chairman and CEO, Atlis Marketing LLC Donald Dell, Group President, […]
Recent developments surrounding the tendering process for the FIFA World Cups of 2018 and 2022 have left many wondering whether FIFA is in touch with the sports industry. The tendering process and awarding of the 2018 and 2022 to Russia and Qatar respectively led a former president of Germany’s Federal Court of Justice to resign […]
The following could be titled the Teague Egan (student-agent) provision: I see absolutely nothing wrong with the policy itself, and I would assume that we will see many more universities follow Southern California’s role in developing literature that puts athletes and agents at notice regarding disciplinary action as a result of violations of university policy.
What: University of Miami 14th Annual Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium When: March 5, 2011 (8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.) Where: Storer Auditorium (map) 8:30-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks – Welcome Speaker: Matt Buser 8:45-10 a.m.: Panel I – Beyond the Field and Stage: Alternate Revenue Streams for Athletes and Entertainers Speakers: Andrew Fine, Ben Sturner, […]
The latest regulatory trend concerns states pushing to “strengthen” their athlete agent laws. This push is probably based on increased media attention paid to student-athletes receiving money and other benefits from sports agents. The article that was likely read by every Sponsor of a piece of legislation to enhance athlete agents laws is Sports Illustrated’s […]
Raymond Lee Savage Jr., former CEO and President of Savage Sports Management and All-American linebacker at the University of Virginia, is going to jail in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama for having one of his employees illegally contact former University of Alabama wide-receiver,Tyrone Prothro, while Prothro was in college (the year was 2005). The employee was not […]
It is not yet law, but the state of Arkansas is one step closer to having a tougher law regulating sports agents. Last week, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill titled THE ATHLETE AGENT REFORM ACT OF 2011 (embedded at the bottom of this post in its entirety). House Bill 1061 by Rep. […]
Last Tuesday, the University of Southern California hosted an “Agent Awareness, Education and Eligibility Summit.” The following officials were in attendance: Jimmy Sexton – Co-Founder, SportsTrust Advisors Tom Condon – Football Agent, CAA Rick Smith – Agent, Priority Sports Mark Levin – Director of Salary Cap and Agent Administration, NFLPA Ray Anderson – VP of […]
This is a great event to attend if you are in the South Florida area. I will be speaking on the 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. panel titled, Family Managing an Athlete’s Career. What: 4th Annual Nova Southeastern University Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: Saturday, February 19th, 2011 (9:30 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: Luther Campbell […]