More details about the Seton Hall Sports & Entertainment Symposium via Timothy D. Cedrone, Symposium Editor, Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law November 7, 2008 Symposium Topics and Speakers* 1. 8:45-9:15 A.M. – Registration and Breakfast 2. 9:15-9:30 A.M. – Introductory remarks 3. 9:30-11:00 A.M. – Lowenstein Sandler, PC presents: Constructing and operating sport and entertainment facilities. This panel will explore the legal and […]
Category: Sports Law
A week ago, I reported on some bad news out of Newport News after Raymond Lee Savage Jr., CEO and President of Savage Sports Management, was arrested and taken into custody for allegedly having a part in the illegal contact of former University of Alabama wide-receiver, Tyrone Prothro, while he was in college and the […]
What: Forum for Entertainment and Sports Industries annual meeting (brought to you by the American Bar Association) Where: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA When: Friday, October 17th, meetings 8AM-6PM, and Saturday, October 18th, 9AM-12PM Some Meeting Topics Include: Merchandising and Licensing Artists and Athletes Investment Management Agent, Managers and Representatives Sports Industry […]
Monta Ellis has been suspended for thirty games without pay for violating Paragraph 12 of the NBA Uniform Player Contract. It will cost him roughly $3 million of the $66 million contract he just signed. NBPA agents, do your NBA clients a favor. Email your clients the list shown below. Let them know that under […]
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Bad News Out Of Newport News
Many college football enthusiasts remember former Alabama wide-receiver, Tyrone Prothro, for the disgusting injury he suffered against the Gators (pictured right). Jason Goggins has Prothro in his head permanently for a different reason. Goggins used to be an NFLPA agent at Savage Sports Management, who’s home base is the same as Austin Walton’s hometown (Dynasty’s […]
What: Symposium: From the Arena to the Streets – The Pressures Placed on Athletes, Entertainers, and Management Where: Seton Hall Law School, One Newark Center, Newark, NJ. Click here for map. When: 9 a.m.-afternoon/early evening. Friday, November 7, 2008 Panels: Constructing and Operating Sport and Entertainment Facilities Health of Professional Athletes and Obligations to Perform […]
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Marquette Sports Law Conference
What: Conference on Professional Sports: Current Issues and Their Future Implications Where: Alumni Memorial Union on Marquette’s campus. Click here for map. When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2008 Panels: Acquisition, Sale, and Valuation of Sports Franchises Sports Broadcasting Issues Playing Facility Issues Potpourri of Hot Topics in Professional Sports Cost: The basic cost […]
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Monta Mo-ped Ellis
Looks like Monta Ellis may in fact be on his own island. At least he has an agent, Jeff Fried, to help him along in the process of trying to resolve the mess Monta currently finds himself in. However, this is the same agent who may have played a role in Ellis initially lying to […]
Monta Ellis is starting to make the news again today following his surgery last Wednesday on his left ankle, which will leave Golden State’s starting point guard on the bench for at least three months. Baron Davis is gone, and the Warriors were banking on Ellis to step right into his role, signing Monta to […]
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Agent #721
My home state of Florida is one of the most stringent, if not the most active state, to regulate the sports agent profession. I applied for my Florida license shortly after forming Dynasty Athlete Representation as an LLC on April 7, 2007. It took until December 31, 2007 before I was formally licensed by the […]