The purpose of this article is to identify some of the positives and negatives that can arise from sponsorship in sport, and invite your own views of this sometimes contentious topic. Sponsors purchase the right to align their product(s) with sport through a variety of mediums such as events, venues, teams and individual sportsmen and […]
Category: Sports Law
Apologies to those who are just a few weeks removed from their contract law final. Feel free to stop reading now. By now you probably know that West Virginia University’s Board of Governors is suing former football coach Rich Rodriguez (inset) in order to collect a $4 million buyout of his contract with the school. […]
Mass Media law in the United States includes the tort of defamation (libel and slander) and is a surprisingly thorny subject matter. In fact, there are lawyers who devote their entire professional careers just to this subject. One question that immediately popped into my mind when I heard months ago that former U.S. Senator George […]
Here at I Want to be a Sports Agent, we try and provide you with key issues that impact the industry. Whether it be current or future agents, this issue will no doubt pop up sometime. Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has recently signed with new representation, leaving Percept Management. However, under his previous management contract, […]
Model Rule 1.5 – Fees
Today is my Professional Responsibility and Ethics Final Exam. In its honor, I bring you a post on the topic: Sports agents often find themselves to be the topic of conversation whenever the media harps on a big contract negotiation. This is rightfully so; agents are the men and women behind the scenes that get […]
Review of AnyLawsuits.com
Sponsored Post: Lawsuits suck…unless you are the Plaintiff in a civil matter and win your case. Lawsuits can especially be a very unfriendly burden on a professional athlete, taking his/her mind off of that one thing he/she should be worried about: excelling on the field of play. The fine people at AnyLawsuits.com want to make […]
It’s not in time for Christmas, but a new book due out next month will still seem like a lump of coal in Reggie Bush’s stocking this holiday. Roughly one month after Lloyd Lake, a partner along with San Diego businessman Michael Michaels in the failed sports marketing agency New Era Sports & Entertainment, played […]
I have chosen to write about a topic that is of interest to me personally, and in the hope that you, our reader, will give your opinion on the matter too. There is a principle in soccer that the referee, in his/her role as both umpire and representative of a country’s football association, is the […]
This coming Friday would be a good day to just happen to be walking the grounds of Princeton University. That is because Princeton University will be hosting a half-day sports symposium, featuring an amazing list of speakers. The event begins at 1PM, December 7 and will take place at Robertson Hall. Brett D. Yormark, president […]
Greetings from London, England. I am not going to go into great detail about myself as that information is available in the ‘About’ section. I would, however, like to thank Darren once again for welcoming me to the team. In my first article I have decided to give my opinion on a topic that has […]