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Sports Law – Page 9 – SPORTS AGENT BLOG
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Interview With The Agent: Nicole Lynn

Nicole Lynn is a sports agent with Young Money APAA Sports and practicing attorney. Lynn is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and Doctor of Law (J.D.) with honors. She has worked on Wall Street as a Financial Analyst and obtained both her Series 7 and Series […]

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The Sports & Entertainment Group, PLLC 2018 NFL Draft Class

The Sports & Entertainment Group, PLLC has announced its 2018 NFL Draft Class. The Washington, D.C. based agency led by Adisa Bakari and Jeff Whitney have 6 clients eager to hear their names called during this year’s NFL Draft taking place April 26-28 at AT&T Stadium. TSEG class includes Linebacker Dorian O’Daniel, Cornerbacks Rashard Fant […]

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Release Of Federal Documents Sure To Make Waves In Representation Industry

Pat Forde and Pete Thamel of Yahoo! Sports published an article this morning investigating the documents and bank records obtained during the federal investigation of ASM Sports. The documents, which included financial records such as expense reports and bank statements, essentially prove that ASM was providing impermissible benefits to current and former NCAA men’s basketball […]

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Nova Southeastern University Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium

The Symposium will feature faculty and attorneys from Florida and throughout the U.S. and will provide an interdisciplinary review of issues involving various industries, ranging from Estate matters in the music industry and how to properly advise your client, First amendment rights in sports and entertainment, , and career advice from various prominent lawyers in […]

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Young Money Sports Team Hires Nicole Lynn As Its First Female Agent

Nicole Lynn, NFLPA certified agent just became the first female agent working under Young Money APAA Sports. Lynn is one of only 44 female certified NFL agents. Lil Wayne announced on ESPN First Take earlier this year that Young Money merged with APAA Sports, a Dallas-based agency. Per an article from REVOLT, during the First Take […]

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Attorney Weighs In On College Basketball Federal Investigation

Per an article from Sports Business Journal, Christian Dawkins was one of 10 arrested by federal authorities in late September for the involvement in the federal investigation of NCAA basketball. Among those who were arrested are NCAA assistant coaches, financial advisor Munish Sood, Adidas global sports marketing director Jim Gatto, and Andy Miller from ASM […]

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NFLPA Website Hacked; Player Data Exposed

In an article for Forbes by Thomas Fox-Brewster, he reports that the NFLPA’s website has been victim of a data hack in which as many as 1,135 NFL players (current and former) have had their data breached. Or was it even a hack-job at all? According to Bob Diachekno, researchers from Kromtech Security Center found […]

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Southern District Of NY Announces Federal Criminal Charges In College Basketball

At noon, there will be a press conference hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York to announce charges of fraud and corruption surrounding college basketball. The federal criminal charges have been brought against ten people, including four college basketball coaches, managers, financial advisors and representatives of adidas. The press […]

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American Bar Association Forum on Entertainment & Sports Annual Conference

What: ABA Forum on Entertainment & Sports Industries Annual Meeting “Hitting The Jackpot In Entertainment & Sports Law” Where: Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, NV When: October 5-7, 2017 Highlights Keynote speakers include Senator Harry Reid and United States Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart Behind-the-scenes tours of the Coliseum of Caesar’s Palace, T-Mobile Arena, Park Theater and Picassos Restaurant […]

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Former Agent Sam Porter Named To Leaders Under 40 Awards Class Of 2017

The Leaders and Aspire Academy recently announced the Class of 2017 for the third annual Leaders Under 40 Awards. Sam Porter, the Director of Legal and Business Affairs for DC United and Swansea City FC, was one of seven winners in the Legal & Governance category. Sam is a former sports agent that made the switch to […]