Per Liz Mullen of SBJ, CAA Sports has signed world No. 7-ranked golfer Patrick Reed for his representation on and off the course. With CAA, Reed will be represented by a team of agents led by CAA Sports Global Head of Sports Endorsements Lowell Taub and Global Head of Sales Paul Danforth. The Texas-native Reed […]
Per SBJ, Chicago Bulls guard/forward Jimmy Butler has signed with WME for his representation off the court. Butler’s representation will be led by WME partners and agents Dave Wirtschafter and Doug Lucterhand as well as Kevin Shivers. The 6’7″ Butler is a two-time All-Star and the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2015. He signed a […]
This weekend I had the opportunity to visit Chicago, Illinois for the first time and attend the 2016 TPG Sports Group Sports Agent School. The conference was 2 days long and covered 6 panel topics. Attendees ranged from undergraduate students to professionals in different industries. The Introduction to Athlete Representation panel consisted of Lou Nero- […]
I can’t wait for the election to be over. There is a bad candidate and a worse candidate, and a media circus that is loving every minute of it all while checking out the bottom line and bathing in money. But how about the Dolphins last weekend? I bet that surprised many of you. Hopefully, […]
Per a press release form the company, MP & Silva, a leading international sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights, sponsorship and digital services, has appointed former Traffic Sports director Jochen Lösch as CEO. Lösch has almost 20 years’ experience in leading executive positions in the international sports industry. An attorney, he spent four years […]
The following is a guest contribution from Noah Goodman. Goodman is an associate at Ballard Spahr and he drafts memoranda on federal court decisions and federal agency rulings. He previously oversaw a political campaign for a former Philadelphia City Councilman and was a presenter at the 28th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture at the […]
We are inching ever so close to the Presidential Election, and ever so close to a point where bashing each other is not only acceptable, it is expected. But that’s all the political talk you’ll hear out of me for now . . . until I run for President in the future. Anything to avoid […]
It has certainly been an exciting week for the MLB, as the playoffs are underway the ALCS set and an elimination game to see which team will play the Cubs in the NLCS. The remaining teams guarantee that this year’s World Series winner will be an organization that has not won the title in seemingly […]
In a recent interview with Sole Collector, Octagon agent Alex Saratsis broke down how NBA sneaker contracts work. The overarching theme from the interview is that the lucrative footwear contracts rest with only the top dozen players in the league that “can move product.” Outside of the elite players, the contract values drop dramatically to mid-low […]
Brian Levy began his career as a NFLPA Agent, but in such a competitive industry decided that he needed to differentiate himself to achieve success. To do so, he has built a business of representing both football players and coaches, who also need assistance in negotiating multi-million dollar contracts, buyouts, etc. on both the collegiate […]