The following is a guest post from Andrew Pandolfo, RFC®, AAMS® , Financial Advisor at Raymond James. There are very few certainties in life: death, taxes, and learning new things. With so much of our lives uncertain, it is essential to plan for the unknown. I have worked with an array of different clients at […]
Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick is getting into the athlete management business by partnering with Levels Sports Group, a California-based athlete management firm that specializes in name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities for pro and college athletes. Vick will take on the role of head of athlete development to provide mentorship to Levels’ clients, including […]
Miami, Florida-based Distinction Agency, co-founded by CEO Alexander Onaindia, has signed two University of Florida athletes for name, image, and likeness (NIL) representation. The athletes are six-time NCAA All-American gymnast Nya Reed and defensive back Mordecai McDaniel. Both Reed and McDaniel signed exclusive representation agreements with Distinction Agency. “We are thrilled about the opportunity to […]
Talent representation company Wasserman has purchased Esportif to launch Wasserman Rugby. The acquired entity has already been rebranded, but many of Esportif’s leaders will remain in charge of the rebranded entity. Ryan Constable, Craig Innes, Rhys Parsons, Duncan Sandlant, Bruce Sharrock, and Mark Spoors and their team of over 40 executives and agents are part of the new Wasserman division, which represents […]
Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl champion Aaron Donald has signed with Kanye West’s Donda Sports agency. Donald made the announcement in an interview on the I AM ATHLETE show. The full episode has not yet been released. However, in a published clip, Donald indicated it was a no-brainer to link […]
In March, Excel Sports Management initiated a lawsuit against its former employee Eric Eways and Rich Paul’s Klutch Sports Group based on allegations that Klutch Sports tortiously interfered with Eways’ employment agreement with Excel Sports and that Eways breached his employment contract. Excel Sports also expressed an interest in enjoining Klutch Sports from employing or […]
WME Sports and BDA Sports announced its 2022 NBA Draft Class, composed of multiple standout prospects. The two agencies formed a partnership in late 2020 when Endeavor and BDA Sports formed a collaboration in which Endeavor (WME Sports’ parent company) took an equity stake in BDA Sports. The collaborating agencies’ 2022 Draft Class is the […]
Steinberg Sports & Entertainment has formed a strategic partnership with Reynolds Sports Management to burst into the baseball representation scene. The product born from this partnership is Equity Baseball. Equity Baseball is the new SSE baseball-centric sports division specializing in representing the talent in professional baseball. Larry Reynolds, Founder and President of Reynolds Sports Management, […]
An insightful and innovative event in the sports and entertainment industry is being hosted in Pasadena, California from February 2-4, 2023. California Sports Lawyer®’s founder, Jeremy Evans, is launching a novel negotiation competition for JD/LLM and MBA students and will host it at the prestigious Rose Bowl Stadium. The competition will feature teams of two […]
New York City-based Sportstars led all NFL agencies with the largest number of clients taken in the 2022 NFL Draft. The team of agents that includes Alan Herman, Jared Fox, Ron Slavin, Luke McMurtrey, Jon Perzley, Brian Mackler, Jerard “JR” Roggio, Jim Ivler, Dave Butz, Justin Ferris, and Jason Chayut, had a total of twenty-five […]