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Lagardère Sports Loses Two Big Names

According to a company press release, on April 9 Lagardère Sports’ U.S. Chief Operating Officer Jay Danzi will step down after nearly five years with the agency. As if losing its COO wasn’t a big enough blow, the world’s number four golfer Jordan Spieth, a Danzi client, will follow suit. Danzi joined Lagardère Sports in […]

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Saquon Barkley Signs Endorsement Deal With Panini America

Former Penn State running back and top NFL draft prospect, Saquon Barkley, has signed an exclusive agreement with Panini America for trading cards and memorabilia. Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company will release Barkley’s first NFL trading and autograph cards in April through Panini Authentic. Although he hasn’t yet played a […]

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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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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/9/2018)

It is with great pleasure that I am announcing the availability of the Second Edition of my book How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, published by the American Bar Association. While it is certainly something many lawyers (and especially sports lawyers) as well as law school students will want […]

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Braves INF Johan Camargo Signs With Octagon

According to a Tweet from Jon Heyman, Atlanta Braves infielder Johan Camargo has signed with Octagon for his representation. The 24-year-old Panama-native looks to have a breakout season for the Braves in 2018 after surprising many within the organization in 2017. After being touted as one of the best fielding prospects in their farm system, […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/2/2018)

It was a very tough week, as I have dealt with losing a client and friend in Dan Fegan. Interestingly, although I have covered the sports agent industry and served as legal counsel for many in the space over many years, I only first started speaking with and assisting Fegan in the past year. Previously, […]

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Patriots Facing Important 2018 NFL Draft Decisions

The New England Patriots were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2018 Super Bowl, with their defensive deficiencies on display giving up 41 points at US Bank Stadium. Bill Belichick made a controversial decision to leave cornerback Malcolm Butler on the bench for the contest. His replacements struggled to fill the void. Tom Brady […]

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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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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (2/23/2018)

It’s been an incredibly sad week in the aftermath of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas high school in nearby Parkland, Florida. I commend all of the students for speaking up to share their thoughts on what can and should be done in an effort to prevent these types of tragedies from recurring in the future. […]

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Top NFL Agents And Agencies By Contracts Under Management – January 2018

The following guest contribution is provided by Hardik Sanghavi, who graduated from DePaul University in 2016 with a major in finance and minor in accounting. During his time at DePaul, Hardik interned with ESPN Chicago and Priority Sports & Entertainment. He now works as a Commercial Underwriter in the Insurance Industry and writes for Overthecap.com. You […]