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Six Questions With Jim Convertino, Director Of The Professional Athletes & Entertainers Division Of Britton Gallagher

The following “Six Questions” short interview with Jim Convertino, Director of the Professional Athletes & Entertainers division at Britton Gallagher, was conducted by our Contributing Writer Cameron Chung. Connect with the PAE division on LinkedIn & Twitter. (1) What is your exact title with Britton Gallagher? As a follow up, what do you do on a […]

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The “What If” in Sports

The following article was written by Bryan Jacobs, a financial services representative at MassMutual Financial Group.  Bryan Jacobs may be reached at bryanjacobs@finsvcs.com. Things happen beyond our control. The most important and overlooked issues are the ones we leave on the back burner that tend to burn us the most when it’s too late. But luckily […]

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Richard “Big Daddy” Salgado Insuring The Best Of 2012 NFL Draft Class

Let’s forget about the sports agents for a second and talk some insurance.  I know, it is not the sexiest subject in the world, but having an advisor who knows about insurance is very important, especially for the players who are primed to make big money in their professional careers.  I have not covered insurance […]

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Authors Wanted For Upcoming Sports Law Book

The Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association is seeking authors for an upcoming book focusing on issues and topics in Sports Law.  Individual chapters within the book will focus on the following subjects: NCAA and college/university athletic rules Arena football Right of publicity and privacy of athletes Doping […]

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Health Insurance For NFL Players In Case A Work Stoppage Occurs

Earlier today, Dennis Curran, Senior Vice President of Labor Litigation and Policy with the National Football League, send out the following letter to all NFLPA Contract Advisors. Other than the email listing every single NFLPA Contract Advisor’s email address (yes, someone at the NFL forgot to BCC all recipients), the thing that sticks out to […]

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Q&A With Richard “Big Daddy” Salgado

When more people refer to you by your nickname than your real name, you know you deserve to use that nickname when referring to yourself. And when that nickname is “Big Daddy”, you are sure to be remembered by practically all who meet you. While participating in a few meetings in New York City last […]

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Is The Reward Worth The Risk?

I feel as though a lot of agents spend a good amount of time trying to dissuade potential new entrants into the industry from actually pursuing their dreams.  It is evident in many of our Interview with the Agent pieces along with agent interviews outside of the confines of this site.  And truthfully, there is […]

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CFL Considering Mandatory Professional Liability Insurance

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) requires that its contract advisors maintain professional liability insurance.  The NFLPA even has a preffered company to handle such matters.  The Canadian Football League Players Association (CFLPA) may soon be doing the same thing.  The players’ association has sent out a survey to its licensed contract advisors to […]

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Ask The Expert: Emery B. Sheer, Berenfeld LLP

On August 18, we announced that we will be running a new segment titled, Ask The Expert, in conjunction with AccessAthletes.  The first speaker of the series was Emery B. Sheer of Berenfeld LLP.  Sheer is a CPA who enjoys managing the accounts for many athletes and actors. The questions and answers were superb, and […]