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 […]
Shabbat Shalom from New York, New York, where the temperature is just slightly cooler than that of tropical Miami, Florida. I will be speaking at the 4th Annual New York Law School Sports Law Symposium later today on NFL concussion litigation and breaking into the sports industry. In two weeks, I will be up in […]
So we wrap up the week of Lance Armstrong and Manti Te’o. Sure, there were other sports-related stories (and many are linked to, below), but they took a backseat to the two aforementioned athletes. Also, Mazel Tov to Marc Trestman, the new head coach of the Chicago Bears, who is a graduate of the University […]
From Udonis Haslem’s agent to Chief Executive Officer of the Memphis Grizzlies, watching and covering Jason Levien’s path through the business of sport has been exciting. Levien, who will become the Grizzlies’ new CEO and managing partner, was first written about on Sports Agent Blog in an Agent Spotlight published on May 11, 2007. At […]
It seems as though former basketball agent Jason Levien has already lived a full life. In 2008, Jason Levien, owner of a company named Levien Sports Representation, left his basketball agency behind to become General Counsel/Assistant General Manager of the Sacramento Kings and was later promoted to Senior Vice President prior to resigning in 2010. Then, Levien became part owner […]
In the past few years, I have covered three former basketball agents making the jump from representing players to being one of the key figures with regards to managing basketball operations of an NBA franchise. Lon Babby, formerly an NBPA certified basketball agent/attorney with Williams & Connolly accepted an offer to become President of Basketball Operations with the Phoenix […]
In October 2011, a group of individuals including former basketball agent and Assistant General Manager/General Counsel of the Sacramento Kings, Jason Levien, were approved by the NBA to purchase the Philadelphia 76ers. The previous majority owner of the team was Comcast-Spectacor. A Complaint dated December 22, 2011 was filed in the United States District Court Eastern […]
I am honored to be named to SportsPro Media’s inaugural 10 NEXT class, which recognizes “ten stars of the sports business industry under the age of 30 that have achieved a level of success that is truly rare at such a young age.” How about those St. Louis Cardinals? I am having a good time watching […]
I am not one for making predictions, but I have heard a lot of people guess that today would be a very important day in NFL Collective Bargaining negotiations for months. In fact, many believe that at some point today, a new deal could be reached, effectively ending the NFL Lockout. Sticking with the NFL, […]
In the past couple of years, we have covered three former basketball agents making the jump from representing players to being one of the key figures with regards to managing basketball operations of an NBA franchise. Most recently, former Wasserman Media Group agent Bob Myers signed contract to become the Assistant General Manager of the […]