According to Liz Mullen, Roger Montgomery, an NBA agent who co-represents Brooklyn Nets point guard Jeremy Lin, has quietly joined Roc Nation Sports as an agent. Before joining Roc Nation Sports, Montgomery headed his own firm in San Antonio, Texas called Montgomery Sports Group. He will work with agents Rich Kleiman and Joe Branch at RNS. Kleiman is […]
Portland guard Gerald Henderson and the Mavericks’ Raymond Felton have both decided to drop Wasserman Media Group as their representation. Both guards have now signed with Tandem Sports & Entertainment. Veteran agent Jim Tanner founded Tandem in 2013 after building an extremely successful talent representation practice at law firm Williams & Connolly. In addition to […]
Rosh Hashanah behind us and we get to look forward to Yom Kippur starting tonight (oh joy!). To those of you observing, I wish you an easy fast. Looks like the NFL Draft is moving to Chicago in 2015. It’s been a busy first three months for South Florida-based HEITNER LEGAL, and the work is […]
The following interview was conducted by Matthew Hochberg. The subject of the interview is Jim Tanner, a sports agent/attorney with Williams & Connolly LLP. According to HoopsHype.com, Mr. Tanner currently ranks as the 7th best NBA agent (based on the aggregate amount of his clients’ contracts). Over the years, he has received numerous awards and honors, […]
A very diverse wrap-up of links, below. I hope that everyone has a very enjoyable long Memorial Day weekend. While there are no football links, the chatter surrounding the pending concussion lawsuits continues and a new issue concerning whether NFL teams colluded to effectively create a salary cap in the uncapped year. And who can […]
Viva March Madness in Las Vegas! My home is Caesars Palace until Monday, when I will be returning to the normalcy of South Florida. Next weekend, I will be in Boston to speak at the Harvard Law School Spring 2012 Sports Law Symposium. I am not looking forward to the colder temperatures, but I can’t wait […]
Linsanity is here to stay. Jeremy Lin’s play has grabbed the attention of not only New York, but the entire nation, with his inspiring play that has contributed to the New York Knicks’ surge in the Eastern Conference. I recently came across a Fox Business video clip of my former mentor, Molly Fletcher, making a […]
Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday. Happy Birthday to the best mom in the world. I had a great time in New Orleans last week hanging with some baseball industry veterans, judging excellent baseball arbitration oral arguments by well researched law students, and maybe having a hand grenade or two on Bourbon Street. I recently booked […]