What: Sports Management Worldwide 2015 Baseball Career Conference When: December 6-7, 2015 Where: The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel 2401 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 Description: The 2015 SMWW Baseball Career Conference will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. This conference is aimed at individuals who want to gain valuable insight into a variety of careers […]
The following interview was conducted by Jonathan M. Stahler, Esq. Jeremy M. Evans is the Managing Attorney at California Sports Lawyer which represents sports and entertainment professionals in contract drafting, negotiations, licensing, and career growth. (1) When did you realize that you wanted to pursue a career as sports/entertainment attorney and what specifically interested you […]
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has made some changes to its agent regulations. New applicants now have to undergo a background check conducted by an outside investigative firm and pass a written exam. MLB players voted on the new agent regulations at a recent meeting of the union’s Exec Board. Previously there was […]
Keep up with Sports Agent Blog on Twitter | Facebook | RSS First, Belmont University law school student and aspiring sports/entertainment agent Mark J. Burns, took our 2012 NFL Draft Rounds 1-7 Picks (Player/Agent) list and turned it into a fantastic spreadsheet. Now Burns has decided to go one step further and turn our 2012 MLB Draft Round 1 Advisors/Players List into two spreadsheets: (1) organized […]
What: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s 2nd Annual Entertainment and Sports Law Association Symposium – Cleveland and the Three Major Leagues: How the Recently Agreed NFL, NBA and MLB Collective Bargaining Agreements Will Help (or Hurt) Our Hometown Teams Win a Championship When: Friday, April 13, 2010 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Where: 1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 (Moot […]
Finally a weekend where I get to relax at my home base (Miami, Florida). Please do not take that as me complaining, though, since I absolutely love traveling the country to speak to individuals who are passionate about Sports Law. I have to give love to former Duke basketball player Jon Scheyer making Aliyah. Always happy to […]
Oakland Athletics second baseman Jemile Weeks has switched representation, going from Williams & Connolly (Washington D.C.-based law firm) to Casey Close of Excel Sports Management. Weeks was a Williams & Connolly client when he was selected by the A’s with the 12th overall pick in the 2008 MLB Draft. He played his college ball at the University of Miami. Rickie […]
This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from Chicago, Illinois (specifically the DePaul Sports Law Symposium), where I will be speaking on specifically on Grants-in-aid & IRS tax code implications for the NCAA. This is a new subject for me, but one that I certainly enjoyed researching. DePaul has offered to take my speech and […]
Leigh Steinberg, a main influence for the character “Jerry Maguire,” recently filed for bankruptcy protection. The video, above, is Steinberg’s first video interview since filing for bankruptcy protection. How ’bout the Miami Heat? It was a thrill to see them destroy the Los Angeles Lakers last night without the help of Dwyane Wade. The big […]
Last weekend in Memphis, Tennessee was a great success. We put together a tremendous Professional Sports Counseling Panel at the University of Memphis and received fantastic feedback from athletes, parents, agents, and administrators with regards to Memphis’ first Agent Day. I have to really thank my partner Jason Belzer; he is the reason that Collegiate […]