There are plenty of great gatherings of Sports Law professionals and students interested in Sports Law, but year after year, the best event is the annual Sports Lawyers Association conference. This year’s conference was held last week in San Diego, California. The NFL Players Association typically holds its Certified Contract Advisor Session just prior to […]
Last week, there was quite a bit of talk about the lawsuit filed by the NFLPA against the NFL Coaches Association (NFLCA) and Sports Lawyer Wm. David Cornwell. The NFLPA says that the NFLCA owes the Players Association over $650,324.88 and disputes that Cornwell was legitimately elected Executive Director pursuant to the NFLCA Constitution. Cornwell publicly responded to […]
Last night, the NFLPA sent a Fraud Alert memorandum to all of its certified Contract Advisors. The memorandum, which was no more than a page in length, directed Contract Advisors to the attention of a man named Bill C. Crafton Jr. who also goes by “Billy Crafton.” The NFLPA, in conjunction with law enforcement, is currently investigating […]
Two days ago, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) filed a lawsuit against the NFL Coaches Association (NFLCA), claiming that (1) the NFLCA owes the NFLPA over $650,324.88 in advanced funds plus licensing royalties, and (2) sports lawyer Wm. David Cornwell was not elected Executive Director pursuant to the NFLCA Constitution. The NFLPA believes that there is a […]
I had a fantastic time sitting on the “Athletes, Artists, Celebrities” panel at Johnson & Wales University this week. It was one of the best turnouts I have ever seen for a sports and entertainment event and it was very well run. Tomorrow, I will venture to Marlins Park to sit on another panel (“Protecting […]
Two days ago, the NFLPA sent an email to all certified Contract Advisors concerning the NFLPA Board of Player Representatives’s recent approval of amendments to the existing NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors. The memorandum attached to that email is embedded at the bottom of this post. The memo advises agents to pay particular attention to Resolution […]
It feels like every week, I am publishing a Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up from a new location. This week it is from Boston, Massachusetts, where I am speaking on the NBA Collective Bargaining Panel at the Harvard Law School 2012 Sports Law Symposium. Crazy week of NFL stories. The NFL handed down stern penalties on those […]
What: Ninth Annual Sports*Events*Marketing Experience (SEME) Conference Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C. When: March 30-31, 2012 The following schedule and panelists are subject to change up until the day of the event. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: PNC Diamond Club – Registration and Breakfast 8:50 AM – 9:00 AM: PNC Diamond Club – Welcome and […]
Reporting from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, ESPN’s Joe Schad, wrote that DeMaurice Smith (Executive Director of the NFLPA) is considering new rules that would (1) only permit NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors to communicate with prospective clients, and (2) scrap the Junior Rule. The first change would be implemented in an effort to minimize the […]
Earlier this week, Atlanta, Georgia-based attorney David Cornwell of DNK Cornwell sent a memorandum to all NFLPA Certified Contract Advisors regarding Cornwell’s lack of praise for the qualify of the leadership in the NFLPA, particularly pointing his finger at NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. The timing of Cornwell’s letter was calculated; it was sent at a time that […]