What: 2nd Annual Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law Spring Symposium When: March 24, 2011 Where: Eidman Courtroom and Joe Jamail Pavilion (at University of Texas School of Law) Title: “The Role of Agents in Sports & Entertainment Law” Agenda 9:00-9:30 am Registration and Coffee 9:30-10:00 am Opening Remarks 10:00-11:00 am Professor David Caudill,…
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Mar
15
University Of Texas Sports & Entertainment Symposium
Mar
15
Olympic Agent Jailed for Fraud
Athlete Agent Mark Cas been jailed for three years on two counts of fraud stemming from his Global Sponsorship Group. Mark had set up the group, which offered to garner sponsorship deals and charged individuals who signed up £500 and teams £1000 for his services. High profile athletes such as Mark Lewis-Francis and Andy Turner…
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Mar
14
Paying Respect To Gary Wichard
As I reported last week, Gary Wichard of Pro Tect Management has passed away at the age of 60. It has been reported that the cause of Wichard’s death was pancreatic cancer. His family is requesting that instead of sending flowers, donations be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network…
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Mar
14
Football Agents Fighting It Out In The Wild Wild West?
Immediately following the NFLPA’s decertification as a union for NFL players, turning it into a trade association representing professional football players’ interests, Twitter blew up with football agents Tweeting their concerns that athlete representation is going to turn into the Wild Wild West. Nate Haber of PlayersRep Sports Management tweeted: “With the decertification of the…
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Mar
14
Football Agents Might Be Grandfathered Into New NFLPA
I do not buy into the notion that the football agent profession is going to go from “dirty to sewage” based on the decertification of the NFLPA. However, there is no denying that anyone can hold himself out as a football agent now, since there is no longer a body in charge of licensing sports…
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Mar
13
Agent Selection Scenarios: North Carolina Basketball
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is back in the ACC Championship game, facing a familiar foe in Duke (the team we covered just yesterday). I will certainly be switching over to that game when there are breaks in the Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats match-up for the SEC Championship. Much like Duke, North…
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Mar
12
Agent Selection Scenarios: Duke Basketball
Duke is always a lock to make the NCAA Tournament and usually a good team to pick making the Final Four in your office pool. The school also churns out plenty of talented players who have long, successful careers in the NBA. Here are some names of Duke alumni who have played professionally, along with…
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