What: 2011 Sports Lawyers Association Night with the Florida Marlins When: Monday, June 20, 2011 (5:15 p.m.) Where: Sun Life Stadium (Florida) This event will include networking between attendees, a speech by Florida Marlins General Counsel Derek Jackson, and Bullpen Box tickets for the 7:10 p.m. game between the Florida Marlins and the Los Angeles…
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May
18
Florida Marlins Sports Lawyers Association Night
May
17
Shelvin Mack Makes His Decision: Doug Neustadt
Shelvin Mack’s agent selection process was fun to watch. On May 9, 2011, I noted that he had narrowed the agencies down to three: Octagon, The Neustadt Group, andASM Sports. Each group had plans to visit Mack and his family in Louisville, Kentucky. One week later, and Mack has made his decision. He will be represented by…
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May
17
Isaiah Thomas Signs With Lagardere Unlimited
Isaiah Thomas has officially signed with Dan Fegan and Byron Irvin of Lagardere Unlimited. The news was first reported yesterday by Ryan Feldman of The Hoops Report. Fegan is also representing talented Brazilian basketball player Lucas Nogueira, while Irvin is representing Jacob Pullen of Kansas State, who may end up going undrafted. Thomas ran the…
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May
17
On To The Next One: Leonard Hankerson
Leonard Hankerson has not even been afforded the opportunity to negotiate his first NFL contract yet, and he has already decided to switch agents since being drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 3rd round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The receiver out of the University of Miami was formerly represented by Lagardere Unlimited, but…
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May
17
Boras Corp. And Legacy Sports Boast Strong 2010/11 Offseasons
Last week, MLBTradeRumors.com speculated as to which baseball agency had the biggest offseason, which Tim Dierkes defined as the period between October 1, 2010 – April 30, 2011. Adrian Gonzalez signed a mega-contract worth $154 million, and over the past couple of weeks, he has been earning every penny of that deal (while destroying me…
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May
16
NFL Lockout Fallout: Players Taking High-Risk Loans
The biggest fallout from the NFL Lockout thus far is not the opening of some sports agent Wild Wild West, where agents are prying clients from one another’s grasp at any chance they get. If anything, that sort of atmosphere already existed and did not change much with the decertification of the NFL Players Association…
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May
16
California Hearing Considers Effectiveness Of Athlete Agent Law
Last week, the Select Committee on Sports and Entertainment in the California State Senate held a hearing titled, Protecting Student Athletes from Unscrupulous Athlete Agents at the Los Angeles Coliseum to discuss the state’s athlete agent law known as the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act, and what, if any, changes should be made to the law. Speakers included former…
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May
16
Dan Lozano’s Empire Expands With Addition Of Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez has been around the block when it comes to representation. In 2007, he dropped Scott Boras (only concerning marketing) in favor of Madonna’s agent, Guy Oseary. Then, in 2008, Rodriguez hired William Morris Agency (WMA) for marketing purposes. In 2010, Rodriguez dropped all ties to Boras, terminating his relationship with Boras Corp. with…
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May
16
Brandon Knight Chooses Arn Tellem Of Wasserman Media Group
Brandon Knight surprised a lot of people when he declared that he would keep his name in the 2011 NBA Draft. Knight is a very smart, talented basketball player, but many believe there is still a lot of room for Knight to develop as a true point guard. Even with that in mind, Knight is…
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