By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Sports agents often have a competitive existence, and so it is with Clarity Sports. Clarity Sports sued Redland Sports (“Redland”), a sports memorabilia company, in 2019, and recently two defense lawyers were sanctioned by the U. S....
By Hannah Dewey While the NCAA has stated that high school students may engage in the same types of NIL opportunities available to current student-athletes under its interim policy without impacting their NCAA eligibility, the same might not be true for high school...
By Michael A. Ross, MS With the recent passing of legislation and increased support of collegiate athletes winning the rights to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL), there are many controversial issues warranting careful attention. One such area is the...
By Michael A. Ross, MS In a year unlike any other and dominated by uniqueness due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all NCAA athletes have to consider an especially unique opportunity that has never been considered or offered before as a whole: what to do after a year where...
By Joseph M. Hanna, of Goldberg Segalla NFL player agent Vincent Porter is suing the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), claiming that they unfairly harassed him over dismissed criminal charges and ultimately ruined his professional reputation. In 2014,...
By Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis A North Carolina law designed to protect student-athletes may determine the enforceability of Prime Sports Marketing’s contract with former Duke University star Zion Williamson. While Williamson is preparing to become a...
Home Court Capital (HCC) has announced the launch of its services to invest in early-career professional athletes across the NBA, MLB, and NFL. With an initial $150 million to deploy, HCC says it “will accelerate player income and help provide greater financial...
Peter A. Carfagna — a Harvard Law School instructor, chair of the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s Board of Directors, and CEO of Magis, LLC, a privately-owned sports marketing, management and investment company — has published the third edition of...
The mission of the company Eight Laces is simple — “To prepare coaches to be hired for the job of their dreams, and to provide coaches and athletic directors with dynamite resources to become even more successful in their fields.” But to stop there in...
By Garrick A. Farria There has been a recent trend over the past decade or so that finds sports agents of all stripes being asked, no expected, to furnish goods and services all in the name of assisting their clients with upcoming draft position and eventual...
By Christopher Calnan A legal dispute between a sports agent and the University of Cincinnati’s basketball coach has become surprisingly public, highlighting the importance of sports agents becoming more proactive in establishing such relationships. The...
By Walter T. Champion In the days of legend, sports agents were likely to be car salesmen, or worse. There was a strident call for regulation that was answered by sports unions and state legislatures. But, it was piece-meal at best; some regimes even appeared...
