Photo via: http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-joe-curtis-seltzer-mayberg-sports-entertainment-smse-miami/ Joe Curtis built his own firm and brand by combining traditional legal concepts with a futuristic approach “You are going to eat [explicit].” Joe Curtis, a young, up and coming sports and entertainment attorney based out of Miami, Florida, fights every day for his once dream — and now reality. Curtis did... Continue Reading →
Photo via USA Today Intro Every baseball fan in America likely saw Kyle Schwarber’s freakout on umpire, Angel Hernandez, on Sunday night baseball. Schwarber’s reaction is not justified by being punched-out on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the ninth, but was justified due to Hernandez’s performance throughout the night. According to Umpire Scorecards,... Continue Reading →
[1] The University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights football program promoted the social media accounts of their players in a unique way during its 2022 spring game in Orlando. The backs of the UCF football players’ jerseys featured something unique to the world of college sports but ever-present in our technology-driven lives: QR codes. Spring... Continue Reading →
In December 2021, news broke that USA Gymnastics reached a settlement agreement with the survivors of Larry Nassar’s abuse after a five-year legal battle between the gymnasts and the governing body of the sport. The agreement ultimately was settled for a total of $380 million. While the settlement with USA gymnastics is a tremendous victory... Continue Reading →
[Photo via Mansoor Ahmad/The Reporter] Record-setting Minnesota State goaltender Dryden McKay has accepted a six-month ban from competition for violating an anti-doping rule, according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). McKay was recently named the winner of this season’s Hobey Baker Trophy – the Division I men’s hockey equivalent of the Heisman Trophy –... Continue Reading →
Evander Kane, one of the NHL’s most controversial stars, began his grievance hearing against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, April 19 in New York City.[1] The grievance hearing came to fruition following the termination of Kane’s contract with the San Jose Sharks this past January. The NHLPA filed the grievance on behalf of Kane after... Continue Reading →
Photo Credits: Reuters/ Andrew Couldridge On Wednesday, the All England Club, organizers of the Wimbledon tennis competition, announced it has banned athletes from Russia and Belarus in response to the continued Russian-waged war in Ukraine. In a statement announcing the decision, the All England Club stated “[i]n the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military... Continue Reading →
Mississippi's Law to "Facilitate" NIL Deals On April 20, 2022, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed into law two changes to the state’s Name, Image, and Likeness law.[1] First, junior colleges and institutions in Mississippi can play a more active role in guiding their college athletes through the NIL landscape. Id. Specifically, Senate Bill 2690[2] now... Continue Reading →
A dream of mine dating back to the time I was in middle school was to work in the business side of baseball, ideally for a team or the league office. As I got older, I realized the part of the business that intersects most closely with professional athletes is labor and employment law, since... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Athit Perawongmetha Canada’s Minister of Sports recently announced the development of an independent mechanism for allowing athletes to report incidents of misconduct in sports.[1] The development of this important mechanism comes with the news of an open letter written on behalf of over 70 Canadian gymnasts to Sport Canada demanding an investigation into... Continue Reading →