agent – Sports Law Expert

Sports Law Expert Podcast Interviews Power & Cronin’s Jared Vasiliauskas

May 31, 2023

Hackney Publications announced today that Jared P. Vasiliauskas, a sports lawyer and partner at Power & Cronin, is the featured guest on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The podcast segment can be heard here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holt-hackney/episodes/A-visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Jared-Vasiliauskas–of-Power–Cronin-e23jnt7 Vasiliauskas focuses his practice in the areas of Business, Labor/Employment and Sports Law. With regard to the latter, he has…
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Latest Issue of Sports Litigation Alert Touches on FTX, NIL, Coaching Contracts, Harvard Lawsuit and Many, Many Other Current Developments in Sports Law

March 14, 2023

Hackney Publications announced today that it was making its latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, published on February 24, 2023, the new sample issue on the site, a reflection of the issue’s “strength,” according to Editor and Publisher Holt Hackney. “We pride ourselves on providing provocative insight and thought leadership on the sports law issues…
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An Argument for Pre-Professional Athletes Being Able to Retain Agents

March 6, 2023

By Darren Heitner, of Heitner Legal Pre-professional athletes should never be prevented from retaining agents and legal counsel of their choosing, whether the retention is intended to assist with the procurement and negotiation of NIL deals or even to explore opportunities at the professional level, and then suffer the consequence of giving up their eligibility…
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Hackney Publications Introduces Tools that Make Sports Litigation Alert a Powerful Resource in the Sports Law Classroom

December 10, 2022

hackney Publications, the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, has announced new tools are being added to Sports Litigation Alert (Alert), a periodical that has been used in sports law classrooms for more than 15 years, which will make it even more useful for professors and their college students. “There’s a challenge in sports law classes…
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Hogan Lovells Guides Major League Baseball Clubs in Salary Arbitration Proceedings

July 8, 2022

Hogan Lovells recently represented five Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs in salary arbitration proceedings, a growing practice area for the firm. Hogan Lovells associate Jimmy McEntee served as lead counsel in these proceedings, which included two arbitration hearings and four settlements. Since joining the firm, he has built a practice focused on representing Major League…
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Blank Rome Welcomes Sports Law Attorney David Moreno to New York Office

June 6, 2022

Blank Rome LLP has announced that David A. Moreno, Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice group and as a member of the firm’s Sports Law team. Moreno is a seasoned trial attorney whose practice spans commercial litigation, white collar defense, business law, sports law, and reputational management. Prior to joining Blank Rome,…
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Greenspoon Marder Expands Entertainment & Sports Practice with Addition of Partner Ahmand R. Johnson in Miami

April 21, 2022

Greenspoon Marder has announced the expansion of the firm’s Entertainment & Sports practice group with the addition of partner Ahmand Johnson in Miami. Johnson assists entertainers, athletes, and companies of all sizes in a wide array of transactional matters. He also brings 15 years of litigation experience representing individuals and companies in high stakes commercial…
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Goldstein & McClintock Recognized as a Leader in the Sports Law Field in ‘100 Law Firms’ List

March 26, 2022

Readers of Hackney Publications have identified Goldstein & McClintock, LLLP as one of a handful of law firms that are leaders in the sports law field in its annual Roster of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” Besides recognizing law firms for their achievements, the portal serves as a resource for…
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‘Testing the Waters’ – the NCAA Issues a Memo About Best Practices for DI Basketball Players Seeking a Career in the NBA

March 10, 2022

(Editor’s Note: The following has been republished from the archives of Sports Litigation Alert. The Alert, which is available for subscriptions to libraries, professors, students, teams, and law firms, features the largest sports law specific – database in the country.) By Michael A. Ross, MS In a year unlike any other and dominated by uniqueness…
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Former Football Player Launches Sports Agency

February 10, 2022

Trae Smith, a former college football player turned business and career advisor with an undergraduate degree in International Development from UCLA and an MBA from Pepperdine University, has launched the Powerhaus Agency, which will be based in Los Angeles. With an initial focus on football players, Smith believes that the “combination of his personal experience playing the game…
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