By holt Hackney Former NFL quarterback and league MVP Boomer Esiason will be among the featured speakers at AdvisorHub’s 2026 Advisors to Watch Summit, scheduled for Oct. 21 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. Esiason, who played 14 seasons in the NFL and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player in 1988, will…
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By Jonny Hart Clippers fans celebrated in 2019 when superstar Kawhi Leonard signed a contract with his hometown team just one month after leading the Toronto Raptors to their first-ever championship. But it was a different scene last week as the NBA announced severe punishments for Leonard, the Clippers and its owner, Steve Ballmer, for violating the…
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has added sports and entertainment attorney Eric Fishman to its Sports practice in its New York office, the firm announced. Fishman joins Hogan Lovells Cadwalader from ArentFox Schiff, where he served as co-leader of the firm’s Sports Industry Group. His practice includes representing professional athletes, sports agencies, media companies, leagues and investors…
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Life Sports Agency has hired Josh Beauregard-Bell as a basketball agent, adding an experienced representative who has previously worked at Octagon, Wasserman and The Team. The Los Angeles-based agency announced the move Aug. 10. Beauregard-Bell has experience representing professional basketball players and advising athletes. Several of his existing clients will continue to be represented by…
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By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer On June 23, the NFL informed college quarterback Brendan Sorsby that it would not be holding a Supplemental Draft this summer. Sorsby had requested entry into the Supplemental Draft after his collegiate eligibility became the subject of multiple lawsuits due to his prior sports betting activity. Sorsby’s legal team…
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(Editor’s Note: Here are the third five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next three business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary…
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Barnes & Thornburg has expanded its Entertainment, Media and Sports practice by adding partners Christina S. Chang, Carron Joan Mitchell and Farrah Usmani from Nixon Peabody. Chang and Mitchell joined the firm’s Los Angeles office, while Usmani joined the Nashville office. The three attorneys bring experience across entertainment, media, sports, intellectual property and corporate law,…
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By Anna Giambelluca, Esq. The Friday lunch at this year’s Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference will feature a conversation with Kevin Warren, moderated by former SLA president Bobby Hacker as part of the Leadership Series. The session is expected to provide a substantive discussion on how legal training can inform leadership across multiple sectors of…
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U.S. Bank has hired former NFL player and veteran financial professional Steven Israel as a wealth management consultant, expanding its efforts to serve professional athletes following the bank’s recent partnership with the National Football League. Israel will serve as an ambassador in U.S. Bank’s athlete-focused banking and wealth management initiatives, helping professional athletes navigate financial…
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100lawfirms.com is a portal that recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those in need of experienced and capable legal counsel in the sports law arena. Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the sixth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” which is a directory that serves…
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