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NBA superstar Andrew Wiggins was destined to become one of the most prominent basketball players in the world. The 2014 first overall pick that was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves had many sports agencies knocking on his door to represent him for the draft and thereafter. Ultimately, Wiggins chose agent Bill Duffy and his agency […]
Major League Baseball player Alex Avila is one of those athletes who is not only wise on the field, but also off of it, making sure that he and his family are protected against worst case scenarios and planning for his future after baseball. The catcher who has previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago […]
Jon Swartz of the USA TODAY recently wrote an article titled, Kevin Durant takes a shot at the cloud, the latest NBA play for tech returns. Therein, Swartz wrote that, these days, if an NBA player is making big money, he would rather put that money to work through investments (especially in tech) as opposed to seeking […]
Child custody is a very sensitive topic and child custody battles are never pretty. Both parents are often very attached to their child and there might be some bitter wars that leave the children caught in the crossfire as innocent bystanders. However, there are some things that any parents can do to increase their chances […]
A line-up of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and, of course, Draymond Green, could go down as the best group to ever play the game of basketball on the same team. The name for that group could also become commercially valuable in the near future. Draymond Green, through his company Money 23 […]
Zachary Zaggar of Law360 recently wrote an article titled, “Riot ESports League Looks To Align With Traditional Sports.” A subscription is required to read the full article. Therein, the discussion surrounded the League of Legends developer and publisher deciding to adopt a franchise model. The assumption is that it is trying to frame esports in a […]
At Heitner Legal, we are often asked to conduct diligence on and draft/negotiate contracts for various types of rights deals. One common rights deal negotiation in the world of sports relates to TV rights. Bleacher Report recently asked Darren Heitner to opine on how/if ESPN layoffs will in any way affect the bidding for TV […]
On May 1, Darren Heitner joined The Paul Finebaum Show to talk about his Forbes article Why NFL Draft Prospects Should Look At Bowl Games As Business Decisions. You can listen to the interview in the second hour of the show, which aired on ESPN radio. Heitner and Finebaum discussed why NFL draft prospects should look at bowl games […]
It was very exciting to read that the BITKRAFT Esports Ventures fund announced a raise of 18 million Euro with a target close of 30 million Euro. The news broke this morning, which I reported on Forbes, and as you will note, there is a disclosure indicating that HEITNER LEGAL assisted in the diligence for one […]
How easy is it to pierce the corporate veil and seek damages from an individual who is an officer/director/member of his company? It needs to be examined on a case-by-case basis under the specific laws of the jurisdiction in which the issue arises. But it is never an easy task. The key is often determining […]