Florida Entertainment, Art, & Sports Law Society

I had the pleasure to speak at the University of Florida Law School panel for Creators, Sports Law, and NIL this past week. Met some great talents and names that are changing and challenging their worlds. Brendan Duggan @evanshirreffs, Nathaniel Otto, and others that are taking over! Big thanks to the University of Florida Law School, and Mel Stack for the invite and hosting. BIG THINGS are coming for Ninety and our affiliates. Join us for a wild ride. Shout out to Melvin “Mel” Stack for the hook up and the invite.

I am excited to begin my new role of Vice President of Sports for Florida Entertainment, Art, & Sports Law Society ! I can’t wait to get to work with this new Executive Board and grow my passion for Sports & Entertainment Law!

Congratulations to the incoming 2024-2025 Florida Entertainment, Art, and Sports Law Society Executive Board! We can't wait to see what the coming year will bring. Thank you for your for your leadership and stay tuned for more content to come! Go EASLS and Go Gators! 🐊🙏 @UFEASLS | Instagram 🔥✅ 🐊 Kayleigh Thomas | President 🐊 Jared Weingard | VP Sports 🐊 Julie Wittenberg | VP Art, Entertainment 🐊 Caitlyn Khan | Communications Director 🐊 Sophia Simeoni | Treasurer 🐊 Samuel Riffice | Symposium Chair #LinkedInSports #SportsLaw #EntertainmentLaw #ArtLaw #LawStudent #Lawyer #Law #Legal #GoGators #UF #UFLaw #UFEASLS

Last week, we were fortunate enough to share our experience to the UF EASLS program of what it’s like to be an agent and how to break into the sports industry. Thank you to Melvin “Mel” Stack for extending this opportunity to the Elite Athletes Management Group #sportsbusiness #talentrepresentation #UFLaw

Thrilled to announce that BZ Sports Management has officially signed Kobe Hudson for NIL Representation! For those who may not be familiar, Kobe is the standout wide receiver for UCF, and all signs point to an incredible upcoming season. With his talent and dedication, Kobe is on track to become one of the top wide receivers in the 2025 NFL draft. What struck me most about Kobe is his unwavering loyalty. From our very first conversation, it was clear that Kobe values authenticity above all else. He didn't judge me by my experience level; instead, he sought someone genuine and trustworthy. People often ask me what I believe defines a successful agent. To me, it's simple: transparency and serving our clients' best interests, without compromise. I am excited to have Kobe apart of the BZ Sports Family!

Last Friday, I had the wonderful privilege of representing Grady Sports Agency at the University of Florida Levin College of Law 2024 Florida Entertainment, Art, and Sports Law Society Symposium. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Melvin “Mel” Stack and the entire law school for the invitation to speak on the NIL: Sports Agents panel. It was truly an enriching experience to network and engage with some of the brightest law students and sports professionals our country has to offer! I eagerly anticipate further opportunities to educate and immerse myself in the intricacies of NIL each day.

Honored to have spoken at the University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law EASLS symposium last week, delving into the exciting realm of NIL in college sports. Sharing insights as an NIL agent and exploring the future trajectory of this dynamic field was truly enlightening. Huge thanks to Melvin “Mel” Stack, Alex Richardson, and the entire UF Law EASLS Exec board for orchestrating such a valuable event. Coincidentally, that day marked the one-year anniversary of founding BZ Sports Management. Reflecting on the journey from inception to now is nothing short of surreal. A year ago, I couldn't have imagined the level of success and impact we'd achieve in such a short span. Over the past year, we've negotiated nearly $1,000,000 in NIL deals (collective + brand deals), with one of our NIL clients projected to be drafted in the first round of the NFL. Additionally, facilitating transfers for three out of the top 10 WRs in the transfer portal and securing brand deals with multi-billion dollar corporations has been incredibly rewarding. One great year can truly change your life. Grateful for the opportunities, challenges, and growth. Excited for Year 2!

Panel Alert! The Florida Entertainment, Art, and Sports Law Society could not be more excited to present its annual symposium, which is scheduled to take place at UF Law TOMORROW on-campus for some exciting in-person panel discussions. Specifically, three 60 minute panels on topics relating to the Creator Economy, the NIL Sports Agent Realm, as well as a discussion on Breaking Into the Sports Industry will highlight the panel lineup for our in-person programming. Please arrive early and check out the event schedule: Who: Florida EASLS 🐊 What: Annual Symposium  When: Friday, April 12 Timing: 12:00 - 4:00 (Est.) Symposium Schedule: ✅ 12:15 - 12:30 | Opening Remarks  12:30 - 1:30 | Creator Economy 2.0 1:30 - 2:30 | NIL: Sports & Talent Agents  2:30 - 3:30 | Breaking Into Sports  3:30 - 3:45 | Closing Remarks Consider coming for forward-thinking discussion, great networking, and in support of your advocacy for the growth of entertainment, art, and sports law across University of Florida and beyond. We look forward to seeing you on-campus at the law school TOMORROW at Noon in HOL 285B. The annual EASLS Symposium is part of our larger EASLS Week Initiative, in which we launched both a Fashion/Art Law panel as well as a Women in Entertainment Law panel. Thank you very much to all involved and those who volunteered their precious time as part of the culmination of this week's events. See you tomorrow at Noon and stay tuned for more info! Go Gators! 🐊⚖️ #SportsLaw #EntertainmentLaw #LinkedInSports #Networking #Family

The Florida Entertainment, Art, and Sports Law Society is excited to launch its LinkedIn page with this inaugural post! Florida EASLS is a student-run law school organization dedicated to the advancement of Entertainment, Art, and Sports Law programming on-campus at UF Law. Furthermore, EASLS is an organization dedicated to serving not just the interests of law school students, but also those of interested UF faculty, sports industry stakeholders, and anyone interested in learning more about the ever-evolving fields of entertainment, art, and sports law. Through only hosting lawyers, this makes for a more incomplete discussion, which bringing on speakers from business, tech, or other related fields can help to make up for. In particular, EASLS champions the opinions of artists, creators, and other related professionals across the Arts. EASLS also believes in taking a balanced approach to our event programming and branding, in accordance with the promotion of not just sports law, but also art law, as well as entertainment law. As a means of helping to cement this precedent, the EASLS team added the word “Art” to the organization’s name, recently hosted a Fashion/Art Law panel, recently hosted a “Women in Entertainment Law” panel, as well as a panel on the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike this past fall. Additionally, UF EASLS values collaboration, as demonstrated through our joint events this-past year with Miami Law ESLS (Conference Realignment Panel) and Stetson Law EASL (NIL Workshop Presentation). Through collaboration between like-minded individuals, meaningful dialogue wields the capability to blossom into further opportunities between law students and related stakeholders.  Last and certainly but not least, EASLS prioritizes the creation of student-leadership opportunities for member students and beyond. By incorporating a high-level of delegation as it pertains to event implementation, such as panels, social events, etc. equipping eager member students with such opportunities not only empowers them but also seeks to provide students with critical networking and leadership experience. Thank you very much for checking out this post, and we hope that you will consider following us on LinkedIn, checking us out on Instagram and engaging with this post. Special shout out to this year's Executive Board! President | Melvin “Mel” Stack 🐊 VP Entertainment | Maria Fayad Clegg 🐊 VP Sports | Colton Teal 🐊 Treasurer | Alex Richardson 🐊 Comms. Dir. | Rikki Blake Brookes 🐊 Symposium Chair | Ciara Poole 🐊 Symposium Co-Chair | Winslow Robinson Jr. 🐊 P.S. Please be on the lookout for critical details about our upcoming annual symposium (FRI APR 12) on-campus at UF Law tomorrow at Noon (HOL 285B)-Go Gators! #LinkedInSports #SportsLaw https://lnkd.in/eUNPYFtp