Sports Law in the New Millennium
"Representing Today's Professional Athlete"
1.0 hours
Featuring: Steve Baker, Esq., San Francisco
Steve Baker is a nationally known San Francisco-based sports attorney and adjunct law professor at Golden Gate School of Law. He has negotiated millions of dollars of precedent setting NFL contracts for such players as 49ers' QB Jeff Garcia, Raiders' fullback Jon Ritchie, Houston Texans' linebacker Kailee Wong and former NFL Pro-Bowlers Ken Harvey, Ray Brown and Brian Mitchell.
Mr. Baker has also represented numerous basketball, baseball and broadcasting clients and is frequently interviewed and consulted by the national press on collective bargaining, athlete salaries, and the economic dimensions of the sports marketplace. His firm takes on only a few new clients each year so as to provide a great deal of personal attention to them in contract negotiation, athletic training, off-field marketing and public relations work.
http://www.bakersports.comHe discusses the responsibilities of attorneys representing top athletes, including contract negotiation points, securing endorsements, image building and community involvement, relationships with the media, long-term career planning and other issues.
Materials: 15 pages, including outline of Negotiating and Salary Cap Issues
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