For high school and college athletes, opportunity often arrives fast. A NIL deal. A sponsorship deal that must be signed by the weekend.
Most athletes are told the same thing. Do not worry. Your agent has it covered.
That advice can be costly.
Agents are hired to find opportunities. Lawyers are hired to protect futures.
Twenty years ago, Rush on Business began with a simple and deliberate goal: make the law understandable for everyday business owners. At the time, I took a chance on the idea that openly sharing clear, practical legal guidance through a blog could genuinely help people and, in doing so, build meaningful client relationships. I never
Sometimes, the law doesn’t come down to pages of statutes or hours of courtroom drama.
Sometimes, it comes down to one word.
We had a case like that. And honestly—it was a blast to argue.
Our client worked for a marketing company. He applied for a job that had been publicly posted. Nothing secret.
A business owner walks in with a pitch. He wants to “sell” you a piece of his company. The idea sounds solid. The opportunity feels right. You shake hands, cut the check, and walk away thinking you just became a business owner.
Then reality hits.
Nothing is in writing. No contract. No terms. No guarantees.
When Diego Pavia, currently a quarterback at Vanderbilt University, stepped off the JUCO field for the last time, he likely never imagined his name would headline one of the most talked-about court rulings in college sports history. Yet, here we are, with Pavia’s legal battle against the NCAA setting the stage for a seismic shift
In sports, the little things are often the difference between winning and losing.
At Brick Gentry, we have extensive experience in providing legal services for professional athletes, college athletes, and universities. From contract review to drafting agreements, including those covering Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights, our goal is to ensure that our clients are
In the summer of 2021, the NCAA implemented a groundbreaking policy. For the first time in the tenure of college athletics, student-athletes were permitted to earn income from their name, image, and likeness. This process of college athletes earning income has become commonly known as “NIL.” While many believed this rule was the change necessary
