Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association

Legendary Sports Agent C. Lamont Smith Launches HOFs Podcast

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Friday, October 20, 2023
Knowledge, Sport, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Smith, Nicky Hofs, National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, Greatest, Spotify, Hall, Athlete, Apple, Black Enterprise, Sports Illustrated, Bias, The New York Times, Interior design

C. Lamont Smith, a licensed attorney and pioneering sports agent, created the HOFs Podcast ("HOFs") to combat recency bias by looking into the lives of sports legends and serving as a bridge between yesterday's greats to today's stars and fans.

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  • C. Lamont Smith, a licensed attorney and pioneering sports agent, created the HOFs Podcast ("HOFs") to combat recency bias by looking into the lives of sports legends and serving as a bridge between yesterday's greats to today's stars and fans.
  • This groundbreaking podcast exclusively focuses on the careers of Hall of Famers of the same caliber as clients Smith has worked with, including Barry Sanders, Jerome Bettis, Willie Roaf, Steve Atwater, and Joe Thomas.
  • Host Smith explores the early lives, development, challenges, and paths to the immortality of Hall of Famers in various sports.
  • Coach K is the personification of sustained excellence that we seek to highlight on HOFs," explains Smith.

HBO Former Senior Counsel Grant Goeckner Returns to Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp’s Entertainment Industry Labor and Employment Law Practice

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Legal, Professional Services, Silberberg, HBO, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Princeton University, MSK, NLRB, National Labor Relations Board, Columbia Law School, Multimedia, Employment, Philippine Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, Video game

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (MSK) has expanded its entertainment industry labor & employment practice with the return of Grant Goeckner as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

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  • Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (MSK) has expanded its entertainment industry labor & employment practice with the return of Grant Goeckner as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230214005798/en/
    Goeckner returns to MSK from Home Box Office (HBO), where he was vice president and senior counsel of labor relations, handling union and guild collective bargaining agreements and National Labor Relations Board matters.
  • Prior to HBO, he spent over six years as an associate in MSK’s labor & employment practice group.
  • Goeckner’s practice focuses on management-side labor law, including collective bargaining negotiation and administration, NLRB proceedings, labor arbitration, and union avoidance.

Palisades Hudson Financial Group Promotes Four, Names New Executive VP

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Chamber of commerce, Duke University, City, CIO, Hearn, Business, Mercy College, CFP, United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Economics, Chamber, EA, Multimedia, Commerce, Information technology, Management, Palisades Hudson Financial Group

Hearn joined the fee-only financial planning and wealth management firm nearly 25 years ago and has been an executive since 2012.

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  • Hearn joined the fee-only financial planning and wealth management firm nearly 25 years ago and has been an executive since 2012.
  • While he began his Palisades Hudson career in New York, Hearn has been based in Fort Lauderdale since 2005, when he established the firm's first branch office.
  • As managing vice president, Hearn has focused on strategic initiatives such as Palisades Hudson's Entertainment and Sports team ( phentertainmentandsports.com ).
  • In addition to Hearn and Howard, Palisades Hudson is promoting current vice president and CIO Paul Jacobs to managing vice president.

Palisades Hudson Financial Group Promotes Four, Names EVP/COO

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Monday, December 12, 2022
Palisades Hudson Financial Group, Multimedia, Criscuolo, CFP, CIO, EA, Information technology, Hearn, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Jacobs, Management

While he began his Palisades Hudson career in New York, Hearn has been based in Fort Lauderdale since 2005, when he established the firm's first branch office.

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  • While he began his Palisades Hudson career in New York, Hearn has been based in Fort Lauderdale since 2005, when he established the firm's first branch office.
  • Hearn formerly served as the chief compliance officer for the firm's investment advisor affiliate, Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P., and was a longstanding member of the firm's investment committee.
  • As managing vice president, Hearn's focus has been strategic initiatives such as Palisades Hudson's Entertainment and Sports team ( phentertainmentandsports.com ).
  • Criscuolo joined Palisades Hudson in 2008 and has been part of the management team since 2011.

DDB latina Strikes All-Year-Round Creative Festivals As Network Of The Year

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
Unexpected, Puerto Rico, NYSE, News, Volkswagen, Ibero-America, History, FIAP, Public relations, Omnicom Group, Marketing, Advertising, Mars, Time, Publication, Silver, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, DDB Worldwide, D, Agency, Network, Lion, Work, CRM, Army of the United States, ADC, Macdonald, Molson Coors Beverage Company, McDonald's, Creativity, Grand Prix, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, AD, IDEAS, OMC, AWA, Shopper marketing, Crema, Spain, ANDA, Clio, Technology, JetBlue, DDB, WARC, Culture, Effie Lee Morris, Motivation, Gold, Airline, Film

It started in November of 2020, during one of the most challenging years for humanity when El Ojo de Iberoamerica named DDB Latina as Ibero-America's most creative for the third time.

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  • It started in November of 2020, during one of the most challenging years for humanity when El Ojo de Iberoamerica named DDB Latina as Ibero-America's most creative for the third time.
  • The yearbook consolidates the results of international and regional creative and effectiveness awards such as Clio, One Show, D&AD, El Ojo, and Effie LATAM.
  • Through its companies: DDB, Africa, Alma, Tribal Worldwide, TRACK, and TracyLocke and its multidisciplinary expertise from Branding to CRM and Shopper Marketing, DDB Latina develops Unexpected ideas that Work.
  • DDB Latina has been named Most Creative Network in Latin America at Cannes Lions and FIAP Festivals in 2021 and at El Ojo de Iberoamrica and Crema Ranking in 2017, 2019, and 2020.

Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche Joins Music Copyrights Panel at North American Law Summit as Key Panelist

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --On Friday, November 12, 2021, Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche will take part in a panel at the 33rd annual North American Law Summit.

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  • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --On Friday, November 12, 2021, Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche will take part in a panel at the 33rd annual North American Law Summit.
  • Each year, the North American Law Summit delivers a continuing legal education conference, focused on constantly-evolving topics within entertainment, sports, media, and IP.
  • "Music royalties and catalog sales are an intricate and often misunderstood sector of the music industry," said Heiche.
  • "We are proud to be selected to participate in the North American Law Summit this year to continue sharing awareness and data-backed insights with the legal community.

Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche to Speak at Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar in New Orleans, LA

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Thursday, August 26, 2021
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On August 27th, Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche will take part in a keynote interview at the Music Business Institute's 29th Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar.

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  • NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On August 27th, Sound Royalties CEO Alex Heiche will take part in a keynote interview at the Music Business Institute's 29th Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar.
  • The Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar, which runs August 26 through 28, gives entertainment industry professionals, legal experts, and creatives an opportunity to learn about and discuss current trends and hot topics in today's entertainment business.
  • The forum is a natural setting for Sound Royalties, who are recognized experts in the global music and royalty financing marketplace.
  • "As a leader in the royalty advance space, Sound Royalties understands the legal complexities that creatives must navigate," said Heiche.

Recording Academy® to Honor Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association at 23rd Annual Entertainment Law Initiative® Event

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Friday, December 18, 2020
Legal, Other Communications, Entertainment, Communications, Professional services, Events, Concerts, TV and Radio, Celebrity, Music, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Organizations

The event will honor the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) a nationally recognized leader in legal education and professional development within the United States for lawyers and professionals in the entertainment, sports and related industrieswith the 2021 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award.

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  • The event will honor the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) a nationally recognized leader in legal education and professional development within the United States for lawyers and professionals in the entertainment, sports and related industrieswith the 2021 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award.
  • The winner of this year's Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition (to be announced in January) will also be recognized during the virtual event.
  • Other program participants include Recording Academy Chair and interim President/CEO Harvey Mason jr., Recording Academy Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, Entertainment Law Initiative Executive Committee Chair Laurie Soriano, and Entertainment Law Initiative Program Chair Ken Abdo (Fox Rothschild LLP).
  • The winning student and two runners-up will be recognized during the 23rd Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Event & Scholarship Presentation to provide a forum for interaction with successful attorneys in the field.