Jeremy M. Evans, CEO, Founder, and Managing Legal professional of the regulation agency California Sports activities Lawyer®, is a influential fixture within the sports activities regulation group, the place he his work has earned the reward of purchasers and co-counsel, alike.
One purpose for that acclaim is that he possesses nice experience in greatest practices and negotiations in leisure, media and sports activities. Via the years, Evans has and continues to characterize leisure, media, and sports activities purchasers in contractual and mental property negotiations with a deal with dealmaking. His purchasers vary from Fortune 500 firms to entrepreneurs, promoting and manufacturing corporations, studios, companies, expertise, and others.
Evans has a robust editorial pedigree as evidenced by his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from the College of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his Juris Physician (J.D.) from Thomas Jefferson College of Regulation in San Diego, California. Moreover, Evans holds a Grasp of Legal guidelines (LL.M) in Leisure, Media, and Sports activities Regulation from Pepperdine College’s Rick J. Caruso College of Regulation, and a Grasp of Enterprise Administration (M.B.A.) in Leisure, Media and Sports activities Administration from Pepperdine College’s George L. Graziadio College of Enterprise and Administration.
What follows is an interview with the achieved Evans.
Query: How did you get into sports activities regulation?
Reply: My path into sports activities regulation was initially not intentional. I grew up in and round Hollywood and had a love for movie, leisure, tv, and sports activities. I performed sports activities as a baby and teenager, and notably cherished and was fairly good at baseball. I additionally did some performing in performs. Nevertheless, as soon as my profession trajectory and passions moved in the direction of public service and the regulation after working within the California Legislature and incomes a political science diploma from UCLA, I didn’t initially see how leisure, media, and sports activities might be mixed with different passions.
Nevertheless, whereas in regulation college, my preliminary purpose of eager to be a district legal professional, doubtless from watching “Regulation & Order” episodes on tv, I started to expertise the precise apply of regulation from watching attorneys and thru internships. I discovered that whereas I cherished the performing a part of being within the courtroom, I a lot moderately most well-liked being a peacemaker and dealmaker. I loved bringing individuals, ideas, and offers collectively versus breaking individuals and issues up.
In that second, I used to be capable of finding the wedding of passions between leisure, media, sports activities, politics, public service, and statesmanship. I owe a lot of the eye-opening to the Tulane Regulation College Worldwide Baseball Arbitration Competitors that I competed in and coached the Nationwide Champion in 2012, whereas additionally main two extra groups to the Quarter and Semi Finals. That have led me to create the Nationwide Sports activities Regulation Negotiation Competitors and later the California Sports activities Lawyer® Negotiation Competitors on the Rose Bowl Stadium. These experiences gave me additional confidence to maneuver ahead in beginning and establishing my regulation apply, California Sports activities Lawyer® after being licensed to apply regulation. This opened me as much as alternatives to jot down a weekly column and podcast.
Q: Had been there mentors alongside the best way and who had been they?
A: Mentorship is crucial to success on this enterprise, or any enterprise. Being self-made requires studying from others. I’ve had many mentors and for somebody who grew up in a big household (youngest of 9 siblings) and the primary to go and graduate from faculty, not to mention graduate college, mentors had been important to my studying, expertise, and success. I’d level to Phil Shapiro (now handed), Don Cooperman, and others. Apparently, each weren’t sports activities legal professionals, however taught me so much about life and the regulation. I additionally had a lot of colleagues that I’d contemplate mentors.
Q: How would you describe your apply?
A: Primarily based in Los Angeles and Newport Seaside, California. I deal with greatest practices and negotiations in leisure, media and sports activities. I characterize leisure, media, and sports activities purchasers in contractual and mental property negotiations with a deal with dealmaking. My purchasers vary from Fortune 500 firms to entrepreneurs, promoting and manufacturing corporations, studios, companies, expertise, and extra. Boiled down, contracts, mental property, and dealmaking for leisure, media, and sports activities purchasers.
Q: What’s the most effective half about being a sports activities lawyer?
A: I really like being an entrepreneur that enables me to be examined and presents studying experiences to develop and attain for excellence. It’s not for everybody, however I really like that there’s all the time room for expertise and progress. I really like that I get to apply my ardour and get to decide on purchasers based mostly on character and mission, not cash. This implies there are ups and downs, however with good planning and tenacity, it’s price it. It’s fascinating, I usually get requested how I obtained into sports activities and leisure, by college students and seasoned attorneys, however the truth that we get requested I feel is proof that at least combining your ardour, what you’re good at, and to have the ability to make a residing is an unimaginable alternative and expertise.
Q: What tendencies are you watching intently for the remainder of 2024 and why?
A: Synthetic intelligence in leisure media, and sports activities, sports activities betting limitations and self-discipline, the construction of NCAA sports activities by modifications in NIL, paying gamers, classification, American and worldwide progress of sports activities, and on-going antitrust issues which will change the trajectory of the trade by broadcasting and streaming.
