cowboyjoe
06-16-2011, 01:41 PM
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/16/another-reason-to-be-leery-about-the-lawyers/
Posted by Mike Florio on June 16, 2011, 12:22 PM EDT
As the lawyers have once again been kicked out of the meeting room after nearly undoing the progress that occurred without their involvement, there’s another reason that folks on both sides of the bargaining table should be leery of the true agendas of the men who are providing legal services not as full-time, one-client, Tom Hagan-style employees but as outside contractors with a variety of other clients, who may have sharply contrasting business interests.
It’s a point we first raised back in March 2008, after the NFL hired Bob Batterman (pictured) to assist with the ultimately meticulous lockout planning. In the initial report regarding the NFL’s retention of Batterman from SportsBusiness Journal, Liz Mullen and Daniel Kaplan pointed out that Batterman “has been representing the other three major American sports leagues in labor relations for years.”
Posted by Mike Florio on June 16, 2011, 12:22 PM EDT
As the lawyers have once again been kicked out of the meeting room after nearly undoing the progress that occurred without their involvement, there’s another reason that folks on both sides of the bargaining table should be leery of the true agendas of the men who are providing legal services not as full-time, one-client, Tom Hagan-style employees but as outside contractors with a variety of other clients, who may have sharply contrasting business interests.
It’s a point we first raised back in March 2008, after the NFL hired Bob Batterman (pictured) to assist with the ultimately meticulous lockout planning. In the initial report regarding the NFL’s retention of Batterman from SportsBusiness Journal, Liz Mullen and Daniel Kaplan pointed out that Batterman “has been representing the other three major American sports leagues in labor relations for years.”