Taxation & Estate Planning

Scott Boras and Ethics in Negotiation

By Joel A. Schoenmeyer

As regular readers know, I'm a huge baseball fan (go White Sox!). I even enjoy reading about "behind the scenes" stuff, like player negotiations, roster construction, free agency, etc. (I sometimes think I enjoy the hot stove league more than I enjoy the regular one.)

One person at the epicenter of the business side of baseball is Scott Boras, an agent who represents many of baseball's best players. Lots of fans hate Mr. Boras, for reasons that have always seemed very strange to me. That being said, I have occasionally been bothered by some of his behavior for reasons I couldn't articulate. Until now. This article by Jack Marshall does a great job of explaining the huge conflicts of interest that Mr. Boras, or any successful lawyer/agent, encounters in representing his clients.

Full post as published by Death and Taxes Blog on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).