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Great New Article on Morals Clauses

By Rick Karcher, Michael McCann, Geoffrey Rapp, Greg Skidmore, and Howard Wasserman

I've always found morals clauses in player and endorsement contracts to be interesting. Morals clauses give the employing team/company the right to suspend or terminate a contract with a player who engages in "immoral" conduct. Defining what counts as "immoral" can vary considerably by contract; sometimes a criminal conviction is required, other times just an arrest, and still other times non-criminal, yet embarrassing behavior can count (such as someone getting drunk at a charity function).

Brian Socolow, a partner at Loeb & Loeb in New York City, has a new article out on morals clauses entitled "What Every Player Should Know About Morals Clauses." It's a terrific read -- I recommend checking it out.

Full post as published by Sports Law Blog on September 14, 2008 (boomark / email).