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Matt McMahon

Shipman & Wright Sports

S&W Sports

S&W Sports

Trust

Integrity, Experience & Personal Attention

Contract & Business Negotiations

The Agency

Tax & Financial Planning

  • Attorneys with more than 100 years of experience
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • "Super Lawyer"
  • North Carolina's Leaders in the Law
  • Board certified specialists

NFL/NBA/Lacrosse agents

  • Negotiated billions of dollars in contracts in and out of sports
  • Small Sports Client to Agent Ratio
  • "Plan B" - connections to hundreds of business opportunities outside of lacrosse
  • PROTECTION

Marketing & Branding

Complex Litigation

Nationwide Reputation

We've been trusted to represent clients from all walks of life, including:

  • athletes
  • entertainers
  • coaches
  • hundreds of successful businesses

Having negotiated billions of dollars in contracts - we want to negotiate all of yours - for YOU

The standardized nature of professional sports contracts is no substitute for standardized negotiations

More than 50% of professional athletes are bankrupt within 5 years from the end of their career

That just won't happen - if you let us do our job. Everyone's needs are different - but we take care of YOURS

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU!

We know sports and we understand the synergistic effect of proper marketing and branding

From Mobile marketing, digital technology development, innovation and gaming, strategic alliances and brand marketing, licensing and intellectual property rights, endorsements and multi-cultural marketing, we know how to assemble the wide array of opportunities that are out there for you!

YOU DON'T NEED TO LOOK ANYWHERE - YOU'VE GOT THE BEST

If any aspect of your professional or personal life requires litigation, we're known nationally for what we do and how we do it

Selective Clientele

Personal Attention

  • We're sports agents because we want to - not because we have to
  • Personalized mentoring/player development
  • Coaching connections
  • Individualizing planning, full legal services
  • Advance planning = avoid negative consequences
  • Targeting only the top 10% of players in professional lacrosse
  • WE KNOW SPORTS!
  • We know synergistic effect of proper marketing/branding

Unlike others, our reputation is not for sale

Passion & Integrity

The needs of our clients - not ourselves - is always our top priority

Value

Maximizing Value

  • An average lacrosse career lasts around 6-8 years
  • With the RIGHT MANAGEMENT your endorsement opportunities are limitless

Career Length

Maximizing Opportunities

On-Field Performance

Contract Negotiation

Contract

  • Your next contract should reflect your true value to the organization that you play for. We know how to continue to build your brand and leverage that to additional compensation for your play on the field.

Videos like this expand your brand and make you even more marketable

By the Numbers

New income earning opportunities arising from the sport of professional lacrosse will continue to emerge for the top stars – like you. We’ll help you maximize the opportunities that you already have (camps, existing/new endorsements), but partner you with companies that want to be involved with professional sports generally and professional lacrosse specifically.

Off-Field value Maximization

Off-Field Value

Marketing

  • Being one of the faces of Epoch grants you with opportunities others in the league don't have
  • Obviously when your contract is up you will have options and we want to be there to help!

Marketing

Player Endorsements

  • Paul Rabil is the only player to ever earn seven figures due to ENDORSEMENTS
  • He has deals in place with Red Bull, Warrior and Polk Audio just to name a few

Endorsement Money

You are at the level where you could make just as much if not more!

Our Thought Process

  • Nationwide is a global brand that is highly involved in sports, such as the NFL, Columbus Blue Jackets and USA Lacrosse

Potential Target Companies

  • 67% of StateFarm sponsorship fund goes to promoting athletes like CP3 and Aaron Rodgers
  • MetLife used 20% of their sponsorship fund on athletics, the lowest of its competitors, there is an obvious need here for a name brand athlete like you

Potential Target Companies

These are some sponsors of the PLL and US Lacrosse that we are sure would love to enter a deeper partnership with you

Financial Advisor/Insurance

  • Essential to engage in an independent financial advisor early in your career to maximize the value of your assets

  • We will help vet potential financial advisors on your behalf

Financial Advisor / Insurance

PLL Benefits

PLL Benefits

  • Full health coverage
  • Equity stake in team
  • OPPORTUNITY to make it full time job

Second Career Planning

Second career opportunities we have assisted our clients with

  • Coaching
  • Broadcasting
  • Franchises
  • Entrepreneurship

Second Career Planning

  • Being both a Penn graduate and already have been on Wall Street it is obvious finding a career for you after lacrosse won't be an issue
  • With the number of CEO's and Executives on Wall Street with a lacrosse background that will make the transition even easier

Legal Assistance

Real estate buys

Contract Negotiation

Arbitration

Legal Assistance

"Family law" disputes

Traffic Tickets

Will / Trusts

Charitable Foundation

Landlord dispute

Company Formation

Banking and Financing

Community Involvement

  • Hospital Visits
  • Lacrosse Camps
  • FCA Appearances
  • Charitable Endeavors

Community Outreach

Contact Info

Gary Shipman

910-538-2404

Contact Info

Shakeel Rashad

904-955-7869

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