Jeremy Lin Agent Tanner Leaves Law Firm to Start Sports Practice
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Jim Tanner, a partner at Williams & Connolly LLP who represents some of the biggest names in basketball, including point guard Jeremy Lin of the Houston Rockets, is leaving the Washington-based law firm to start a sports and entertainment management business.
Tanner, who turned 45 yesterday, said in a telephone interview that he’s taking all of his clients with him to Arlington, Virginia-based Tandem Sports & Entertainment, which opens for business tomorrow. The company’s name, he said, portrays how his team will operate.