clearwater cadet Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Per usa today, buffalo bills named gregg brandon vice president and general counsel. Russ' s brother? Any football experience or just a family thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Beware of Firsty Firsty's. They're sketchy people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Here: http://www.xosdigital.com/Overview/Leadership/GreggGBrandon.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Nepotism at its finest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Nepotism at its finest! That's what I thought when I read his bio--absolutely zero relevant experience..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's what I thought when I read his bio--absolutely zero relevant experience..... Is there any proof that he was even hired by the Bills? No search reveals anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpcolosi Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Guys, not sure if many of you can read, but his actual role with the Bills has nothing to do with football. So no, it doesn't matter if he has a sports background. But that said, he did major in sports management, so yes, he did do something with professional franchises in his career. his position is a business position and being a lawyer he's likely someone that will handle internal legal affairs for the company. The Bills aren't simply a 'team' they are a company that is worth $800million. And every $800million has general counsels (or lawyers) on retainer. Relax, put down the pitchforks. his experiences is more than satisfactory for what he'll be doing for the Bills company, as he has already worked with other multi-million dollar companies. And if nepotism was the reason, why didn't Russ bring him in years ago when Russ was CEO? C'mon kids, grow up ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearwater cadet Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Is there any proof that he was even hired by the Bills? No search reveals anything. Yes usa today sports section transactions buffalo bills. I don't can either way. But I just thinks it a little funny that russ hires his brother as a vp and doesn't send us a text. They seem to text us about everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) Yes usa today sports section transactions buffalo bills. I don't can either way. But I just thinks it a little funny that russ hires his brother as a vp and doesn't send us a text. They seem to text us about everything else. Is it confirmed they are related though? Edited August 23, 2013 by Bangarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Guys, not sure if many of you can read, but his actual role with the Bills has nothing to do with football. So no, it doesn't matter if he has a sports background. But that said, he did major in sports management, so yes, he did do something with professional franchises in his career. his position is a business position and being a lawyer he's likely someone that will handle internal legal affairs for the company. The Bills aren't simply a 'team' they are a company that is worth $800million. And every $800million has general counsels (or lawyers) on retainer. Relax, put down the pitchforks. his experiences is more than satisfactory for what he'll be doing for the Bills company, as he has already worked with other multi-million dollar companies. And if nepotism was the reason, why didn't Russ bring him in years ago when Russ was CEO? C'mon kids, grow up ... plus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's what I thought when I read his bio--absolutely zero relevant experience..... Except for the fact that he's vice president and general counsel of a company, which would seem relevant for a vice president and general counsel job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) Guys, not sure if many of you can read, but his actual role with the Bills has nothing to do with football. So no, it doesn't matter if he has a sports background. But that said, he did major in sports management, so yes, he did do something with professional franchises in his career. his position is a business position and being a lawyer he's likely someone that will handle internal legal affairs for the company. The Bills aren't simply a 'team' they are a company that is worth $800million. And every $800million has general counsels (or lawyers) on retainer. Relax, put down the pitchforks. his experiences is more than satisfactory for what he'll be doing for the Bills company, as he has already worked with other multi-million dollar companies. And if nepotism was the reason, why didn't Russ bring him in years ago when Russ was CEO? C'mon kids, grow up ... Maybe because he now has total control of the organization? Gregg Brandon is an IP (intellectual property) attorney as per his bio. Unless the Bills plan on suing folks for trademark infringement or their business mainly consists of IP licensing deals, he has little to no relevant experience to be the Bills' general counsel (his new position). I'd expect such a position to be held by an attorney with labor law, commercial/contract law and perhaps litigation management experience. He has none of the above. Pretty easy to see why he was hired, however. Here's a good article on the phenomenon: http://dealbook.nyti...-scandal/?_r=1 Like many articles these days, the comments are better than the article. A defense of nepotism by Andrew Ross Sorkin (some may know him from CNBC) is hardly surprising, however, considering that his father is a partner at one of NYC's most profitable firms and has probably earned an average of $2-3m a year for the last 30 years, putting him squarely in the top 1/10th of 1% in the parlance of the day. Funny, too, that dad's page on said law firm's website lists the NY Times (where sonny works) antitrust case as one of his biggest cases. Also funny that ARS's mother-in-law is an editor at a major women's magazine, while her daughter (ARS's wife) is a literary agent. See how all this works? I learned all of this from a 3 minute set of Google searches. Ain't technology amazing..... Except for the fact that he's vice president and general counsel of a company, which would seem relevant for a vice president and general counsel job... I'm the general counsel and SVP of a subsidiary of a large company, yet based on my experience I'd in no way be qualified to be the Bills' general counsel. Not how the law works. There are practice specialties that one works for years in before being able to actually "do" anything, particularly of that size. I wish him well and luck, since he's part of our team, but believe me, there are many other people who are better qualified for that position.... Edited August 23, 2013 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Guys, not sure if many of you can read, but his actual role with the Bills has nothing to do with football. So no, it doesn't matter if he has a sports background. But that said, he did major in sports management, so yes, he did do something with professional franchises in his career. his position is a business position and being a lawyer he's likely someone that will handle internal legal affairs for the company. The Bills aren't simply a 'team' they are a company that is worth $800million. And every $800million has general counsels (or lawyers) on retainer. Relax, put down the pitchforks. his experiences is more than satisfactory for what he'll be doing for the Bills company, as he has already worked with other multi-million dollar companies. And if nepotism was the reason, why didn't Russ bring him in years ago when Russ was CEO? C'mon kids, grow up ... Thanks mom, Russ & Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Is there any confirmation that they are related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Is there any confirmation that they are related? Yes--they're brothers. Here's the Buffalo News article on it--it's towards the bottom: http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/bills-notebook-marrone-expects-byrd-to-make-smooth-transition-20130821 I take part of what I said above back--looks like his current company handles sports teams' websites, so if the Bills are having legal problems with their website, he's their man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eme123 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Yes usa today sports section transactions buffalo bills. I don't can either way. But I just thinks it a little funny that russ hires his brother as a vp and doesn't send us a text. They seem to text us about everything else. In the corporate world everyone is a VP. The guy probably takes out the garbage or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Guys, not sure if many of you can read, but his actual role with the Bills has nothing to do with football. So no, it doesn't matter if he has a sports background. But that said, he did major in sports management, so yes, he did do something with professional franchises in his career. his position is a business position and being a lawyer he's likely someone that will handle internal legal affairs for the company. The Bills aren't simply a 'team' they are a company that is worth $800million. And every $800million has general counsels (or lawyers) on retainer. Relax, put down the pitchforks. his experiences is more than satisfactory for what he'll be doing for the Bills company, as he has already worked with other multi-million dollar companies. And if nepotism was the reason, why didn't Russ bring him in years ago when Russ was CEO? C'mon kids, grow up ... I usually ignore posts like this but this time I'm saying something. I really hate post like this. Why can't you just give your opinion and save all the "not sure if any of you can read" BS? There were 5 comments prior to your post and you start saying things about "putting down the pitchforks". Then after your ridiculous lecture you're going to say C'mon kids, grow up. You actually had some very good points in your post and could have actually been taken seriously. Totally uncalled for and frankly boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphOP83 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Do some research on his former company (XOS digital)... They are on the cutting edge of all kinds of sports technology.... Russ had the power to hire years ago.... Say hello to the head of our new technology and analytics dept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Do some research on his former company (XOS digital)... They are on the cutting edge of all kinds of sports technology.... Russ had the power to hire years ago.... Say hello to the head of our new technology and analytics dept What else can you tell us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's what I thought when I read his bio--absolutely zero relevant experience..... got to learn the ropes somewhere, as long as we win it wont matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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