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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/15/2013)

San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson waves to the crowd while riding in a cable car during the World Series victory parade at Market Street. Credit: Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE
San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson waves to the crowd while riding in a cable car during the World Series victory parade at Market Street. Credit: Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE

I hope everybody had a lovely Valentine’s Day.  I am looking forward to head up to New York next week to speak at the 4th Annual New York Law School Sports Law Symposium.  Slight change: I will be speaking on the Concussion Litigation panel as opposed to the Negotiating Media Rights Acquisitions Panel.  I will still be sitting on the Breaking Into The Sports Industry Panel, as well.  Heavy dose of football links in this week’s wrap-up.  Before we get to that, on Forbes.com this week, I wrote: (1) Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Offers Big Bumps To Featured Brands; (2) Sochi Winter Olympics: The State Of The USOC One Year From 2014 Games; (3) LeBron James Reminds The World That He Is Not Michael Jordan; and (4) Is It the NHL’s Turn to Make Drastic Rule Changes to Thwart Brain Injuries?  And now, the wrap-up:

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By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.