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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/19/2013)

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has left agent Donald Dell and signed with BDA Sports. Photo Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has left agent Donald Dell and signed with BDA Sports. Photo Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Marathon bombing was shocking, disappointing and sad.  My thoughts and prayers are with the families of anyone who was killed or injured in the attack.  There have been excellent columns written about the atrocities, and I implore you to scour the web to read some of them.  Shifting gears.  A couple of nights ago I moderated a “Baseball and the Law” panel at Penn State Law school.  It was a fantastic event and I thank the law school for inviting me to participate.  This week on Forbes: (1) Jay-Z’s Partnership With CAA And Recruitment Of Victor Cruz Has Agents Crying Foul; (2) Ultra Music Festival: Smashing Records And Global Expansion; (3) CAA And Lagardère Eyeing Sports Expansion With IMG Worldwide On The Market; (4) Adam Scott’s Masters Tournament Win Will Bring Back Belly Putter Debate; (5) IMG Worldwide Purchases Golf Management Company As Talks Of Sale Continue; (6) Myck Kabongo’s Choice Of Basketball Agent Should Be Of No Surprise; and (7) San Francisco Giants Lead All MLB Teams In Fan Engagement.  And as always, the weekly 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.