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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Happy July 4th.  The rain is starting (how surprising..) just in time to ruin any kind of fireworks display in South Florida.  Every year, on this date, I think about all of the things I am thankful for: my family, my health, and my friends, to name a few.  I am additionally thankful for all of the support that I have received over the 2+ years that this blog has been in existence and the 1+ year that Dynasty has been in operation.  The icing on the cake this week was the signing of Robert Lara.  I cannot begin to explain how excited I am about the opportunity to represent not only a player that went to my high school, but a top notch catcher in a solid organization (San Diego Padres).  Remember all those interview appearances on Adam Taxin’s Philadelphia radio show?  Well I am once again a regular on a sports radio channel…this time it’s based in the Chicago region.  All of the latest shows will be linked on the right sidebar.  Check out some links I passed up over this busy week:

Football

Basketball

Baseball

  • BaseballAmerica has quite a depiction of a Scott Boras negotiation [Deal With The Devil].
  • As of July 1st, only 8 of 30 players drafted in the first round of this year’s draft had signed with their respective teams.  The rest have until August 15th to do so [Ask BA].

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.