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The National Sports & Entertainment Law Society

From the small northeastern state of Vermont, a couple of law students are determined to start an organization that will unite sports & entertainment law societies in law schools around the country.  Andrew Delaney and Will Rothstein have recently created the National Sports & Entertainment Law Society.  Their stated goal is to create a national network of sports and entertainment law societies.  If you are a current law school student and are interested in sports and/or entertainment law, I suggest you check out the site and reach out to one of the two founders.  My communication thus far has been with Mr. Delaney.  I guarantee he will get back to you about any questions you may have.

Some law schools have extensive sports and entertainment programs.  Marquette, Tulane, and UCLA are institutions that offer a variety of classes in both areas.  Would you be surprised if I told you that University of Florida offers no sports nor entertainment law classes?  Occasionally, UF offers a Sports Law Seminar, capped at fifteen students (real nice when your school has about 1,200 students all interested in the subject).  Oftentimes, the only way for a law student to get involved in entertainment and/or sports law is through a sports & entertainment law society.  If your law school does not have one, the National Sports & Entertainment Law Society would like to help you get one started.  If one already exists, but there is a need to expand its programs and infrastructure, NSELS will lend a hand as well.

I plan to get involved in NSELS, especially after my term as President of the UF Entertainment & Sports Law Society has expired.  Delaney and Rothstein have the guidance of one of the best sports law scholars in the country, Michael McCann, who will be a panelist at the UF Sports Law Symposium on January 23.

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.

2 replies on “The National Sports & Entertainment Law Society”

Thanks for supplying the link-sounds like a great idea. The University of Toledo College of Law will be represented.

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