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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/29/09)

If you are looking for some fun in the sun, now is not the time to travel to Florida.  Over the past week and a half, there has been only one day where the sun peaked its head out of the clouds, and that was only for roughly three hours of that day.  Bad weather means no excuses for getting work done!  I am taking two classes over summer: Business Organizations and Analysis & Drafting Intellectual Property Transactions.  For Business Orgs, I am writing a term paper on a sports agent’s duties to athletes and the statutory regulations thereof.  The MLB Draft is quickly approaching.  Lots of work being done behind the scenes.  Also, we may have some exciting Super Bowl event news to publish in the next month.  Here are some stories I missed over the past week:

Sports Agents

Sports Law

Sports Business

Baseball

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.

2 replies on “Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (5/29/09)”

Darren

With the draft less than two weeks away, are you going to publish your client roster for the draft.
Who will you be adivising through the draft process?
I think it would be interesting to give some insight on how the whole process take place.
JrAgent

I probably will not be publishing the list of players we are advising. It is still not set in stone. In all likelihood, we will pick up at least one more player to advise before the draft. Also, we will receive calls during the draft from players and families looking for help.
Additionally, we need to be very careful to make sure that we do not jeopardize anyone's NCAA eligibility.

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