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RRA’s Involvement In A Football Agency

Rothstein, Rosenfeld, & Adler (RRA)  is quickly gaining popularity for charges of money laundering and racketeering.  Bob Norman has the byline on a piece titled, Rothstein Dreamed of Sports Empire.  That article details Scott Rothstein’s extreme desire to be a king in the business of sports.  Whether it be donations or paid advertisements, Rothstein made sure that RRA was plastered on as many places as possible within the sports world, particularly in the South Florida market.

What we know is that Rothstein had a vested interest in RRA Goal Line Management, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida based football agency.  While RRA Goal Line Management is a target for seizure, Brian Levy, who used to work with Rothstein, has kept his company afloat by renaming it Goal Line Football Management, LLC (http://www.goallinefootball.com/).  It also has a new office address in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida.

I have no reason to believe that the new Goal Line Football Management is not under good hands.  Unfortunately, that may not be enough to keep the company away from RRA’s pending issues.  This is how Bob Norman closed his article on the matter,

The question for the bankruptcy trustee may be how to distinguish Goal Line from RRA Goal Line. Obviously, Levy’s business had value and clients prior to Rothstein buying into it, but how much of the business came from Rothstein cash?

“Of all of Rothstein’s assets, this is one that they could open the books and say, ‘We found money,'” said the source. “They have clients; they just didn’t take over the market. They failed because Scott bought it just last year. He only got one season. If Scott would have continued what he was doing, God knows how big he would have gotten. He had unlimited funds.”

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.

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