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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/3/2011)

It was not easy for me to write and publish “My Jerry Maguire-esque Moment?“, but it felt damn good and I am so very appreciative of the comments on the post, the emails I have received, and the tweets sent in my direction in response.   All of your support means a lot to me.  I hope that I live up to all of your expectations.  At the end of next week, I will be in New Orleans serving as an arbitrator at The 5th Annual National Baseball Arbitration Competition.  Professor Gabe Feldman and his students put on a tremendous event, and I am always honored when I receive the invitation to participate.  My birthday is next Thursday.  Turning 27-years-young.  Here are some stories I missed over the past week:

Baseball

Football

Hockey

Sports Law

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 (2/3/2011)”

You may not a be “sports agent” any more but it appears you are more professional than ever.  I saw this a while back when you participated in a local sports law symposium in the New York area.   I hope that as an attorney, as opposed to a “sports agent” you advocate even more zealously on behalf of the student athlete.  NLI, NCAA, etc are strangleholds on the student athlete.  You obviously are accutely aware of this and now you are in a position to argue and defend the student athlete position more than ever.  You do this thorugh your blog.  (I am a subsriber)   You should take it to the next level.  Lobbying on behalf of the student athlete, as well as representing, on an individual basis, the rights of student athletes.  You are surely an example of an individual who is in this industry not for the money but for the principles of constitutional protection of student athletes (why should they be the “exception” to constitutional safeguards afforded to the rest of society).  Good luck and I look forward to seeing your lobbying activities at the state and federal level.

Chris  (christopher.mcdonnell@csi.cuny.edu

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