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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/17/2017)

Here’s a special St. Patrick’s Day, Darren in Las Vegas edition of the weekly wrap-up. I’m in Vegas for what has been an annual tradition for so many years that I have lost count. Sin City is the destination of choice for the first couple rounds of the NCAA Tournament, and there is a lot of basketball watching and perhaps a bit of wagering going on.

This week on Forbes:
(1) DraftKings Raises Another $100 Million Despite Pending Merger;
(2) Basketball Agent Dan Fegan Accused Of Poisoning Employer’s Business;
(3) This Week In Sports Law: Lakers Drama, Redskins Fire Scot McCloughan, NCAA’s $1.4B In Expenses;
(4) Jose Bautista’s Brawl With Rougned Odor Leads To Litigation

And as always, the weekly wrap-up:

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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.