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

Post author By Darren Heitner
Post date March 2, 2012

This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from Chicago, Illinois (specifically the DePaul Sports Law Symposium), where I will be speaking on specifically on Grants-in-aid & IRS tax code implications for the NCAA. This is a new subject for me, but one that I certainly enjoyed researching. DePaul has offered to take my speech and turn it into a manuscript that will be published in its Sports Law Journal. How about the Orthodox Jewish day school that can’t play in the Texas basketball state semifinals? The school’s appeal to change the game to a date and time that doesn’t fall on Shabbat was rejected. I don’t think that would fly in South Florida. And it won’t fly in Texas, either. The school has been granted a restraining order. Here are some stories I missed over the past week:

Baseball

Desire to control rising bonuses for international players [Selig Calls International Draft ‘Inevitable’].
Yet he negotiated his own contract in 2003 [Apparently, Gary Sheffield is an agent].
Great article on a couple of baseball players navigating the NCAA’s transfer system [Tale of two O’Briens].

College Sports

A deeper look into some NCAA transfer rules [I’m Begging You for Mercy].

Basketball

Ten days to make an impression [A Call-Up’s Tiny Window to Impress].

Football

I’m leaning towards attending this Pro Day on March 8 [Miami Hurricanes’ early draft entrants could hit stumbling blocks].
Mario Williams would has a rather large Franchise Tag number [Tag Time]

Tags Baseball, franchise tag, gary sheffield, Mario Williams, miami hurricanes, mlb, nba, NCAA

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.