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2012 Bloomberg Sports Business Summit Will Look At The Money Behind The Game

What: Bloomberg Sports Business Summit

When: September 6, 2012

Where: Bryant Park Grill (25 West 40th Street, New York)

On behalf of Bloomberg, Sports Agent Blog is pleased to share an invitation for you to attend the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit on September 6, 2012 in New York at a special discounted rate.

The Bloomberg Sports Business Summit brings together team owners, players, agents and the bankers who drive the business of sports. The program will cover stadium finance, broadcast rights, league strategy, and issues that owners and commissioners are dealing with everyday. From salary caps, to ticket pricing, to lockouts, to endorsement deals, the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit will look at the money behind the game.

Speakers include:

  • David Stern, Commissioner of the NBA
  • Gary Bettman, Commissioner of the NHL
  • Brian France, Chairman and CEO of NASCAR
  • Ted Leonsis, Founder, Chairman, Majority Owner and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
  • Joshua Harris, Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder, Apollo Global Management LLC; Co-Owner, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Randy L. Levine, Senior Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; President, New York Yankees
  • Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBC Sports Group
  • Peter Cohen, Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Media, Blackstone Advisory Partners
  • Stan Kasten, President and CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Gregory Carey, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
  • Jed York, Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco 49ers
  • Joe Lacob, Investment Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Managing Partner and CEO, Golden State Warriors
  • Bob Dupuy, Senior Adviser, Evolution Media Capital (EMC); Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • And others.

The event website can be found at http://www.bloomberglink.com/sports.

SAB members are eligible to attend at the discounted rate of $825 (reg. Rate $1,650). If two or more people register at the same time, the rate is reduced by an additional $100 per person. To RSVP, you can:

  1. Visit www.bloomberglink.com/sports and enter the code BBSAB when clicking on the RSVP button; or
  2. Contact Ryan Gavaghan at rgavaghan@bloomberg.net  or +1-212-617-6913.

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.