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.
Happy Halloween. I still need to find a good costume; you are never too old to dress up! Another week of traveling, and it should remain that way until the end of the year. However, I am not complaining. Staying busy and having fun works for me. In only about four months time, Heitner Legal […]
This weekly wrap-up is coming to you from Keswick Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the terrain is beautiful and the golf is a blast. The food is not bad either. Between the PGA National in West Palm Beach and Keswick Hall in Charlottesville and four days of golf in the past week, I am pretty […]
The following is a guest contribution from Andrew Harmes, a JD candidate of the Class of 2016 at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League, is facing legal scrutiny as the subject of an unprecedented class action lawsuit alleging that the organization and its […]
Well I officially dismiss football from everything in my life. The Florida Gators and Miami Dolphins proved their inability to win when it matters and choked in the final seconds of their respective games. What is the cure? Hopefully a weekend of golfing will help. This week on FORBES: (1) Sports-Specific Crowdfunding Concept Created For Athletes […]
Hello from sunny Gainesville, Florida. I promise myself that I will take at least one trip to my alma mater (undergrad and law) per year. This weekend is it. The Florida Gators take on LSU Saturday night, which I predict will be a low scoring, defensive match-up. Hopefully my Gators come away with a victory. […]
Will Turner, PhD, who has been a football journalist and broadcaster in the UK for the past 20 years. He specializes in the corporate, marketing and communication aspects of British football. The imposition of financial fair play (FFP) throughout European football is proving to be a provocative affair. FFP has already seen significant sanctions handed […]
Rosh Hashanah behind us and we get to look forward to Yom Kippur starting tonight (oh joy!). To those of you observing, I wish you an easy fast. Looks like the NFL Draft is moving to Chicago in 2015. It’s been a busy first three months for South Florida-based HEITNER LEGAL, and the work is […]
The following is a guest contribution from Andrew Harmes, a JD candidate of the Class of 2016 at Osgoode Hall Law School. With the attention of the golf world focused on the 40th playing of the Ryder Cup – golf’s biennial team competition that pitted the United States against Europe – much of the coverage leading […]
The following op-ed was submitted by sports agent Eugene T. Lee. Mr. Lee is President/CEO – ETL Associates, Inc. and may found on Twitter – @EugeneTLee. A high-profile sports figure’s fall from grace is nothing new in our society. Iconic athletes such as Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong and Michael Vick have all experienced precipitous falls from the very […]
The following is a guest contribution from Andrew Harmes, a JD candidate of the Class of 2016 at Osgoode Hall Law School. Jack Johnson, an assistant captain with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, is suing his business manager and real estate broker for allegedly orchestrating a lending arrangement where Johnson’s $30.5 million player contract was […]