This was written today as part of Darren Rovell’s post on his ESPN Sports Business blog: IMG announced on Tuesday that it received a temporary restraining order against former employee Bill Henkel. The company says Henkel violated his employment contract by soliciting clients to leave the agency to come with his new sports marketing business. […]
Author: 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.
Agent Spotlight: David Dunn
So the Sports Law Blog that I am fond of, is finally taking some notice to the Sports Agent business. This post by the Sports Law site, references a Sports Business Journal article (I do not have access to it…anybody want to buy me a subscription?…please…), which speaks about David Dunn’s past, present, and possible […]
A quick look at our recent hits chart shows a heavy increase in the daily exposure of this site. A lot of the new traffic is coming from referrals on search engines to the search query of “Mark Stevens.” Back on January 3rd, I decided to take a look at Basketball Agent Mark Stevens and […]
Representation of “Cyber Athletes”?
On Sunday, 60 minutes ran a story on Johnathan Wendel, who they proclaim is the best video gamer in the world. He makes his living playing video games, has been a pro for 6 years, and has won over $300,000 from tournaments alone. But how is this a sport and where is the money to […]
I happened to stumble across a superb article over at CFO Magazine. Many prominent Sports Agents took part in making 4-page piece possible. It is from the current, January 2006 Issue, and is definitely worth taking a look at. (btw: Anna’s picture was not only placed on this thread for eye-candy…but also because her contract […]
The sport that I am most interested in is baseball, but I do love all sports (except for hockey…which is more like a bloodbath with a puck that shuffles around on ice…I kid). Anyway, I figure that I will tackle the important aspects of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) today and leave the […]
Comments option should be fixed
Thank you to our readers who pointed out that our comments option was acting up. Recently, you were not able to see who had posted a comment on each thread. That problem should be fixed for all future posts. If by chance you notice that there is a problem, please do not hesitate to e-mail […]
Mel Kiper’s current prediction on how the draft will turn out (* means underclassman): 1. Houston — *Reggie Bush, RB, USC 2. New Orleans — Matt Leinart, QB, Southern California 3. Tennessee — *Vince Young, QB, Texas 4. New York Jets — D’Brickashaw Ferguson, OT, Virginia 5. Green Bay — *Mario Williams, DE, NC State […]
While there definitely are many Law Schools in America that allow you to specialize in Sports Law during your 3rd year of Law School, throughout my life, I have heard of three Law Schools that have exceptional Sports Law programs. Those schools are Tulane, Marquette, and Duke. Tulane’s “Sports Lawyers Journal” is known throughout the […]
The Sports Lawyers Association
The Sports Lawyers Association is a website for “practicing lawyers, law educators, law students, and other professionals with an interest in law relating to professional and amateur sports.” It is a nonprofit organization headed by Kenneth Shropshire, author of The Business of Sports Agents, a book that I feel is a must for any future […]