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.
The following article is a guest contribution from Alan Wilmot, a law clerk at Wolfe Law Miami and 2L at the University of Miami School of Law. Leigh Steinberg’s “The Agent: My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game” is much more than a book about being a sports agent; it is a book about […]
Heading to sunny and warm New York next Wednesday. I will be there through Monday, checking out many Super Bowl-related events and hopefully seeing many of you Sports Agent Blog readers in the streets. This week on FORBES: (1) As Super Bowl Approaches, Adept NFL Retailers Are Saying So Long To ‘Shrink It And Pink It’; (2) No […]
Thanks to reader Franco for the info found below. 1. Philadelphia Union, Andre Blake (GK), University of Connecticut – Agent: Wasserman Media Group 2. DC United, Steve Birnbaum (DF), California – Agent: Unknown 3. Vancouver Whitecaps, Christian Dean (DF), California – Agent: James Grant Sports 4. New England Revolution, Steve Neumann (FW), Georgetown – Agent: Wasserman Media Group […]
This guest post is written by Jason A. Davis, Esq. a Seattle attorney and sports fan. Mr. Davis has previously contributed to the Sports Agent Blog. Follow him at @JasonDavisEsq1. The rising star and quarterback of the now Super Bowl bound Seattle Seahawks is known to ask the simple question, “Why not us?” And why […]
What: Duke Sports and Entertainment Law Society’s Fourth Annual Symposium When: Friday, February 7, 2014 Schedule 8:30 – 9:00 Registration Breakfast 9:00 – 9:05 Welcome Remarks 9:05 – 9:50 The Film Industry in the South Rep. Paul Luebke (N.C. State Rep., Durham County) C. Anthony Mulrain (Gordon & Reese, Atlanta) Thomas Varnum (Brooks Pierce, Wilmington) Alonzo […]
My niece is getting Bat Mitzvahed this Sunday, which means it is time to celebrate (and start realizing that I am not as young as I think). Greg Oden is back on the basketball court and playing for the Miami Heat. Can’t say that is a statement I thought I would be making a […]
Athletes First is arguably the early leader in the clubhouse during the player-agent signing phase, having signed a number of former student-athletes, including a recent trio of players from the University of Southern California. NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor, Andrew Kessler, will represent wide receiver Marqise Lee (pictured above), tight end Xavier Grimble and defensive back Dion […]
Less than a month until my birthday. I have a lot of goals to accomplish before next year’s birthday, so the clock is officially ticking. Starting to figure out all my plans for Super Bowl week — I will be up in New York from Wednesday, January 29 through Monday, February 3. Feel free to […]
The following guest post is by Travis Bell, an NBPA and CFLPA certified Contract Advisor and owner of The Seven Bridges Group based in Newport Beach, CA. As you know, breaking into this business is hard; with the regulations in each state, the steep certification requirements in the NFL and NBA not to mention MLB, […]
And so a new year begins. This website has now eclipsed 8 years of existence and is as strong as ever as it begins to pump out content in 2014. NFL Draft signings keep pouring in, and we thank all agents who have steadily been informing Sports Agent Blog of the players who have executed Standard […]