The Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association is seeking authors for an upcoming book focusing on issues and topics in Sports Law. Individual chapters within the book will focus on the following subjects: NCAA and college/university athletic rules Arena football Right of publicity and privacy of athletes Doping…
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Jun
13
Authors Wanted For Upcoming Sports Law Book
May
19
United Football League, Canadian Football League, or Arena Football League
The following is a guest contribution from Martin Fischman, Dynasty’s Football Division Director. As a football agent, you have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of your clients. But what happens when a player is either released from an NFL team with no other teams willing to sign the player, or the…
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Mar
31
Some UFL Open Tryouts
There are more agents than there are players in the NFL. New entrants into the industry are lucky to represent a player with a chance of being selected between rounds 5-7. Many agents will represent players hoping that they will be signed as free-agents after the draft and get a chance to make it to…
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Feb
19
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (2/19/2010)
I am down in South Florida yet again (it seems to be a rather normal occurrence in my final semester of law school. Tomorrow, I will be speaking at the 3rd Annual Nova Southeastern University Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium. The panel runs from 2:20 p.m.-3:10 p.m. and its focus is on Athletes Overcoming Their Indiscretions. I’ll…
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Jul
01
Arena Football Lingering
The AFL2, which is a peg below the Arena Football League (AFL), has been playing out its 2009 season while the AFL scrapped its season due to financial issues. Just last week, the AFL2 had a big announcement that its championship game will be held at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena. The AFL2 is busy…
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May
11
Who’s Paying the Tab?
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal announced that they would expand their sports section from its once-a-week appearance to an everyday section, and I’ve been following the online version since. Last week I came across a very interesting article by Allen Barra, and I wanted to explore the possibilities of an idea he proposed. …
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Apr
10
The AFL’s Future: Sink Plunging Or Swim-Moves?
In December 2008, the Arena Football League canceled its 2009 AFL season with the intention of reviving the league for the start of a 2010 season. Since then, Commissioner Ed Policy relinquished his position, but stated that the position of Commissioner will be abolished as a whole in favor of appointing a new person in…
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Dec
19
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
My first semester 2nd year law school finals are OVER! Let me give future law students a recommendation: Even if you really like three particular classes, do not take all of them in the same semester if it means that your Final Exams for those classes will be scheduled back-to-back-to-back. Especially on the three last…
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Dec
11
Looking Like A Moratorium On The AFL
Maybe we don’t have to wait until Friday, December 19, after all. All signs point to the 2009 AFL season being cancelled with the hope that it is back up and running in 2010. This comes after the players’ union agreed to cut the salary cap from $2 million to $1.4 million with the hope…
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