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How to play the game : what every sports attorney needs to know
- Author
- Heitner, Darren A., author.
- Title
- How to play the game : what every sports attorney needs to know / Darren A. Heitner ; foreward by Leigh Steinberg.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Chicago, Illinois : ABA, Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries, [2014]
- Description
- xvii, 219 pages : forms ; 23 cm
- Other contributors
- American Bar Association. Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, sponsoring body.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Collective bargaining agreements
- Amateurism
- Athlete agents
- Intellectual property matters
- Gambling and gaming
- Ethics
- Drug testing and use
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Antitrust.
- Summary
- "How to Play the Game provides readers with an overview of sports law specifically tailored to practitioners who are looking to add sports law to their practice area and who need a practical, informative--though not encyclopedic--overview of the field to help them get started. It discusses the law that govern the sports industry, from contract drafting and negotiation to antitrust issues, intellectual property matters, and labor law concerns. It also discusses the role of players' associations, the power of sports commissioners, sports betting regulations, and more."
- Subject headings
- Sports lawyers--United States. Practice of law--United States.
- ISBN
- 9781614389163 (pbk.) 1614389160 (pbk.)