How to play the game
Subtitle: what every sports attorney needs to know
By: Darren A. Heitner ; foreward by Leigh Steinberg
Contributors: American Bar Association. Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
Publisher: ABA, Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries; American Bar Association
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781614389163
Subjects: Sports lawyers; Practice of law
Description: "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."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Collective bargaining agreements; title: Amateurism; title: Athlete agents; title: Intellectual property matters; title: Gambling and gaming; title: Ethics; title: Drug testing and use; title: Contract drafting and negotiation; title: Antitrust.