Sports and Entertainment Law
By Michael Umberger
Updated March 2024
Books
Marc Edelman & Geoffrey Rapp, Careers in Sports Law (2014).
A thorough examination of careers in sports law with advice on how to secure such positions.
KF299 .S66 E34 2014 (Office of Career Services)
Darren A. Heitner, How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know (3rd ed. 2022).
Written by an experienced attorney and sports agent, this book describes the skills necessary to thrive as a sports lawyer with anecdotes from real-life case studies and experiences.
KF299 .S66 H45 2022 (Office of Career Services)
William D. Henslee, Entertainment Careers for Lawyers (3rd ed. 2014).
This realistic guide for law students dispels some of the myths surrounding the perceived glamour of entertainment law, which can be a competitive and challenging career path.
KF299 .E57 H46 2014 (Office of Career Services)
ARTICLES
Jonathan J. Amoona, Top Pick: Why A Licensed Attorney Acting as a Sports Agent Is a "Can't Miss" Prospect, 21 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 599 (2008).
Sherman J. Clark, Why Sports Law?, 28 Stan. L. & Pol'y Rev. 151 (2018).
Jeremy M. Evans, Lawyers, Agents, and the Blurred Lines Regulating Talent Representation, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Winter 2018, at 27.
Melody Finnemore, The Sporting World: Broad Range of Legal Issues, Practice Areas Ignite Interest in Sports Law, Oregon State Bar Bulletin, Oct. 2010.
Lauren Nevidomsky, A Law Student's Perspective - The Inside Scoop from Inside Sports: The Business of Being Team Counsel, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Winter 2015, at 45.
Steven T. Taylor, Mega-Deals, Media Rights, Replacement Refs, and Penn State Fuel Practice Area, Of Counsel, Nov. 2012, at 1.
Michael J. Weiss, How Can a Lawyer Become a Producer?, Los Angeles Lawyer, May 2010, at 48.
SELECTED PERIODICALS
Entertainment and Sports Lawyer (1982 - present)
Westlaw | HeinOnline
Sports Lawyers Journal (1994 - present)
Westlaw | HeinOnline
Organizations & Websites
ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/entertainment_sports/
Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel
270 Coral Circle
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310)432-0550
info@theamec.org
Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 351120
Los Angeles, CA 90035
info@besla.org
http://www.besla.org
International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
London, UK
http://www.iael.org
Sports Law Research Website (Marquette University Law School)
Sports Lawyers Association (SLA)
11130 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 350
Reston, VA 20191
sla@sportslaw.org
http://www.sportslaw.org
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