Sports Law

3 credits · Law School

This course provides an overview of how contracts, torts, intellectual property, labor, antitrust, and other aspects of law shape and regulate professional, international, and amateur sports. This course will explore case studies from the major sports leagues in the United States, professional soccer (in the United States and abroad), Formula 1, PGA/LIV, and other sport entities. Students will identify and analyze legal concepts common in the day-to-day management of a sports organization, including contract negotiation and interpretation, risk mitigation, and dispute resolution. In addition, the course will explore the roles and interaction of sports governing bodies, commissioners, unions, and agents. Students will complete the course with a thorough understanding of the history and relationship between antitrust and labor law in sports, including how the two bodies of law impact league rules, governance, and collective bargaining. [3]