This course provides an in-depth examination of the legal and commercial issues that shape sports-related transactions. Students will study the “anatomy” of sports business transactions and contracts, including common, fundamental standard (“boilerplate”) contract clauses and special clauses. Students will also learn to analyze, negotiate, and draft agreements used throughout the sports industry, including venue and event agreements, stadium leases, naming rights agreements, sponsorship agreements, media rights agreements, concessionaire agreements, health and medical provider agreements, service provider agreements, athlete representation agreements, NDAs, and releases. The course emphasizes practical skills, risk assessment and allocation, contract structure, and industry norms, as well as discuss the use of AI in today’s world. The course will also review litigation concerns and best practices considerations.
Taught by adjunct professor Tim Ramsberger, https://internationalsportsconvention.com/speakers/tim-ramsberger/