Marc Edelman
Posts by Marc Edelman
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Sports
Sports and the Law: Steroids, and Spygate, and Churchgate, Oh My!
For most of the past century, Congress has failed to adequately regulate professional sports. For example, when Major League Baseball (“MLB”) actively monopolized, Congress did nothing (1914-1998). When the National Football League (“NFL”) sought to merge with its main competitor (the American Football League), Congress granted the NFL a special antitrust exemption to do so […] -
Sports
Sports and the Law: Could Yahoo Sale Kill Free Fantasy Sports?
Reading documents as part of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Second Request Process is often as boring as watching paint dry while listening to the soundtrack from Waterworld: the Musical. However, for junior associates tasked with reviewing HSR documents, there may finally be a Second Request worthy of a second chance—one involving fantasy sports. On Friday, February 1, […] - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report. -
Running, Sports
Sports and the Law: Oscar Pistorius's Claim has Strong Legs to Stand on
[Ed. note: This is the second column by ATL’s new sports columnist, Marc Edelman. You can read more about Marc, and check last week’s inaugural column (in case you missed it), by clicking here.] Twenty-one year old South African runner Oscar Pistorius had his heart set on running the 400-meter event at the 2008 Summer […]
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Admin, Announcements, Baseball, Sports
Sports and the Law: Meet Marc Edelman(and John Montgomery Ward)
[Ed. note: As you may recall, last month we solicited applications for the position of ATL’s sports columnist. We thank the many fine applicants who threw their hats into the ring. Today we’re pleased to introduce you to this site’s new sportswriter: Marc Edelman, a sports lawyer and law professor. You can reach him directly […]
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