Marc Edelman
Associate Professor of Law

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Education

J.D., University of Michigan Law School (Cum Laude)
M.A. (Sports Management), University of Michigan School of Kinesiology
B.S., The Wharton School: University of Pennsylvania (Magna Cum Laude)

Classes Taught

Antitrust
Contracts I
Contracts II
Property I
Property II
Sports Law
Seminar: Advanced Topics in Sports Antitrust
Seminar: Fantasy Sports & the Law

Bio

Professor Marc Edelman is a member of the faculty at Barry University's Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, where he teaches and writes in the areas of antitrust, contracts, property law and sports law. He is regularly cited by the media about how the Sherman Act applies to professional sports leagues, and his publications have been cited by three Supreme Court briefs in the case American Needle v. National Football League.

A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a cum laude graduate of Michigan Law School, Professor Edelman previously practiced antitrust and sports litigation with the law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP.

Professor Edelman has published 18 full-length law review articles, including articles in the Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, Pace Law Review, Penn State Law Review, Rutgers Law Journal, Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance, and the Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.

During his summers, Professor Edelman teaches Professional Sports and the Law at Fordham Law School. He also serves as a legal consultant on sports and antitrust matters.

Publications and Speeches

Law Review Articles:

Marc Edelman, "A Short Treatise on Fantasy Sports and the Law: How America Regulates Its New National Pastime," 3 Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law __ (forthcoming 2011).

Marc Edelman, "Upon Further Review: Will the NFL’s Trademark Licensing Practices Survive Full Antitrust Scrutiny? The Remand of American Needle v. Nat’l Football League," 16 Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance __ (forthcoming 2011).

Marc Edelman & Joseph A. Wacker, "Collectively Bargained Age/Education Requirements: A Source of Antitrust Risk for Sports Club-Owners or Labor Risk for Players Unions," 114 Penn State Law Review 341 (2011).

Marc Edelman, "Does the NBA Still Have Market Power? Exploring the Antitrust Implications of an Increasingly Global Market for Men’s Basketball Player Labor," 41 Rutgers Law Journal 549 (2010).

Marc Edelman & David Rosenthal, "A Sobering Conflict: A Call for Consistency in the Messages Colleges Send About Alcohol," 20 Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal 1389 (2010).

Marc Edelman, "Are Commissioner Suspensions Really any Different from Illegal Group Boycotts? Analyzing Whether the NFL Personal Conduct Policy Illegally Restrains Trade," 58 Catholic University Law Review 631 (2009).

Marc Edelman & Brian Doyle, "Antitrust and ‘Free Movement’ Risks of Expanding American Professional Sports Leagues into Europe," 29 Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business 403 (2009).

Marc Edelman & Elizabeth Masterson, "Could a New Women’s Professional Soccer League Survive in America? How Returning to the Traditional League Structure Might Save More Than Just a Game," 19 Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law 283 (2009).

Marc Edelman, "Moving Past Collusion in Major League Baseball: Healing Old Wounds and Preventing New Ones," 54 Wayne Law Review 601 (2008).

Marc Edelman, "Sports and the City: How to Curb Sports Teams’ Demands for Free Public Stadiums," 6 Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy 35 (2008) (solicited manuscript).

Marc Edelman & Dr. C. Keith Harrison, "Analyzing the WNBA’s Mandatory Age/Education Policy from a Legal and Ethical Perspective," 3 Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy 1 (2008).

Marc Edelman, "Why the Single Entity Defense Can Never Apply to NFL Clubs: A Primer on Property Rights Theory in Professional Sports," 18 Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal 891 (2008).

Marc Edelman, "How to Prevent High School Hazing: A Legal, Ethical and Social Primer," 81 North Dakota Law Review 309 (2005).

Marc Edelman, "Addressing the High School Hazing Problem: Why Lawmakers Need to Impose a Duty to Act on School Personnel," 25 Pace Law Review 15 (2004).

Marc Edelman, "Do Major League Baseball Clubs Risk Losing Another Collusion Grievance?," 24 Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal 159 (2004).

Marc Edelman, "How to Curb Professional Sports’ Bargaining Power Vis-à-vis the American City," 2 Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 280 (2003).

Marc Edelman, "Can Antitrust Law Save the Minnesota Twins? Why Commissioner Selig’s Contraction Plan Was Never a Sure Deal," 10 Sports Law Journal 45 (2003).

Marc Edelman, note, "Reevaluating Amateurism Standards in Men’s College Basketball," 35 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 861 (2002).

Published Speeches & Bar Journal Articles:

Marc Edelman, "A Different Look at Compliance in Professional Sports: Why the NFL Personal Conduct Policy Might Be More Illegal Than the Very Conduct it Seeks to Regulate," 7 DePaul Journal of Sports Law & Contemporary Problems __ (2011).

Marc Edelman, "The House that Taxpayers Built: Exploring the Rise in Publicly Funded Baseball Stadiums from 1953 through the Present," 16 Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal 257 (2009).

Marc Edelman, "Single-Entity Sports Ruling: ‘Needle’ in a Haystack," New York Law Journal 4, 12 (January 2, 2008).

Lectures & Symposia:

Symposium Moderator: "The Long-Term Effect of Concussions and Potential Legal Liability," New York State Bar Association’s Fifteenth Annual Symposium on Current Legal Issues in Sports Law at Fordham Law School (April 1, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "The Changing Face of Intercollegiate Athletics," Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium (March 25, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "Compliance in the World of Sports," DePaul Law School Sports Law Symposium (March 4, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "Labor Concerns in Sports and Entertainment," Seton Hall Law School Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium (February 15, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "Implications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in American Needle," Villanova Law School Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium (January 29, 2011).

Symposium Panelist: "Current Issues in Sports Law," New York Law School Sports Law Symposium (November 12, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "Antitrust Issues Stemming from the Phoenix Coyotes Bankruptcy Petition," Seton Hall University School of Law Sports & Entertainment Symposium (April 13, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "The Likely Impact on Sports Leagues of American Needle v. Nat’l Football League," New York State Bar Association’s Fourteenth Annual Symposium on Current Legal Issues in Sports Law at Fordham Law School (March 26, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "The Perfect Storm: Collective Bargaining in Major Sports 2011," Widener Law Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium (February 24, 2010).

Keynote Speaker: "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Real and Fantasy Sports," Pace Law School Alternative Dispute Resolution Society Event (February 2, 2010).

Symposium Panelist: "Bargaining Collectively," (Discussing the Baseball, Basketball and Football Collective Bargaining Agreements), University of Florida Sports Law Symposium (January 29, 2010).

Featured Speaker: "Can the NFL Permanently Suspend Michael Vick?," Presentation to the NYU Law School Sports & Entertainment Law Society (April 20, 2009).

Symposium Panelist: "Gambling in Sports: The Final Line between Fantasy Sports and Illegal Activity," New York State Bar Association’s Thirteenth Annual Symposium on Current Legal Issues in Sports Law at Fordham Law School (April 17, 2009).

Symposium Panelist: "The Problem with Age Limits in Professional Sports Leagues," New York Law School Media, Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium (March 25, 2009).

Symposium Panelist: "The Ethics of Building New Sports Stadiums during the Recession," Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium (March 13, 2009).

Symposium Panelist: "Labor Issues in Professional Sports," University of Florida Sports Law Symposium (January 23, 2009).

Symposium Panelist: "Commissioner Suspensions and Antitrust Law," Seton Hall University School of Law Sports & Entertainment Symposium (November 7, 2008).

Featured Speaker: "Current Issues and Career Opportunities in Sports Law," Michigan Law School Sports Law Society Lunch (October 2, 2008).

Symposium Panelist: "The House that Taxpayers Built: Exploring the Rise in Publicly Funded Baseball Stadiums from 1953 through the Present," Villanova Law School Sports & Entertainment Law Journal Symposium (October 25, 2008).

Symposium Panelist: "NCAA Law & Ethics," New York State Bar Association’s Twelfth Annual Symposium on Current Legal Issues in Sports Law at Fordham Law School (April 11, 2008).

Featured Speaker: "Athletes’ Names & Stats: Intellectual Property or Fantasy," New York State Bar Association (June 26, 2008).

Marc Edelman Associate Professor of Law