The College Employee-Athlete with Marc Edelman

I’m super excited to welcome today’s guest, Marc Edelman – a passionate and influential voice in debates over the rights of college athletes. Marc is a Professor of Law at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York, where he writes and teaches on sports law, antitrust law, intellectual property law, and gaming / fantasy sports law. He also serves as the Faculty Athletics Representative for Baruch College. 

In addition to his full-time role as a law professor, Professor Edelman is the founder of Edelman Law, where he provides legal consulting and expert witness services to businesses in the commercial sports, entertainment and online gaming industries. Some of Professor Edelman’s recent clients include a Major League Baseball team, the Arena Football League Players Union, and several online fantasy sports providers. 

He joins us today to discuss his recent paper, The Collegiate Employee-Athlete, recently published in the University of Illinois Law Review, and co-authored with Michael McCann and John Holden.

Recommended Reading:

Marc Edelman website http://www.marcedelman.com

Edelman, Marc, Michael A. McCann, and John T. Holden. "The collegiate employee-athlete." U. Ill. L. Rev. (2024): 1.