Business Skills in Sports and Entertainment Law: The Introductory Skill Set

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This course will use current trends, current business practices and the experience of current practitioners in the Sports & Entertainment Industry to introduce, examine and understand Business Skills which are necessary for success in these fields. The use of past deals, structures and documentation from current practitioners will give insight, strategy and the thought process of the facets and nuances to complete a transaction. Engagement via technology or classroom presentation from practitioners in Sports & Entertainment will provide context to course material and provide students a "real world perspective" of the Business Skills necessary for success. Students will be required to draft legal documents and create oral presentations to demonstrate their ability to apply concepts presented during the course.