This exciting new clinic provides students with the opportunity to work on current issues in sports law and policy.
The Sports Law Clinic works on a variety of cases rooted in making sports fair, accessible, and safe for all levels of athletes. Past projects have included developing NIL policy and procedures for UB's D1 Athletics Department, creating a model law and supporting white paper to require sports venues to implement emergency action plans ("Damar's Law"), and providing support to the public sector (Erie County) in negotiations for the Buffalo Bills new stadium project. Students in this clinic also submit papers for industry publication.
Helen "Nellie" Drew
Director of Sports Law Clinic; Professor of Practice in Sports Law; Director of the UB Center for the Advancement of Sport
Clinical Legal Education
UB School of Law Sports Law Clinic’s Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) Project is designed to help students explore and develop licensing, policy making and client counseling skills while serving as support for the UB Athletic Department. Under the direction of law faculty, students will have the opportunity to work with UB Athletic Department representatives, including specific administrators in Compliance. Students will conduct research, draft client memoranda, and respond to issues arising during the course of the UB Athletic Department’s efforts to comply with the new New York State NIL legislation, NCAA and Mid-America Conference (MAC) regulation, and other state NIL legislation to the extent applicable.
Work in this project will involve: