Recognized for more than 40 years of work in sports and business law, he concentrates on antitrust law, labor law, NCAA governance, arbitration, and legal issues affecting professional and collegiate athletics. His experience includes advising sports organizations, professional leagues, universities, municipalities, and athletes on matters involving franchise relocation, athlete eligibility, collective bargaining, intellectual property rights, and sports governance. He also has prior expert witness experience involving consultation and courtroom testimony in sports-related legal disputes and antitrust matters.

Beyond private legal practice, he has held major academic leadership positions as a law school dean, deputy dean, vice dean, professor, and director of a nationally recognized sports law program. His teaching and scholarship have focused on sports law, antitrust, labor law, evidence, intellectual property, and business associations. In addition, he has served in advisory and governance roles with organizations including the NCAA, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the American Arbitration Association, and the Sports Lawyers Association. His consulting practice has included work for organizations such as the NBA, UEFA, professional baseball organizations, international sports federations, and collegiate athletic programs.

Widely published in the field of sports law, he is the co-author of multiple editions of a leading sports law casebook and has authored numerous articles addressing antitrust regulation, sports league governance, labor restraints, arbitration, and commercialization in athletics. He has testified before United States Senate and House committees regarding NCAA enforcement procedures, baseball antitrust exemptions, and franchise relocation issues, and frequently lectures internationally on legal developments affecting the sports industry. His credentials include a Juris Doctor degree with Order of the Coif distinction and admission to multiple state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.