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Robert Boland, A.B., J.D. 
clinical assistant professor of Sports Management, NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management

Robert Boland is a labor, antitrust and criminal lawyer and has negotiated more than 100 player and endorsement contracts in a variety of sports, including the NFL.  Additionally, he has experience as a sports agent, coach and manager of sporting events at the national and international levels.   Admitted to the bars of New York and Georgia, he previously was litigation counsel to several major New York-area law firms, including Skadden Arps, and an assistant district attorney.  During college at Columbia University, Boland competed in the 1984 U.S. Olympic Regional Trials in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Areas of Expertise: 

• Sports Contracts
• Sports Legal Issues
• Franchise Issues
• Team Performance Issues

Recent Publications and Research:

• Boland, R. & Lattinville, R. (2007, January), Coaching in the National Football League, a market analysis and legal review. Marquette University Sports Law Journal.  To be published in the January 2007 edition of the Journal. 
• Boland, R. & Rosenberg, J. (2006, 24 March). NHL’s DH will thrive under the salary cap.  Sports Business Journal.
• Boland, R. (2006, January 16).  Baseball’s recent hires test the age of reason.  Sports Business Journal.