Gabe Feldman named Barron Professor of Law
Professor Gabe Feldman, left, visits with sports agent Marc Kligman, a 1995 Tulane Law School graduate, before the finals of Tulane"s National Baseball Arbitration Competition. (Photo by Linda P. Campbell)
On Twitter, almost 34,000 people know Gabe Feldman as @SportsLawGuy. Tulane Law School students know him as the sports law program director who uses his connections across a highly competitive and burgeoning industry to get them in the game.
Feldman, who also serves Tulane University as associate provost for NCAA compliance, recently was named the Paul and Abram B. Barron Professor of Law.
The fund for the endowed professorship, which recognizes professor emeritus Paul Barron"s 34 years of service to Tulane law, includes donations from Barron and his sister, Martha Ann Wishnev, honoring their father, Abram B. Barron.
Paul Barron, an award-winning teacher who specialized in commercial law and alternative dispute resolution, also served as law school vice dean, university vice president for information technology, and interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.
Feldman joined the law school faculty in 2005. With expertise in labor law, intellectual property and antitrust, he"s a go-to source for news media.
“What makes sports law so challenging and fun is the opportunity to research and teach the application of these laws to this wildly popular and unique industry,” Feldman said.
Feldman has helped expand the nation"s top sports law program into an even stronger magnet for students eager to practice in the field or in sports management.
“Professor Feldman not only has a passion for sports law, but for education as well,” said second-year law student Victoria Acuff.
Feldman was instrumental in creating the Tulane National Baseball Arbitration Competition, a tournament that enables students to network with lawyers, agents and pro baseball executives who act as judges. Tulane also runs the sports-themed Mardi Gras Invitational moot court competition and recently launched a pro football negotiation event.
The sports law program provides a wide range of internship and networking opportunities for Tulane students. Feldman said he also hopes to start a mentorship program.
Linda P. Campbell is Tulane Law School"s communications director.
“It is very clear his goal is to help students get jobs in the very competitive industry of sports law.”—A. J. Stevens, second-year law student
