Vermont Law School Establishes Sports Law Institute

Vermont Law School (VLS) has established a Sports Law Institute (SLI) to prepare students for “the growing opportunities at the intersection of sports, law and business.”   The SLI will be headed by Sports Law Professor Michael McCann, a legal analyst for Sports Illustrated and editor-in-chief and publisher of the Sports Law Blog. The SLI's deputy director is Associate Professor Brian Porto, who has written about legal issues in sports for more than two decades.   The SLI's launchi