Martin D. Edel
Of Counsel
New York
medel@goulstonstorrs.com+1 212 878 5041Martin D. Edel
Of Counsel, New York
medel@goulstonstorrs.com+1 212 878 5041Related Expertise
Colleges and universities, and professional sports teams and leagues, seek Marty Edel’s broad knowledge and advice. Marty is an important resource for clients navigating the intricate framework governing sports.
A litigator and advisor, Marty is known for his work across the sports, media and financial service industries. Handling a range of sophisticated matters, Marty’s work spans employment, antitrust, licensing matters and disputes, intellectual property matters and complex contractual disputes. Marty has successfully tried and arbitrated dozens of cases, and companies, senior executives and athletic directors seek out his advice to resolve their most complex disputes.
A Guiding Advocate in Sports Law
Marty teaches Sports Law at Columbia Law School and Antitrust Law at Brooklyn Law School. He engages students in meaningful conversation on challenges and opportunities within these areas of law.
Additionally, Marty is a highly sought-after speaker on sports issues, appearing in the documentary “After Jackie” on the History Channel, and speaking regularly on the weekly podcast, “Bloomberg Business of Sports,” as well as in numerous webinars. Marty also has written on sports issues, including NIL, gambling, gender equity, discrimination, antitrust and labor issues. A respected resource, Marty has been quoted in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Global Competition Review, Sportico, and other major publications.
Related Representative Matters
College athletic departments on legal impact of changing NIL rules, antitrust landscape and NCAA regulations.
Senior executives and financial service companies in advising, litigating and arbitrating severance agreements, including defeating claims of raiding and violation of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
Health services company and senior officers in claims for breach of contract and age discrimination by senior executive. Successfully tried case resulting in complete defense verdict, which was upheld on appeal.
Publicly traded retailer in claims made by a rival retailer in trial concerning licensing of designs. Successfully defeated motions seeking preliminary injunctive relief prior to trial, during trial and on appeal.
Retailer in intellectual property dispute with designer. Successfully obtained dismissal of all claims before trial, which was upheld on appeal.
Distributor of watches in claims for breach of licensing agreement by international manufacturer. Successfully defended against preliminary injunction and tried case.
Not-for-profit in trademark infringement suit. Successfully defended at trial and appeal against trademark infringement claims.
Sports league in gaining dismissal of claims by sports photographer for damages for lost photos.
Sports agent in successfully arbitrating claims against professional athlete for breach of contract.
Sports team concerning stadium leases and licenses and ticketing practices.
Cable television network in successful interpleader action involving the network, its talent and their manager.
Cable television network in successfully defeating counterclaims for tortious interference with contract, defamation and breach of licensing agreement.
Accolades
- New York SuperLawyer® in Sports and Entertainment, 2010-2011, 2013-present
- BloombergSports® honoree for Sports and Entertainment leaders 2018-2019
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent™
Affiliations
- Adjunct Instructor, Columbia Law School
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School Frequent speaker at Sports Law Conferences, including Federal Bar Council functions, NYU Sports Law Conference, Cardozo Sports Law Conference, and CLE lectures
- Frequent speaker on broadcasts and webinars on sports
- Frequent contributor to media publications on sports issues
- American Bar Association and New York City Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association, Sports Law Committee (former Chair)
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Harvard Law School ( J.D. )
Columbia College ( B.A. , summa cum laude )