Andrew Brandt, JD 
Director, Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law | Charles Widger School of Law | Villanova University
Villanova, PA, UNITED STATES
Andrew Brandt, J.D. is an expert on all things related to sports law, sports gambling and business of sports, particularly the NFL.
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Areas of Expertise (9)
NFL
Sports Business & Related Issues
Sports Law
Sports Management
Doping
Collective Bargaining
Gambling
Labor Law
Concussions
Biography
Brandt has more than 25 years of experience in professional football in player representation and executive roles, including Vice President of the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers. He can discuss current issues in sports business, including player safety, collective bargaining, team relocation and daily fantasy sports. Brandt has had national TV appearances on ESPN, MSNBC and CBS This Morning.
Education (2)
Georgetown University Law School: JD
Stanford University: BA
Select Media Appearances (5)
NBA must balance social causes and China business interests: Expert
CNBC
2019-10-09
Andrew Brandt, executive director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for Sports Law Study at Villanova University, joins “The Exchange” to discuss how the NBA is handling backlash from China.
California's Fair Pay to Play law will have far-reaching effects but won't kill NCAA, sports lawyer says
CNBC
2019-10-01
Meanwhile, California’s Fair Pay to Play Act is being hailed as gamechanger, allowing college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness for the first time. … Joining me now is Andrew Brandt, he is executive director of the Jeffrey Moorad Center for Sports Law at Villanova.
Sports Betting Ruling Could Have Consequences, Especially For College Athletes
NPR
2018-05-14
While the Court's decision was couched in constitutional terms, the results were a lot more mercenary. "Gambling is a huge, huge fan engagement tool," said Andrew Brandt, director of sports law at Villanova University. He quoted Nielsen research which estimates that the average NFL fan who is a non-bettor watches about 15-16 games a year. The average NFL fan who is a bettor watches 45-50 games a year. "That kind of information is gold!" Brandt said.
Is It Time to Bet on Fantasy Sports?
U.S. News & World Report
2017-08-08
On paper – and fantasy sports fans know all about great matchups on paper – the prospective merger of FanDuel and DraftKings looked tantalizing … One secret to the big growth lies in establishing market share via "mindshare," says Andrew Brandt, executive director of the Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at Villanova University in the Philadelphia area.
One third of Russian team banned from Rio Games
CBS News online
2016-08-06
More than a hundred Russian athletes are banned from competing, after being swept up in one of the biggest doping scandals to ever hit sports. Investigators say Russian athletes and government officials took part in a state-sponsored doping operation that touched nearly every Olympic sport. Andrew Brandt, director of the Moorad Center for Sports Law at Villanova University, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to break down the controversy and explain why big sporting events like the Olympics are "magnets" for corruption.
Select Academic Articles (1)
Professional Sports Leagues' Big Bet: 'Evolving' Attitudes on Gambling
Stanford Law & Policy ReviewAndrew Brandt
2017
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