Matthew Mitten '81 has had his hands all over the national and international sports landscape, helping ensure athletic competition around the world is fair, safe and governed with integrity.

 

From chairing an NCAA committee charged with protecting student-athletes’ health and safety to serving as an arbitrator at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Mitten’s knowledge of sports law has had a profound effect on sports and how they are regulated and played. He has nearly 30 years of experience in academia and has co-authored some of the industry’s leading academic textbooks. Last June, the National Athletic Trainers Association recognized his efforts regarding the advancement of legal, ethical and regulatory issues in the area of athletic training and sports medicine. Recently, the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Law and Sports honored him with an award recognizing his significant contributions to sports law scholarship, teaching and service.

 

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