Brooklyn Law School earned an A+ on our Business Law Honor Roll and continues to broaden its hands-on learning offerings, giving students new opportunities to work directly with clients, engage with leaders in the legal profession and develop practical skills for an evolving legal marketplace. Here are some of the latest developments.
New Sports Law Clinic launches
In December 2025, Brooklyn Law School launched its new Sports Law Clinic, an in-house program providing free legal services to athletes and sports organizations navigating complex legal issues.
Led by nationally recognized sports law expert Professor Jodi Balsam, the clinic offers students the opportunity to work directly with clients while developing practical lawyering skills. During its first semester, students assisted early-stage professional athletes with entity formation and trademark registration, former college athletes negotiating buyouts of settlement claims related to compensation for the use of athletes’ name, image and likeness (NIL) and high school athletes seeking guidance through the NCAA recruitment process.
BLIP Clinic prepares students for the future of law
The Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic, directed by Professor Jonathan Askin, continues to stand at the forefront of legal innovation.
Founded in 2007 as the first law school clinic of its kind, BLIP operates as a full-service law firm for socially conscious startups, providing transactional, litigation and policy support to emerging ventures. During the Spring 2026 semester, the clinic increasingly focused on AI-related businesses and legal issues.
Students participating in BLIP are gaining firsthand experience with cutting-edge questions involving artificial intelligence, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and emerging business structures. Recent projects include exploring ways to integrate AI capabilities into large DAOs; advocating for the creation of an Artistic Corporation (A-Corp) in New York State, a proposed legal entity designed to help artists maintain greater control over their intellectual property, ownership interests and contractual relationships; and developing methods for incorporating AI tools into legal practice to prepare students for an AI-driven professional landscape.
EDNY Day connects students with the federal bench
Brooklyn Law School strengthened its longstanding relationship with the federal judiciary through its third annual EDNY Day, held in April.
The event brought approximately two dozen judges from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to campus, providing students with direct access to members of the federal bench through classroom visits, panel discussions, networking sessions and an evening town hall.
Students attended discussions on topics including judicial clerkships, bankruptcy practice, criminal justice and effective courtroom advocacy. During a town hall moderated by Joseph Crea Dean David D. Meyer, judges also explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping litigation and court practice.
Business Boot Camp marks 14 years of success
Brooklyn Law School’s Business Boot Camp celebrated its 14th year in January 2026, continuing a tradition of immersive, practice-focused business law education.
The one-credit program follows the lifecycle of a fictional company as it evolves from a family-owned pub into a publicly traded restaurant chain pursuing acquisitions. Along the way, students learn how lawyers and business professionals collaborate to address the legal, financial and operational challenges that arise during corporate growth.
This year’s program included a new session focused on artificial intelligence and its impact on business and legal practice. Students also benefited from alumni panels and networking opportunities throughout the course.
Led by Professor Michael Gerber, the program is presented in collaboration with Deloitte and John P. Oswald ’84, president and chief executive officer of Capital Trust Group and a member of the Brooklyn Law School Board of Trustees.
