Sports Law
Serving Athletes, Teams, and the Business of Sports
Our Sports Law Group offers the experience necessary to customize legal solutions for all parties involved in both the participation in sports and the business of sports.
Our Approach
From Litigation to Long-Term Guidance
We serve as trial counsel for litigated matters, trusted advisors for sports organization processes such as transfers and eligibility determinations, transactional counsel on sports business deals, and general counsel for professional athletes.
Our Sports Law practice, as it relates to the representation of professional athletes, is to serve as general counsel to successful athletes (and NOT as their agent). Our goal is to guide and protect our athletes through their prime earning years and ensure their estate is properly structured and protected, their business transactions are overseen, negotiated, and implemented, and global risk mitigation is evaluated and analyzed at every turn in their respective careers. We work closely with the professional athletes’ advisory teams to manage their affairs accordingly, and want our professional athlete clients to enjoy the fruits of their labor and wins long into their retirement. Our general counsel work for professional athletes also looks to preserve and grow wealth for future generations, and avoid the pitfalls that so many other professional athletes have fallen into.
What We Offer:
Risk Management
Off-the-Field Issues During Athletic Trips
Injuries on the Athletic Field
Drug Testing
Sports Product Issues
Construction/Sports Issues
Disappointment Lawsuits (lack of/misuse of an athlete’s playing time)
Intersection of Sports/Religion
Amateur Representation Issues (while not violating NCAA rules)
Contracts for Participation, Events, Marketing, and Sponsorship
NCAA/High School Association Violations
Insurance Coverage for Sports Participants, Sports Organizations, and Sports Businesses
Personal Website/Social Networking Issues
Licensing and Intellectual Property
Multiplier/Anti-Recruiting Measures
Sponsorship
Recreational Immunity
Title IX Issues
Olympic Issues
Morality Clause/Reverse-Morality Clause Provisions
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The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Published Timothy Liam EPSTEIN's Article Entitled, "The plot thickens in players’ defamation suit over PEDs report."
When a professional baseball player is accused of using performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs,” inclusive of hormones for purposes of this article), the implications can be catastrophic.
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