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Institutions, associations, leagues, conferences, individuals, and franchises in professional and amateur sports count on Ropes & Gray’s diverse practices and extensive industry experience for assistance with a variety of complex legal issues.

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Among our recent successes for clients, we represented:

  • National Football League in a strategic partnership with Endeavor to operate On Location Experiences. On Location is the official hospitality partner of the NFL, and a partner to more than 150 other rights holders, such as the NCAA, the PGA of America and the United States Tennis Association, and provides official access for both corporate clients and fans looking for immersive experiences at marquee events.
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association in connection with general corporate governance and tax matters.
  • National Association of Basketball Coaches as outside counsel in connection with general corporate governance since its inception and in advising the NABC through its Executive Director transition.
  • A major sports network in negotiating advertising rights for regional programming and an MLB team in negotiating radio rights.
  • A major university healthcare system, in various opportunities with professional leagues, teams, stadiums, concerts and events and individuals in endorsement agreements and licensing opportunities.
  • United States Olympic Committee in a 10-month independent investigation into the abuse of elite and Olympic gymnasts by Larry Nassar.
  • The head coach of a men’s basketball team and a former student athlete at different NCAA Division I universities in connection with an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York into alleged corruption and bribery.
  • A university’s men’s and women’s Division I basketball programs in connection with allegations of delivering improper benefits in violation of the rules and regulations of the NCAA. Assisted in the self-reporting of violations to NCAA. No penalties imposed.
  • Various Division I coaches in connection with NCAA investigations into allegations of recruiting violations, delivery of improper benefits to student-athletes, and improper internal controls within the university’s athletic department.
  • Various clients in connection with sponsorship agreements with AT&T, LG, Allstate, Under Armour, Coca-Cola, Citibank, Spalding, Nike, Northwestern Mutual, Buick, Hershey’s, Upper Deck, Choice Hotels, UPS, New Balance, Sprint, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Unilever, Werner Ladder, adidas, USA Today, Lowe’s, Capital One, Nabisco, Infiniti and Verizon.
  • Super Bowl XLI-winning former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy in contract negotiations with NBC Universal, Inc. and regarding his family foundation.

We represent a variety of organizations and individuals in areas covering many aspects of sports law. We serve as outside general counsel to the National Association of Basketball Coaches, whose members include approximately 5,000 college, junior college, and high school basketball coaches. In addition, we represent various large public companies and colleges and universities in a variety of sports-related matters.

Our clients include: 

  • National Association of Basketball Coaches  
  • National College Athletic Association
  • National Football League
  • National sports associations and foundations
  • Athletic footwear and licensed apparel manufacturers
  • Professional sports franchises
  • Collegiate and professional coaches
  • Colleges and universities
  • Sports marketing organizations
  • Athletic administrators
  • Broadcasters