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Our Sports Law Insight
Walter Haverfield’s sports law attorneys provide legal counsel in the areas of:
- Compliance
- Contract negotiations
- Governance
- Licensing
- Litigation
- Media relations
- Organizational and personal tax planning
- Succession planning
Our work also includes services for several NCAA-sanctioned bowl games. With extensive experience in the sports industry, Walter Haverfield serves this niche clientele with high-quality, results-oriented legal representation.
Sports Law Team
Experience
- Media contract negotiations for conferences and universities
- License agreements
- Consultation with collegiate athletic conferences and bowl game organizations, including the negotiation and drafting of team participation contracts
- Bowl-related media contract representation and contractual commitment with participant conferences
- Collegiate athletic conference governance matters, including drafting and revising of by-laws and constitutions
- General conference organizational planning, including membership admission and withdrawal, conference compliance, and organization of conference operations
- Personal representation of NCAA and NFL assistant football coaches and their families in areas including succession planning, retirement plan consultation, tax planning, employment contract assistance, and general legal assistance
- NCAA compliance representation
- Arena and venue contract negotiation and preparation
