Athletes & Entertainers

  • Represented several high-profile sports individuals in matters relating to executive employment contracts, immigration, intellectual property and trademark disputes, licensing, and government inquiries and investigations.
  • Represent former NFL player Shawn Merriman in matters relating to his personal brand, Lights Out.
  • Successfully represented MMA fighter Rampage Jackson in a lawsuit with his former manager.
  • Representing a former professional athlete in a dispute with his former agent. This dispute involves breach of contract and fiduciary duty, and improper withholding of commission from players contract payments.
  • Represented a professional basketball player in a California Law Suit that resulted in his ex-girlfriend being unable to leverage his brand for purposes of a reality television show.
  • Represented sports agencies and professional athletes in fee dispute arbitrations AAA, JAMS, Major League Baseball Player's Association and National Basketball Player's Association.
  • Counseled and advised numerous amateur track and field athletes on whether to become professionals and negotiated ground breaking endorsement agreements with apparel companies.
  • Defended a high profile actress in an Illinois law suit brought by the ex-wife of her husband, a professional basketball player, alleging that she had engaged in inappropriate conduct in the presence of her husband’s children.
  • Representing professional surfer Kelly Slater and his entities the Kelly Slater Wave Co., Outerknown, and Firewire Surfboards in IP and trademark matters.
  • Represented a professional basketball player in a suit against a television production company for exploiting his trademark and brand.
  • Served as lead trial counsel for an elite professional athlete and US Olympian in a breach of contract arbitration.
  • Represented Michelle “Bombshell” McGee in a contract dispute.
  • Represented a professional basketball player in a contractual dispute regarding multiple endorsements.
  • Negotiated a sponsorship contract with professional surfer Craig Anderson on behalf of Haydenshapes Surfboards.
  • Represented a professional basketball player in securing an injunction against his reality star ex-girlfriend in Florida, which enjoined her from mentioning his name in the media.