The collegiate landscape has evolved over the past 18-months with Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) laws and policies now allowing student-athletes to profit off their NIL. What was initially deemed the wild, wild, west of amateur sports, the NCAA has still provided little clarity over what is permissible in the new age of college athletics. The NCAA’s interim policy, which took effect on July 1, 2021 is still titled an “interim” policy even after the NCAA clarified aspects of the policy in October 2022.
As student-athletes, athletic departments, colleges and universities, collectives, boosters, agencies, and companies navigate NIL, Greenspoon Marder’s team of attorneys has helped counsel clients in the industry in all facets of NIL.
The Entertainment & Sports practice group has vast experience with intellectual property licensing agreements, merchandise, affiliate-marketing, partnership, and talent agreements, trademark and copyright filings and litigation, international visas, NIL and sports law education, and more.
In addition to its focus on the collegiate NIL space, Greenspoon Marder’s attorneys advise clients at the professional sports level. Along with the capabilities mentioned above, our attorneys assist athletes with due diligence for early-stage investments and franchise opportunities, corporate formation and tax planning, marital and family law issues, hospitality, cannabis ventures, insurance recovery, and real estate.
As a full-service national law firm, Greenspoon Marder has the resources to help the modern-day athlete navigate their career while providing a small firm feel.
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By: Josh Goldberg, Esq.
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