CCSE advises investors, athletes, sports entities, and university athletic departments on the legal matters that define the modern sports business.
CCSE’s sports practice handles the transactions and agreements that govern professional and collegiate sports — from franchise acquisitions and investment transactions to coaching representation and university athletic department support. Our attorneys approach sports matters the same way they approach any complex transaction: with an understanding of the business behind the deal and the discipline to execute it properly.
We advise investors, athletes, and sports entities on the full range of transactional matters in the sports economy — including strategic investments and minority stake acquisitions, M&A and buyout transactions involving professional franchises and related entities, debt and equity financings, commercial contracts, sponsorship agreements, and media and distribution rights. We also advise athletes and collegiate talent on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) matters, including rights protection and commercial partnership structuring.
The rapid commercialization of collegiate athletics has created significant legal volume for university athletic departments — particularly around revenue-sharing arrangements and NIL compliance. CCSE provides legal support to athletic departments that need additional transactional bandwidth, offering rapid-response contract execution, NIL compliance review, and strategic intermediary services in athlete and revenue-sharing negotiations.
