Osborn Maledon lawyers have litigated in state and federal courts throughout the country on behalf of professional sports teams, professional athletes and major sports organizations. Such claims often involve complex combinations of trade regulation, labor, contract and statutory issues that require particularized knowledge and expertise regarding the somewhat unique legal framework relating to professional and amateur sports. We are recognized as experts in this complex but growing field of law.

Our involvement has included a variety of litigation relating to sports equipment regulations, player contracts, league rules, eligibility criteria, discrimination claims, and numerous other matters. In addition, we have served for many years as consultants and advisors on various sports law issues for major sports organizations, teams, players and player agents. Our attorneys also have taught, lectured and written on sports law issues, and have gained local and national recognition for their expertise on sports law matters.

Now recognized as a distinct legal discipline, the practice of sports law requires more than a mere familiarity with sports-related legal principles. It requires a genuine expertise that only comes from many years of learning and experience. Osborn Maledon lawyers have that expertise.