Overview

Bond attorneys have extensive experience advising college and university athletics departments at all NCAA levels, from major Division I programs to Division II and III programs, in critical aspects of athletics business operations.  Our Higher Ed and Business attorneys routinely advise institutions on matters concerning employment contracts for coaches, athletics directors and other personnel; multimedia rights agreements; shoe and apparel contracts; pouring rights agreements; trademark licensing; event participation and facility usage agreements; and a variety of other contractual athletics business arrangements. Most recently, Bond attorneys from Bond’s Business and Collegiate Sports practices have been actively engaged with numerous institutions in the creation, adaptation, and review of institutional financial aid, revenue distribution, and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) agreements with student-athletes.

Additionally, Bond’s tax attorneys routinely assist Higher Education clients in a wide range of domestic and international tax matters, and attorneys in the business department have extensive experience working with NCAA member institutions on athletics business matters, including institutions with embedded athletics corporations.

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