Led the creation and growth of the group licensing, athlete marketing & venture investing business of the NFL and MLB Players Associations & RedBird Capital. Added players associations from women’s basketball and men’s and women’s soccer as partners. Hired team of 60+ and quadrupled EBITDA over 3 years, culminating in nearly $2B valuation at time of RedBird sale to Morgan Stanley, Atlantic Park & HPS.

Help guide the creation and launch of first-ever athlete-centric group rights representation agency. Working with Founding Partners from the WNBA and U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team players associations to generate revenue via licensing, sponsorship, marketing and content programs.

Co-founded and lead the first-ever athlete-driven business accelerator, engaging start-up and early-stage companies by licensing NFLPA intellectual property rights in exchange for equity. Formed Founding Partnerships with world-renowned organizations such as Kleiner Perkins, Madrona Venture Group, BlackRock, Harvard University, and Intel.

Led the creation and launch of Athlete Content & Entertainment (ACE Media), an NFLPA-owned start-up focused on strategizing and executive producing athlete lifestyle programming. Active board chairman focusing on strategy and growth.

Lead and manage NFL Players Inc., the for-profit licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association, representing nearly 2,000 NFL players.

Responsible for all business and legal affairs for the NFLPA’s $125MM+ annual revenue licensing and marketing subsidiary, NFL Players Inc. Member of senior leadership team, involved in all aspects of planning and execution. Deep understanding of wide variety of licensing, sponsorship, endorsement, content, media, and technology deals. Point person in negotiations of transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars with major corporations such as Nike, Electronic Arts, Uber, and the NFL. Perform all general counsel duties, including active and direct management of legal budget, in-house staff, outside counsel, and lobbyists. Play lead role in coordination of amicus briefs filed in important, precedent-setting cases nationwide. Field media inquiries in conjunction with marketing and communications staff. Oversee the observance of all aspects of corporate governance. Extensive experience with a breadth of diverse corporate transactions. Advise board on critical business and legal matters.

Professor of Sports Law - covering elements of contracts, antitrust, labor, torts, and criminal law as applied to the sports industry.

Associate in the white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation practice groups. Conduct internal investigations for companies, including witness interviews and final reports; negotiate and draft deferred prosecution, settlement, and compliance agreements with government. Manage all aspects of court cases, including trial, deposing witnesses and the drafting of complaints, answers, interrogatories, document requests, responses to interrogatories and document requests, motions to dismiss, motions to compel, motions for summary judgment, pre-trial briefs, jury instructions, and post-trial briefs.

Litigation associate working on general commercial matters. Worked on matters involving companies and individuals who are the subject of Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice investigations or inquiries. Wrote motions and briefs for cases pending in federal and state courts. Worked on several pro bono cases, with particular experience in political asylum applications.

Drafted opinions and bench memoranda; aided in preparing for, conducting, and deciding matters arising out of federal civil and criminal matters, including trials and sitting by designation on the Court of the Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Researched and analyzed wide variety of legal issues involving contracts, business transactions, employment and corporate law for use in litigation. Wrote memoranda and letters; drafted motions and contract provisions.

Prepared materials for and trained to teach LSAT review courses. Assisted in the organization and editing of teaching materials. Did not teach any classes due to leaving to begin law school.

Aided in the preparation of materials to be filed in connection with intellectual property litigation. Gathered and prepared discovery materials for use in litigation; filed documents in court.

Designed new menus, set prices, and aided in everyday management of popular business and university restaurant.Waited tables and managed kitchen staff.