David Feher Email & Phone Number

David Feher is a litigation partner in the firm’s New York office and co-chair of the firm’s sports law sub-practice group. He is one of the leading sports lawyers in the country. He has extensive experience in complex litigations, negotiations and arbitrations involving contract, intellectual property, antitrust and international issues.Mr. Feher has been outside counsel for the NFL Players Association and the NBA Players Association for many years. He is one of the prime negotiators of the collective bargaining agreements and antitrust settlements in the NFL and NBA.Mr. Feher has represented clients in many prominent sports lawsuits and arbitrations, including the Jenkins v. NCAA antitrust action challenging NCAA and major conference restrictions on competition for player services in D-I basketball and FBS football, the Oakley/Rory McIlroy/Nike litigation, the NCAA/NIT litigation, the Reggie White and Patrick Ewing class actions, and the Latrell Sprewell grievance. Mr. Feher is representing the US Women's National Soccer team in negotiations and litigation with the USSF. He co-led the historic pro bono representation of double-amputee Oscar Pistorius in the successful effort to overturn the ban against Mr. Pistorius competing in IAAF track events and the Olympics, and World Champion sprinter Caster Semenya in her successful eligibility dispute with the IAAF.Mr. Feher has represented agents and their clients at CAA, WMG, and other such firms in various matters. He negotiated Avon's sponsorship of the Olympic Games and Avon's licensing contract with Derek Jeter.Mr. Feher received a J.D. from Duke University in 1984, where he was an article editor for the Duke Law Journal. He received an A.B., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in 1980.

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  Capital Partner

  Winston & Strawn Llp

  May 2012 - Present - New York, Ny

  Co-head, Sports Litigation Group