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Sports Law - USA - Nationwide

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

The sports law team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is regularly engaged by major sports leagues, team owners and other stakeholders in the sports industry on a wide range of matters in both the transactional and contentious arenas. The law firm is also highly experienced at representing individual athletes in some of the most high-profile issues facing the world of sports today.

Work Highlights

  • Debevoise & Plimpton LLP represented adidas America in a civil RICO case arising from the 2017 NCAA college basketball recruiting scandal, achieving a total victory.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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William H. Taft V
4
William H. Taft V
4
Band 4

William Taft of Debevoise & Plimpton has a broad litigation practice that sees him instructed by high-profile sport brands and associations. He is well versed in a wide variety of contentious matters including cases involving RICO legislation. Taft is also expert in negotiating collective bargaining agreements.

Will is a class act: cool, calm and collected. He approaches everything we ask of him with diligence, priority and commitment.

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Sports Law

William H. Taft V
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William H. Taft V
4
Band 4