Harris Beach PLLC has launched a national Collegiate Sports Industry Team, which will “provide a broad range of legal services related to the compliance and operational issues of running a college athletic program.”
The firm’s team is composed of attorneys from several disciplines, who will address issues related to NCAA regulations, Title IX compliance, student-athlete eligibility, club sports, coach-player conduct, sponsorships and contractual arrangements, staffing and personnel, risk management and liability issues, drug testing, hazing and other high-visibility topics. The team also includes a college NCAA faculty athletics representative and independent NCAA consultant on Division I membership issues.
Leading team is Brian C. Mahoney, a partner of the firm, who practices in the Government Compliance and Investigations Team and the Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Mahoney handles NCAA matters including compliance and student-athlete eligibility issues. He regularly advises clients on matters related to corporate compliance and government investigations as well as federal and state regulatory actions. His trial practice includes representing individuals, businesses and institutions. Mahoney is a former college basketball player at St. John Fisher.
“College sports is a vast and ever changing business that faces new and evolving regulatory and legal challenges for all involved,” said Mahoney. “This team formalizes our prior experience in this field and will advise clients on those evolving issues that can affect institutions and their reputations.”
Joining Mahoney on the team are:
Abbie Eliasberg Fuchs
Roy R. Galewski
Tracie L. Lopardi
David P. Martin
Donald J. Martin
Michael J. Masino
Joanna L. Silver
Karl J. Sleight
Joan P. Sullivan
Mitchell Pawluk (associate)
Marnie E. Smith (associate)
Founded in 1856, Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal. Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state as well as nationally and internationally. Clients include Fortune 500 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturers, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm’s over 200 lawyers practice among offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Uniondale and White Plains, as well as in New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.
