Sports Law

Foster Swift provides an innovative approach to the complexity of representing the modern day professional athlete. Our lawyers work closely with professional athletes to help them pursue and manage their careers and related business endeavors successfully.

Our management team includes attorneys with over twenty years' experience in representing professional athletes domestically and abroad, including NBA Hall of Fame members Magic Johnson and Dominique Wilkins. As such, Foster Swift lawyers provide unparalleled full-service representation, including:

• Contract negotiations
• Business and marketing partnerships
• Endorsements
• Licensing
• Promotions
• Personal appearances
• Speaking engagements
• Charitable pursuits

At Foster Swift, we view the relationship with our prospective clients as a long-term partnership built on a foundation of trust, integrity and honesty. Long after the client's playing days are over, we fully anticipate continued joint success.

Foster Swift Sports Talk Podcast

• Episode 1 - The House Settlement’s Impact on NIL and Non-Revenue Sports
  • Guests: MSU Baseball Head Coach Jake Boss Jr. and Dr. Tom Dieters, Founder and President of Charitable Gift America

Publications & Alerts

• A Summary of House v. NCAA NIL Litigation Settlement, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, March 31, 2025
• Federal Judge Rules NCAA Can’t Bar Student-Athletes from Negotiating NIL Money with Collectives & Sponsors, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, April 23, 2024
• NIL Timeline: The Events That Transformed College Sports, April 21, 2023
• NCAA vs. Alston: The Case That Changed College Athletics Forever, April 7, 2023

Events

• NIL Shift: Legal Insights and Future Trends in College Sports, Second Wednesday Sessions, April 9, 2025

News

• Podcast Focuses Legal Insights on NIL and Changing Dynamics of College Sports, EIN Presswire, May 7, 2025
• Four Newly Sworn-In Associates Join Foster Swift, Legal News, November 27, 2024
• Attorney Russell Appointed as Litigation Practice Group Co-Leader, January 29, 2018
• Foster Swift Attorneys Named to Leadership Positions with State Bar of Michigan ACES Section, Southfield Chamber of Commerce, October 12, 2017
• Kamins elected chairman of ACES section of the State Bar, October 18, 2010

Media

2nd Wednesday Lunch Break

NIL Shift: Legal Insights and Future Trends in College Sports