Professional Athlete Representation

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Helping Maximize Your Potential Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond

Hodgson Russ takes a fully integrated approach to representing the legal aspects of a professional athlete’s career, wealth, personal life, and post-career challenges. Through creativity and innovation, Hodgson Russ can assist with every aspect of an athlete’s professional life, beginning with the negotiation and execution of a player’s contract right through a player’s retirement. During this time, we work relentlessly to provide the best service to our clients, which allows them to focus on their individual and team goals.

Our mission is straightforward: We aim to simplify and enhance the lives of our professional athletes by serving as their primary contact for legal issues ranging from contract advisory and immigration assistance to tax minimization and long-term asset preservation. And we do this from the day our relationship begins.

Hodgson Russ’s team of contract advisors has significant experience in all aspects of contract negotiation, along with the execution of trades and releases, contract extensions, legal representation of all grievances, hearings, appeals, and collection of severance or termination pay. In conjunction with Hodgson Russ’s contract advice, the firm provides sound legal guidance and insight to help protect the assets athletes earn during their careers.

Whether their professional careers last one season or 20, athletes must seize the opportunity to maximize their earning potential. Hodgson Russ’s family office practice groups, including Estates & Trusts, Federal/International Tax, State & Local Tax, Privately Owned Business, and Real Estate & Finance, have significant experience working with professional athletes to develop advanced planning strategies and structures to preserve assets during their careers, fulfill philanthropic goals, and transition their assets in a tax-efficient manner in the future.

Our team educates athletes on their options, works with each athlete’s other outside advisors, and maintains a center of legal support for them to assist with various aspects of their lives and careers. With offices in New York State; Palm Beach, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Hodgson Russ is well positioned to offer a wide variety of resources to meet each client’s needs.

For More Information, Please Contact:

Brent J. Nowicki
716.848.1398
bnowicki@hodgsonruss.com
The Guaranty Building, 140 Pearl Street, Suite 100
Buffalo, NY 14202