Firm Partner and Chair of Sports, Arts and Entertainment Law Group, Alan Fertel, was interviewed by the Daily Business Review, regarding his representation of U.S. Olympic swimmer, Caeleb Dressel.
Alan discussed how most of the athlete’s bonuses and endorsements had to be renegotiated due to the pandemic. “The court of public opinion controls the endorsement world and the companies are scared, so it’s a real struggle between the representation of the athlete and the representation of the sponsor,” Alan explained.
He also went on to discuss the other hurdles within sports law, especially for Olympic athletes. Click here to read the entire article.