Holly Summers, Esq.

• Draft, review, and redline representation agreements, revenue-sharing arrangements, collective contracts, and brand deals to ensure compliance with state law, NCAA, CSC, and university NIL regulations. • Oversee all NIL compliance matters, including managing disclosures through the NIL Go platform, maintaining regular communication with universities and NIL Go support, ensuring agent registrations remain current, and monitoring NIL cases and regulatory developments to keep clients and partners informed. • Support the talent marketing team and agents by tracking and indexing active client brand deals, developing tailored partnership strategies, assisting with client recruitment and onboarding, and contributing creative concepts and scripts for client brand content. • Communicate directly with clients to ensure timely execution of brand deal deliverables, coordinate community service initiatives, answer contractual and compliance related questions, and aid other client servicing requests.

• Applied current NCAA, state, and university athlete NIL regulations to athlete-agent representative agreements, review NIL deals between clients and brands, and disclose deals to universities to ensure compliance. • Strategized and pitched personalized client partnerships to brands to secure NIL deals, design creative briefs and video scripts, and edit client Tiktoks and Instagram Reels in collaboration with the Talent Marketing team. • Provided direct support to the NIL department: assisting the sales team with outreach, compiling weekly NIL development research, maintaining the business environment, assisting in the representation of athletes, and utilizing Microsoft Excel to track and chart pertinent data.

• Hosted weekly podcast episodes averaging over 800 listeners on Name, Image, and Likeness and how the law affects college athletics. • Wrote articles on various sports law topics to educate on how the law affects sports and athletes. • Composed a weekly newsletter with over 1,600 subscribers and analyze data to increase engagement and viewership.

• Drafted licensing agreements, location releases, talent contracts, rental agreements, and option notices for both MLB Network and NHL Network programs and events. • Implemented an organization system for quickly verifying vendor insurance compliance with Network contractual requirements. • Worked with various Network departments as part of the in-house legal team.

• Reviewed, interpreted, and drafted Name, Image, and Likeness contracts for Student-Athletes. • Advised General Counsel and Communications team by providing legal advice on federal, state, and university NIL rules and regulations. • Assisted in the successful planning and execution of the 2023 NIL Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Mediated successful New York Small Claims Court matters and drafted agreements between the parties. • Attended intensive mediation training sessions and mediation exercises to receive mediation certification. • Observed and participated in various simulated mediations, negotiations, and contract drafting exercises.

• Represented NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Intellectual Property rights and created and implemented trademark and personality right infringement demand letter templates. • Drafted employment agreements, trademark and copyright search memos, and multiple successful USPTO office action responses. • Registered Trademarks through the USPTO website and EU website for athletes, startup companies, and Non-Fungible Tokens.

• Conducted legal research on various real estate, sports, and entertainment laws and cases • Prepared reports, memorandum and briefs detailing research for attorney review • Wrote legal opinion articles on current events in the sports law field for firm website

• Created, served, and filed all forms of litigation documents and effectively organized client files for trial. • Communicated frequently and compassionately with clients to keep them updated on the status of their case and gather necessary evidence. • Maintained multiple attorney calendars, scheduled client meetings, depositions, mediations, and trial dates with opposing counsel, courts, mediators, and clients.

• Composed bankruptcy claims, monitored bankruptcy filings, and calculated balances due to clients • Prepared citations, trial notices, judgments, and scheduled tax dockets • Catalogued properties and outlined collection reports and proposals for clients

• Researched properties, taxes, and taxpayers in order to collect unpaid property taxes for clients • Compiled deeds, title records, and possession rights to brief attorneys on case specifics • Excelled in a fast-paced environment by consistently meeting and exceeding monthly goals

• Conducted and oversaw administrative tasks for firm • Logged billing hours and monitored client bills • Filed appeal documents with various county clerks • Implemented a new system of electronic filing for firm to reduce paper usage and cut costs for clients

• Supported students by cultivating individual relationships and recognizing their achievements • Collaborated with other Resident Advisors to plan events that promoted diversity, academics, engagement, and health • Utilized problem-solving skills and mediated discussions during ambiguous and unexpected situations