The NIL landscape is complex, multi-faceted, and ever-changing within college athletics. If you’re a college athlete looking to earn money for your branding, you’ll want to ensure that you navigate NIL statutes appropriately. The NCAA continually updates its NIL regulations, and failing to comply could be detrimental to your athletic career. We recommend hiring a qualified name, image, and likeness attorney to provide legal guidance and representation. At Coach NIL, our Illinois NIL lawyers are well-versed in helping student-athletes like you make the most thoughtful monetization decisions.

Are You An Illinois Athlete Looking for NIL Representation?

We can help ensure that you stay compliant with any NIL opportunities you participate in, allowing you to maximize compensation. We can also represent you in NIL disputes where a company used your name, image, or likeness without your permission. Our services begin with a consultation. Contact our Coach NIL team today to schedule your free consultation and start taking the fullest advantage of your personal branding.

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Whether you are a student-athlete looking to capitalize on your NIL or your business is looking to engage student-athletes to promote your goods and/or services, consider consulting with a licensed attorney to ensure you have a clear understanding of all your obligations and rights under applicable federal and state laws.

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ILLINOIS ATHLETE REPRESENTATION

Hiring an experienced Illinois NIL lawyer can provide numerous benefits for your NCAA athletic rights and career. When you work with our Coach NIL team, we can offer the following legal representation services:

  • Help you negotiate NIL opportunities
  • Assist you in drafting and reviewing sponsorship and endorsement agreements
  • Help you remain compliant with NIL guidelines
  • Advise and represent you through players’ union disputes
  • Guide you through a range of business endeavors
  • Help you uphold your educational rights
  • Review your professional relationships and deals for right violations
  • Represent you in court to dispute NIL violations or other unlawful scenarios

We’re well-versed in the power imbalances that often occur in the college athletic industry, giving us the knowledge necessary to identify and rectify these issues on our clients’ behalf.

When you hire our team, we’ll take a personalized approach to your representation, allowing you to gain the most benefits from our services. Contact our Coach NIL team today at (312) 668-7885 to schedule your free consultation or learn more about our legal representation for athletes.

ILLINOIS NIL ATHLETE ADVISING

As a college athlete in Illinois, complying with NCAA guidelines is essential to your career. However, because NIL laws are ever-changing and highly complex, you may not always be sure that an activity or opportunity you take advantage of is compliant.

Working with a qualified legal team can ensure that you make intelligent, compliant NIL decisions throughout your career in college athletics. When you work with our Coach NIL team, we can provide the following advising services:

  • Strategize: Our extensive NIL representation experience can allow us to craft a compelling, personalized strategy to maximize your earnings throughout NIL opportunities.
  • Protect your image: We can help you maintain a positive student-athlete identity throughout any NIL opportunities you participate in.
  • Identify opportunities: We can assist you in identifying NIL opportunities that suit your schedule and athletic goals.
  • Clarify your rights: We’ll ensure that you understand all of your rights under NIL statutes and your school’s policies, helping you identify non-compliant scenarios.
  • Negotiate agreements: If you’re interested in a specific NIL opportunity, we can negotiate with the company on your behalf to create a deal that works for all entities involved.
  • Aid compliance: We can guide and review all of your NIL opportunities to ensure that they remain compliant with your school’s guidelines.
  • Review contracts: Our legal knowledge can allow us to review and explain NIL contracts, ensuring that you understand their details before signing.

ILLINOIS DIGITAL AVATAR LICENSING

If you are a college athlete in Illinois, having a professional legal team on your side can help you effectively navigate NIL compliance and digital avatar licensing. At Coach NIL, we can:

  • Help you identify digital avatar licensing opportunities
  • Negotiate digital avatar licensing agreements to increase your compensation
  • Ensure your compliance with your school’s NIL policies throughout digital NIL opportunities
  • Help you claim compensation for appearances in video games

ILLINOIS NIL CONTRACT REVIEW

At Coach NIL, we have extensive experience helping college athletes with numerous contractual tasks. We can provide the following contract services:

  • Contract drafting: We can help you create a written contract to legally bind companies to the NIL opportunities they’ve offered you.
  • Contract review: We can review any NIL or other athletic-related contracts with you, ensuring that you fully understand their terms.
  • Contract negotiation: We can help you negotiate sponsorship contracts to gain the most benefits from a NIL deal.

If you continue working with our legal team for athletic advising services, we can also help ensure that all parties involved uphold the terms in the contract.

Why choose us

WE FOCUS ON THE ATHLETES
AND THEIR BEST INTERESTS

  • Compliance & Reporting

    We cover our athletes’ compliance, reporting, and disclosing requirements to protect their legal interests and athletic eligibility.

  • Contract Drafting

    If you have an NIL deal, no matter how small, get it in writing. Our firm drafts contracts on behalf of athletes with their interests in mind to protect them in NIL deals.

  • Entity Creation

    We help athletes start businesses, form charities and ensure they are protected from personal liability.

  • Risk Management

    Our firm works to protects college athletes from recruitment until college graduation.

  • Scholarship Review

    We ensure our clients’ interests are protected within their universities. Review your scholarship documents with the help of a sports attorney.

  • Trust Accounting

    We serve athletes and their families to prepare for paying taxes, establish budgets, and plan for life after college.

We can help you if you attend school in any of these states: Arizona | California | Delaware | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | North Dakota | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

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To do right by the athletes and help them shine while allowing them to focus on the classroom and the arena.

  • Let’s Talk

    Need to speak to someone about your NIL needs? We’re here to help.

  • Consultation

    We will keep you advised of the commercial and reputational risks associated to any of the options available to you.

  • On Your Side

    If however it is required, we will be ready to fight your corner every step of the way.