AREAS OF FOCUS
Sports
Dispute resolution for the global business of sport
Neutral arbitration and mediation services for complex sports-related disputes, with particular experience in international and cross-border matters.
MEDIA & NIL
RIGHTS
Broadcast, streaming, content, and distribution disputes
COMMERCIAL
RELATIONS
Sponsorship and endorsement, licensing, and agency matters
ATHLETES &
ORGANIZATIONS
Athlete, team, league, federation, and governance disputes
TECHNOLOGY &
GAMING
Sports betting, esports, data, and digital platforms
SECTOR EXPERIENCE & APPROACH
THE GLOBAL BUSINESS OF SPORT—Understood in Context
Rainey’s connection to the sports sector dates to the beginning of his legal career, when he became the first in-house counsel to a multijurisdictional sports and gaming enterprise. The role placed him at the intersection of sport, technology, commerce, and complex regulation, providing direct experience with the business realities and regulatory frameworks that shape the industry. Over more than 19 years, he has built on that foundation through sophisticated disputes and regulatory matters spanning entertainment, media, intellectual property, finance, and technology.
Sports disputes increasingly turn on issues extending beyond the field: contracts, intellectual property, media rights, sponsorship, technology, finance, regulation, and reputation-often across multiple jurisdictions.
Effective resolution requires both command of the dispute process and an understanding of the commercial relationships at stake.
SELECTED QUALIFICATIONS
Senior disputes and business experience across the industries reshaping modern sport
MEDIA, IP &
TECHNOLOGY
SPORTS &
GAMING
Career foundation in a complex, multi-jurisdictional regulatory environment
ADVOCATE &
NEUTRAL
Experience as outside litigation counsel and as a senior in-house disputes executive
MATTER INQUIRIES
INVOLVED IN A SPORTS DISPUTE?
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