Inner Circle Athletes
The
Signing
Room
Before you sign anything — scholarship, NIL deal, agent agreement, professional contract — bring it here first. A licensed California attorney reads every word and tells you exactly what you're agreeing to. Then we help you get better terms.
"The legal team behind the athlete."
500+
Athletes Protected
14 yrs
In Sports Law
$50M+
In Deals Reviewed
Flat-Fee Pricing
Know What You Owe.
Before We Start.
48-hour turnaround
Contract Review
A licensed attorney reads your contract cover to cover and delivers a plain-English written breakdown with every red flag identified.
- Full attorney review up to 15 pages
- Plain-English breakdown
- Red flags and risk analysis
- "What this means for you" summary
- 48-hour turnaround
Most Requested
Deal Strategy & Evaluation
Attorney review + live call + negotiation strategy. We benchmark your deal and give you the leverage to push back.
- Everything in Contract Review
- 30-min live call with your attorney
- Market benchmarking
- Leverage analysis
- Custom counter-offer language
- Negotiation strategy
We negotiate for you
Representation & Negotiation
We negotiate directly on your behalf as your licensed attorneys. Counter-offers, back-and-forth, demand letters.
- Direct attorney negotiation
- Back-and-forth with the other party
- Demand letters & correspondence
- Multiple revision rounds
- Final agreement review
Real Examples
What Happens Without a Lawyer
Exclusivity clause blocked $200K in future deals
A college basketball player signed an NIL deal with an apparel brand without legal review. The exclusivity clause prevented them from working with any competing brand — including their preferred shoe company — for 3 years. Cost: estimated $200K+ in lost opportunities.
Always review exclusivity scope before signing any NIL deal.
Scholarship 'reduction right' exercised after freshman year
A Division I recruit signed their NLI without reviewing the institutional scholarship agreement. The school had a standard 'reduction right' clause that allowed them to reduce the scholarship if the athlete didn't maintain a specific GPA threshold. The athlete lost 40% of their scholarship after freshman year.
NLIs don't guarantee scholarship amounts. Read the institutional agreement.
No termination clause locked athlete in for 4 years
An emerging professional athlete signed a 4-year agent contract with no termination right. When the agent stopped returning calls and failed to secure any appearances, the athlete was trapped — they couldn't sign with another agent without breaching the contract.
Never sign an agent contract without a clear termination right.