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Thomas J. Farrell Jay K. Reisinger Valerie Antonette David H. Cook |
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Jay K. Reisinger Partner Download vCard | E-mail Jay K. Reisinger is a partner at Farrell, Reisinger & Stallings, LLC and manages the sports law practice of the firm. Mr. Reisinger's practice focuses primarily on sports law, white-collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation. His sports law practice includes representation of professional athletes and certified agents in salary arbitration proceedings, contract analysis and negotiation strategy. Mr. Reisinger has also represented numerous athletes in performance enhancing substance/drug appeals and other disciplinary matters in MLB, the NFL, the NHL, and the NBA. Additionally, he represents both players and agents in fee dispute matters. Mr. Reisinger also represents NCAA and other amateur athletes in eligibility and related matters. In 2008, he, along with partner Thomas J. Farrell, represented New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee's investigation of Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee, and continue to represent Mr. Pettitte in related legal proceedings. In 2006-2007, he and Mr. Farrell provided legal services to numerous current and former Major League Baseball players and team employees targeted in Senator George Mitchell's investigation regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs. In 2005, he, along with Mr. Farrell, advised Sammy Sosa during the U.S. House of Representatives Committee's Congressional Hearings on steroid use in Major League Baseball. His criminal practice ranges from pre-indictment investigations and negotiations and representation of witnesses and victims with respect drug matters, tax evasion and other criminal issues. He has represented numerous professional athletes in various criminal matters, including grand jury appearances, tax matters, and illegal substance related proceedings. His civil litigation practice includes representation of individuals and companies, including sports-related entities, with respect to mergers and acquisitions, drafting of, enforcement of, and defense of employment agreements in the sports industry, and other civil litigation matters. Mr. Reisinger, along with the partners at Farrell, Reisinger & Stallings, LLC also provide litigation management services for professional athletes and sports-related entities, utilizing our unique understanding of the sports industry in conjunction with our wide-ranging civil litigation experience. Mr. Reisinger currently serves at outside counsel to Wasserman Media Group's sports management division, and advises a number of other sports agencies in every major sport. He formerly served as outside counsel to the Reich, Katz & Landis Baseball Group. He has also provided legal services to Thomas M. Reich & Associates, whose clients included NHL stars Mario Lemieux, Chris Chelios, Tom Barrasso, Kevin Stevens, Luc Robataille and many other NHL players. He is a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Sports and Entertainment Law Committee, the American Bar Association, and is a Certified Player Agent with the Major League Baseball Players Association. He received his J.D. from Ohio Northern University School of Law in 1996, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers and his B.A. from Allegheny College in 1991. Speaking/Writing
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