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D<\/em> Magazine<\/em> selected McGuireWoods\u2019 Addison Fontein<\/a> for its 2026 \u201cBest Lawyers Under 40<\/a>\u201d list. Honorees are selected through nominations submitted by their peers, who are members of the State Bar of Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based in Dallas, Fontein is a member of McGuireWoods\u2019 nationally recognized Sports Industry Team<\/a>, handling high-stakes litigation at the intersection of sports and business. Fontein serves as a trusted adviser to athletes and universities on name, image and likeness policy, represents franchises across the Big Four professional sports leagues and recently won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging an NFL franchise charged unlawful fees. Fontein also represents leading financial institutions in high-dollar customer disputes arising from sportsbook transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranked by Chambers USA<\/em>, McGuireWoods\u2019 Sports Industry Team leverages the firm\u2019s deep experience in precedent-setting litigation and groundbreaking transactions that helped shape the modern sports ecosystem. The team has led billion-dollar stadium financings, closed headline-making M&A deals, negotiated endorsement contracts with global sports icons, and won impactful litigation for professional sports teams, elite athletes and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fontein served as moderator for McGuireWoods\u2019 inaugural Sports Investing Symposium <\/a>on Oct. 29, 2025, in New York City, an event that brought together more than 150 preeminent investors, prominent team and league officials, family offices, university leaders and other key innovators from across the sports industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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