The sports industry has long utilized alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to resolve a wide range of sports-related disputes, including the administration of cases arising from sports at the amateur, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. AAA’s involvement in sports ADR goes far beyond simple sports-participation disputes, and many sports entities rely upon the AAA’s services to resolve commercial and business-related matters. Adopting a comprehensive approach to resolving all disputes through ADR further increases the time- and cost-savings benefit to all parties involved. ADR can be used to resolve all types of disputes within the industry:
• Doping arbitration
• Sports agent, team, coach, and athlete disputes
• College athletic conference membership disputes
• Product and merchandising agreements
• Sports franchise, partnerships, sponsorships, and endorsements
• Licensing, intellectual property (IP), broadcasting, marketing, and advertising agreements
• Stadium, arena naming rights, and concessionaire agreements
• Sports facility and venue construction
• Real estate leasing and rights
• Sports executive contracts and employment matters
• Labor-grievance and collective-bargaining agreements
• Independent fact-finding investigations