Greenberg Traurig’s Dana Hooper Secures Adidas Contract for Professional Soccer Player Merritt Mathias
PHOENIX (PRWEB) June 05, 2018 -- Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Dana L. Hooper negotiated and secured an endorsement contract with Adidas for professional soccer player Merritt Mathias. Mathias was recently named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. Women’s National Team, set to compete in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
As a starter for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Mathias has played all but 19 minutes of the team’s 2018 season. In 2014, Mathias won an NWSL championship with FC Kansas City, and in 2015, she was a Championship Runner Up with Seattle Reign FC.
Hooper is a sports agent, sports law attorney, and shareholder in the Phoenix office of Greenberg Traurig. Her sports law practice concentrates on representation of both athletes and sports-oriented businesses. As a certified athlete's agent and sports attorney, Hooper provides her clients with support in areas including contract drafting, negotiations, endorsement deals, development, league and team issues, legal advice, and overall counsel throughout their careers. Her experience with teams, leagues, and businesses has proven an asset to clients in various sports throughout the world.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Phoenix Office
Greenberg Traurig’s Phoenix attorneys practice locally and nationally at the intersection of business, government, and the law. Combining local experience and global reach, the Phoenix team represents clients in matters related to commercial litigation, securities, mergers and acquisition, municipal and corporate finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, real estate, and bankruptcy.
About Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
Lourdes Brezo Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, https://www.gtlaw.com/en, +1 212-801-2131, [email protected]
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