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John Carney Chairs and Speaks, Jimmy Fokas Speaks at PLI Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2025

Webinar Series: Transforming Legacy Management Experience

Rebecca Schrote Presents on APEX Depositions at Columbus Bar Association CLE Session

To Help the New Administration Help Your Industry, You Need an Agency Strategy (Real Estate Finance Journal)

Clients rely on Ron to guide them through high-profile transactional matters, including a significant negotiation of a new license agreement and real estate development agreement for a multibillion-dollar arena in Los Angeles. He also manages corporate-sponsorship sports portfolios for large national institutions.

In each matter, Ron takes a global approach to client concerns, addressing potential impacts that may not be immediately obvious and taking the time to fully comprehend their businesses and the unique pressures that they face. Clients appreciate Ron’s ability to work swiftly toward resolutions and, foremost, to assist sports clients with putting on the best products for their fan base.

Ron is also an authority on NIL (name, image and likeness), which gives student-athletes the legal right to control how their image is used. He has written numerous articles, spoken at events and presented informational webinars on the history and legal landscape of the subject. Ron also assists clients with the day-to-day operational effects of NIL on the revenue generation side of their business.

As a trial lawyer, Ron has handled commercial cases across a broad spectrum. He has litigated cases involving products liability, financial broker/dealer transactions, high-profile premises liability matters and state and federal matters across a wide range of industries.

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J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 2001, 

B.A., Political Science, The University of Oklahoma, 1997

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<li>The Legal 500 United States (2017)
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<li>Recommended in Industry focus &#8211; Sport</li>
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<li><em>Georgia Trend Magazine</em>: Georgia’s Legal Elite (2013, 2018, 2020, 2022 to 2023)</li>
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BakerHostetler Atlanta Team Convinces Georgia’s High Court to Leave PGA Tour Superstore Victory Undisturbed

Ronald Gaither, Jarvarus Gresham Guest Lecture at Kennesaw State University

BakerHostetler’s Sports Industry Honors Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record

Big Money in Play: NCAA Permits School Assistance with NIL Activity

An Introduction to Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)

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Ronald Gaither Speaks on NIL After Alston at 2024 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting

BakerHostetler Team Secures Victory for Client AMB Sports & Entertainment in Georgia Court of Appeals

Webinar: An Introduction to Name, Image and Likeness (NIL)

NCAA’s New NIL Policies Hit with Antitrust Suit By State Attorneys General Ahead of Football Signing Period

Division I Council Approves NIL Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Introduces New Proposals for School Involvement

Flag on the Play: 2023 NIL Wrapped

Flag on the Play: Key Takeaways from Congressional NIL Hearings

Will new name, image, likeness rules in Georgia mean a big boost for sports attorneys?

Flag on the Play: NIL an Open Question for Athletes, Advertisers and Collectives

Increasingly complex student-athlete NIL deals require multi-disciplinary counsel

Ron Gaither Honored with World Series Championship Ring

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<li>Secured a victory for AMB Sports &amp; Entertainment and Atlanta Falcons Stadium Company, LLC when the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s ruling that Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s operator was not liable for injuries a woman sustained in a brawl during a 2017 college football game.</li>
<li>Lead attorney for a multibillion-dollar non-profit’s corporate sports transactional portfolio, including the negotiation of a new multi-year sponsorship deal and a medical facility at a multibillion-dollar sports arena in Los Angeles.</li>
<li>Provided counsel for the formation of entertainment sports area adjacent to billion-dollar stadium.</li>
<li>Represented and advised historic golf club in drafting legislation for sports gaming.</li>
<li>Represented the Atlanta Braves before the Georgia Supreme Court regarding validation of bonds for the financing of the Braves’ new stadium.</li>
<li>Represented the Atlanta Braves in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a minor child injured while attending a baseball game at Turner Field.</li>
<li>Represented the Atlanta Braves and multiple Major League Baseball teams in responding to a subpoena by the DOJ and assisting the DOJ regarding allegations that a sports agent was engaged in the illegal trafficking of Cuban-born baseball players.</li>
<li>Represented the Atlanta Braves in a breach of a license and sponsorship agreement with a major supplier of household appliances.</li>
<li>Provided counsel to the Atlanta Braves in matters involving stadium rights for a new baseball field.</li>
<li>Provided counsel to the Atlanta Braves regarding Georgia’s recent law permitting guns at public events; the Atlanta Braves oppose guns inside stadiums hosting their games.</li>
<li>Represented the Atlanta Braves in securing trademark clearance for bobblehead involving a Gold Glove winner.</li>
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