Scott Sherman
Associate
Scott Sherman is an associate in Winston & Strawn LLP’s New York office. His practice focuses on sports, antitrust, and labor law.
Scott was a member of the Alston v. NCAA team that won a landmark 9-0 victory before the United States Supreme Court in 2021 and the Winston team that in May 2024 obtained a historic multibillion-dollar settlement in House v. NCAA that is poised to revolutionize the economic model of college sports. As part of his college sports work, Scott also regularly counsels clients on name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws and policies.
Scott represented the U.S. Women’s National Team in its lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation that culminated in a settlement guaranteeing equal pay and working conditions between the men’s and women’s soccer teams.
Scott also represents numerous sports leagues, sports agencies, and prominent ATP tennis tournaments. On a pro bono basis, Scott has represented two separate Olympic and Paralympic athletes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.
In addition to his sports law practice, Scott is a member of the firm’s Videogame, Gaming and E-Sports group dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions to companies in these industries.
At Winston, Scott is part of the group that has received numerous “Law Firm of the Year” awards for its Sports Law Practice.
As part of the Alston team, Scott’s work was recognized as one of the National Impact Cases of the Year at the 2022 Benchmark Litigation East Coast Awards and won the Global Competition Review (GCR’s) 2022 “Litigation of the Year: Cartel Prosecution” award.
As part of the Morgan team, Scott’s work was recognized as one of the National Impact Cases of the year at the 2023 Benchmark Litigation East Coast Awards. In February 2022, he was also among the team of lawyers named as runners-up for “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer for the landmark settlement of the Morgan lawsuit.
As part of the House team, Scott’s work has been shortlisted for both “Matter of the Year” and “Litigation of the Year – Cartel Prosecution” honors at the upcoming GCR Awards. In October 2024, he was also among the team of lawyers named as “Litigator of the Week” by Am Law Litigation Daily for the landmark settlement of the House lawsuit.
Scott was named to the 2020 Forbes “30 Under 30” list in the “Sports” category. While at Harvard Law School, he received the 2017 Weiler Award for Excellence in Sports Law.
Outside of the courtroom, Scott was named Winston & Strawn’s 2023 “Mentor of the Year.”
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Credentials
Education
Scott received a B.A., magna cum laude, in History from Harvard College in 2013, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. in 2017 from Harvard Law School, where he was Co-Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law and President of the Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law.
Admissions
- New York
Related Insights & News
On September 30, 2022, Scott spoke at Lewis & Clark Law School’s Center for Business Law & Innovation (CBLI) 2022 Fall Forum: Sports Law’s New Dimensions.
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