20 Apr 2026
Tyrone Thomas Joins Fox Rothschild as Partner in Washington, DC
"Tyrone P. Thomas joins Fox Rothschild as a Partner in the Entertainment & Sports Law Department in Washington, DC, focusing on employment, compliance and executive compensation for sports clients."
Thomas brings 20 years of experience handling high-profile employment, compliance and executive compensation matters for professional athletes and organizations at all levels. He will practice in the firm’s Entertainment & Sports Law Department as a Partner.
Thomas advises and represents major universities, professional sports teams and college athletics programs on employment, compensation and compliance issues, including conducting internal investigations, handling sponsorship and endorsement arrangements, managing NIL agreements, negotiating executive employment and compensation agreements, and serving as outside general counsel for multiple entities. He has handled investigations involving allegations of workplace misconduct, fiscal impropriety and violations of NCAA and professional sports league rules.
He also counsels nonprofit and for-profit entities, including educational institutions, trade associations and sports organizations, on matters involving C-suite executives. Thomas earned his J.D. from Tulane University Law School and his B.A. from Dartmouth College.
Prior to joining Fox Rothschild, Thomas was a partner at Holland & Knight.