Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Fragomen is a leading provider of immigration services for the sports industry, handling the full range of immigration issues in the sports sector for decades. We work with many top sports industry clients and are deeply familiar with the immigration issues you may be facing. We represent every variety of client, including casework for individual athletes and their families, coaches and essential sports personnel as well as corporate immigration for television networks, sports teams and leagues, and related marketing and promotion companies.

We have a truly unique combination of industry experience and global reach. We can meet the bespoke requirements of the most demanding individual clients, and our global offices can help facilitate complex multinational tours, appearances and sporting events.

As a firm, we focus exclusively on immigration and have provided immigration services for over 70 years, giving us profound insight into immigration matters. We think strategically about visa options and handle the immigration logistics, so we can get people where they need to be, when they need to be there.

Workforce Planning

Fragomen streamlines business immigration, clarifying possible compliance issues in every engagement and building comprehensive programs around even the most complex mobility scenarios. This empowers our clients to plan ahead by incorporating immigration into short- and long-term business objectives.

Government Affairs Acumen

In many jurisdictions, sports opportunities are heavily protected by government regulation and union oversight. With local Fragomen professionals in more than 55 offices worldwide, we have on-the-ground familiarity with countless local regulatory regimes.

Client Management

Sports clients—ranging from leagues and teams to agencies and related companies and organisations—require intense planning and diligence. Depending on the nature of the visa, side activities, even if they seem purely personal, may qualify as unwarranted business. And sometimes personal histories may create difficulty during the approval process, or after the travel has begun. Our work also extends to assisting private sportspersons and their families with every aspect of their immigration matters, from one-off sporting appearances to international relocations. This includes strategy advice as well as transactional visa assistance.

Commitment to Emerging Talent

In addition to our work with major sports leagues and other established clients, we focus on emerging sports leagues, up-and-coming athletes and electronic sports (E-Sports). We have effective strategies for handling the unique immigration issues these groups encounter.