Timothy Liam Epstein

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About Timothy Liam Epstein

Tim, a partner at Duggan Bertsch, is one of the top lawyers in sports and entertainment in the country, managing DB’s Litigation, Sports Law Practice, and Entertainment, Events, & Festivals Industry Group. He is a Professor of Sports and Entertainment Law at Loyola University School of Law. Tim's Sports Law practice is all-encompassing, but focuses on the needs of players, coaches, teams and schools. Tim serves as counsel to owners of venues, and the producers of numerous festival and music events including the Pitchfork Music Festival, Life is Beautiful, and Riot Fest. Tim served as a member of the Fetzer Advisory Council on Sports, the Selection Committee for the Tillman Military Scholars, and the Legal Task Force for the Sports Fitness Industry Association. He was selected as a 40 under 40 attorney by the Law Bulletin, and a member of the Irish Legal 100. Tim is an "AV Preeminent Rated" attorney, and is rated as a Super Lawyer and Leading Lawyer, and one of Billboard's top lawyers in the music business. Tim is on the list of approved lawyers for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), and serves on XLIVE’s advisory board. Tim’s trusted counsel in the entertainment space has made him a sought after speaker at major entertainment meetings and conferences including Billboard, IEBA, and Pollstar. Tim authors and contributes to nationally respected law reviews, periodicals, and bar publications including the Wall Street Journal, the University of Virginia, the University of Texas, the Chicago Bar Association, Crain’s Chicago Business, USA Today, the University of Illinois, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Mississippi, ESPN the Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Seattle Times, the New York Times, Sports Litigation Alert, Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics, the American Lawyer, and the Sports Business Journal. Tim is listed in the Sports Law Expert Witness Directory, and has served as a legal analyst for ABC, Fox and WGN.