Overview

Stacey Eisenstein has extensive experience representing professional sports leagues, collegiate athletic conferences, individual teams, and other employers in the sports and entertainment industries. She has handled numerous high profile and precedent-setting arbitrations and federal court disputes, including those involving discipline of professional athletes, collective bargaining, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and benefits disputes under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Eisenstein has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a trailblazer in both sports and employment law and as a top employment defense lawyer by Washingtonian.

She previously taught sports law and negotiation as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Sports Industry Management Program.

Focus Areas

Labor Management RelationsERISA and Benefit Plan LitigationDiscrimination and HarassmentPrivacy and Data SecurityInvestigations

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

Sports Lawyer Association

Member

American Bar Association

Recognition

Named, Trailblazers

Sports Law and Employment Law

The National Law Journal

2022

Named, Power Players

Sports Business Journal

2021

Recognized

The Legal 500 U.S.

2017-2022

Named, Top Lawyer for Employment Defense

Washingtonian

2018, 2020

Recognized, Employment Practice of the Year

Law360

2009, 2013, 2015, 2016

Recognized, Sports Practice of the Year

Law360

2016

News, Analysis & Press

Littler Rings in the New Year with the Addition of Three Shareholders in Washington, D.C.

January 15, 2025

Education

  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2000
  • B.A., Emory University, 1995

Bar Admission

District of Columbia
Maryland