Daniel S. Greene

Daniel S. Greene advises individual and corporate clients on a broad range of business and transactional matters, including corporate and business law, real estate development and transactions, commercial leasing, technology, venture capital, sports, and other complex transactions. Drawing on his prior experience as in-house counsel to the largest privately held shopping mall developer in the Northeast, Daniel brings a practical, business-focused perspective to helping clients evaluate opportunities, manage risk, and achieve effective solutions.

Since joining the firm, Daniel has played an active role in the emerging and rapidly evolving field of name, image, and likeness (NIL) in college athletics, a natural extension of his broader practice representing content creators and influencers. He has drafted revenue-sharing agreements and NIL policies for higher education institutions and negotiated revenue-sharing arrangements and collective deals for college athletes with premier NCAA Division I institutions. He has also handled inquiries involving the College Sports Commission (CSC). Through this work, Daniel has become a go-to legal resource for athletes, schools, agents, collectives, and other stakeholders navigating the changing college athletics landscape.

Daniel also represents numerous sports agencies in connection with their structural formation and management, including the negotiation and preparation of underlying agency-agent agreements and athlete-representation contracts. He has represented a sports agency in connection with its acquisition by another agency in an M&A transaction. His broader sports practice includes representing prominent athletes in Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League, including perennial All-Stars and Olympians, in brand ambassador arrangements and other commercial matters, including arrangements involving equity stakes. Daniel has also represented NHL players in trading card agreements and other endorsement and licensing transactions.

Daniel represents sports and technology companies in sophisticated commercial and investment transactions. His experience includes representing a leading AI-powered athlete marketing intelligence platform in connection with its seed funding round and representing a global sports apparel design, manufacturing, and commercialization solutions partner in a license agreement with a leading golf apparel brand.

Daniel has also been sought out by higher education institutions and athletes to pursue litigation involving NCAA eligibility matters, drawing on his litigation background and deep familiarity with the legal and regulatory issues affecting college athletics. His experience enables him to advise clients on both the strategic and legal considerations involved in navigating high-stakes eligibility disputes.

Daniel has served as a panelist and speaker on a variety of NCAA and college athletics issues at conferences and events nationwide, including the Sport and Recreation Law Association Conference, Temple Sports Business Conference, New York State Public High School Association’s Section III Student Athlete Advisory Committee Summit, Syracuse Law’s Entertainment and Sports Law Society Symposium, and the Sports, Entertainment & Innovation Conference (SEICon). He has also presented continuing legal education (CLE) programs on college athletics and provided guest lectures at Syracuse University’s College of Law, David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, and Martin J. Whitman School of Management, as well as numerous other academic institutions.

Daniel is frequently called upon as a legal commentator on developments in college athletics and NIL. He has been featured on ESPN Radio and appeared on national television programs on NewsNation and ABC, discussing current legal issues affecting college athletics. His insights have also been quoted and featured in leading legal publications, including Law360 and the New York Law Journal, as well as numerous publications covering NIL and the evolving college sports landscape.

In 2026, Daniel authored the chapter, “State Legislatures and Laws as a Catalyst in the NIL Era,” in the textbook, The Evolution of Collegiate Athletics: Embracing the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Era. His writing and commentary reflect his continued focus on the legal and regulatory developments shaping the future of college athletics.

In combination with his background as a former Coordinator of Hockey Operations for an NCAA Division I ice hockey program, Daniel is uniquely situated to assist current and prospective college athletes, high school athletes, schools, agents, collectives, and other participants in navigating this uncharted and rapidly changing territory.

Prior to joining the firm, Daniel worked on multi-million-dollar real estate finance and development transactions, commercial leases, due diligence, and various other corporate and transactional matters supporting business operations. In addition, Daniel has a varied litigation background that he draws upon to counsel clients on how to plan for, evaluate, and act upon litigation risk.

Outside of his legal practice, Daniel enjoys playing ice hockey and is an adjunct professor at SUNY Cortland, where he teaches sport law. He also coached Syracuse University College of Law’s team to a first-place finish in the 2024 New England Hockey Arbitration Competition. Daniel is originally from Yorktown Heights, New York, and has resided in the Syracuse area since 2013. He lives with his wife, Georgia, and their two daughters in Manlius, New York.