Where every deal gets its close-up.
Since 2005, Andresen & Associates has counseled athletes, entertainers, startups, and established businesses from its Chicago base — led by an eight-time Super Lawyer with a front-office pedigree in professional sports.
Six practice areas, one standard of craft.
From locker room to boardroom, every engagement gets the same discipline — Chicago-born, national reach, since 2005.
Sports Law
Representation for athletes, coaches, teams, leagues, and vendors — licensing, sponsorship, venue and broadcast agreements, employment matters, and arbitration, built on a front-office pedigree with the Arena Football League and Oakland Raiders.
Entertainment & the Arts
Business and legal counsel for film, television, and theatrical productions — cast and crew agreements, investment and equity structures, guild membership, and distribution deals.
Business & Transactional
The agreements every business needs, drafted with the attention an off-the-shelf template can't offer — contracts, leases, and the disputes they're built to prevent.
Startup & Entrepreneurial Law
One-stop counsel for founders and small business owners — entity formation, asset agreements, employment terms, and the legal foundation a growing business stands on.
Trademark & Copyright
Clearing, filing, and defending the names, marks, and creative work that carry a brand's value, in the United States and abroad.
Licensing & Sponsorships
Sponsorship, endorsement, and licensing agreements structured around performance, not just paperwork.
Tonight's card.
Two decades of recognition, earned the hard way.
2026 Super Lawyer — 11th Selection Overall
Named a 2026 Super Lawyer in the Entertainment & Sports category — one of only six attorneys selected statewide in Illinois.
Eight-Time Super Lawyer, Three-Time Rising Star
Recognized every year from 2019 through 2026, plus three Rising Star honors before age 40 — awarded to the top 2.5% of attorneys in a practice area.
Seven-Term Chair, Chicago Bar Association Sports Law Committee
Two decades of leadership in the local sports law community, alongside a faculty post teaching sports law at Northwestern University.
Perfect 10.0 Rating, Avvo.com
A "Superb Attorney" rating built on reviews from peers and clients, backed by two decades representing athletes, entertainers, and business owners.
Unparalleled Accessibility
We pair you with attorneys who stand with you and provide the level of service you deserve. When clients need us, we're there.
Diligent Execution
Innovative legal and business solutions, tailored to your needs and executed with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
Shared Vision
We work for you and with you — developing a clear, effective vision, then executing the strategy to launch it.
Clear Communication
We counsel as well as advocate. We listen, strategize, and respond promptly, in language clients understand.
"Scott is not only an incredible wealth of knowledge and skill in sports and entertainment matters, but he has a great mind for business law. Contracts, corporate strategy, intellectual property, risk analysis…you name it, Scott is your best ally."
"I have found him not only to be an excellent attorney, but also to be ultimately personable in dealing with everyone on my staff. I have a level of trust and confidence in Scott that is often reserved for very close friends."
"I have known Scott for two decades and always found him to be dedicated, efficient and extremely good at what he does. If I ever need a lawyer in Chicago, Scott is my first call."
"He has reviewed and edited many endorsement and sponsorship contracts for our NFL player clientele, while also helping in different lawsuits against various entities. Scott is always on top of his game."
Billed above the title.
Over a quarter century representing the people and businesses behind the scenes.
Scott A. Andresen founded Andresen & Associates in 2005 after cutting his teeth in-house — first for the Oakland Raiders and as legal assistant to the Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association, then with the Arena Football League. Today he's an eight-time Super Lawyer and three-time Rising Star in the Entertainment & Sports practice area, a seven-term chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Sports Law Committee, and a sports law instructor in Northwestern University's Masters of Sports Administration program.
He holds degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BA), Valparaiso University School of Law (JD), and the University of Phoenix (MBA), and studied law at Cambridge University under U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His commentary on sports law and sports business has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, ESPN.com, and other prestigious national outlets.