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Christine Brown & Partners is a United States law firm that focuses on college athletics and sports law, including Title IX, name, image and likeness (NIL), transfer eligibility, coaching employment, athletic scholarships, and related disputes affecting student‑athletes and coaches.

History

Christine Brown & Partners[1] was launched in 2025 by attorney Christine Donahue Brown, a longtime Title IX practitioner with more than three decades of experience in college sports law. The firm is based in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

Notable matters and impact

In June 2026, Christine Brown & Partners filed a federal class action lawsuit[2] on behalf of 23 Quinnipiac University women’s rugby players, alleging that the university’s treatment of the team violates Title IX.

In March 2026, the firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of United States Naval Academy baseball player Brock Murtha[3] challenging an NCAA eligibility determination and seeking to restore a fifth season of competition.

In November 2025, Christine Brown & Partners joined with academic and legal experts to file an amicus brief[4] challenging the House v. NCAA settlement in the United States Court of Appeals.


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