Francesca Faraci

Overview

Francesca Faraci is an associate attorney and NIL consultant at O’Hagan Meyer, where she focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, sports law, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) matters, and contractual disputes. A former six-year NCAA Division I student-athlete, Francesca draws on her firsthand experience in collegiate athletics to advise clients on the legal and business issues facing student-athletes, universities, and sports industry professionals.

Francesca also represents clients in employment-related disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, and contractual matters. Her work includes legal research, discovery, motion practice, litigation strategy, and evaluating potential liability and settlement opportunities. She also assists with NIL and endorsement agreements, athlete representation, NCAA compliance, revenue-sharing developments, trademark protection, and business formation.

Before joining O’Hagan Meyer, Francesca worked at Romanucci & Blandin, where she handled matters involving complex civil litigation, civil rights, employment disputes, and sports law. Her experience on the plaintiff’s side provides additional perspective in her defense practice, including evaluating opposing arguments and identifying potential litigation risks. Francesca earned her J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where she was a finalist in the National Sports Law Moot Court Competition and served on the Moot Court Honors Council. She earned her B.S. in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida, graduating summa cum laude.