Tammi Gaw

Tammi Gaw

Of Counsel | Member of the DC Bar
Phone: 323-229-4112

Tammi Gaw began her career as an athletic trainer at the University of Oklahoma, and brought her experience as a competitive gymnast to a sports medicine at both the high school and Division I university levels. As one of only a handful of professionals licensed as both an attorney and an athletic trainer, her career includes in-house counsel positions, non-profit management and board participation, and C-suite level work with integrated planning for large and medium scale sporting events.

Tammi’s expertise extends to the business of college sports, including name, image, and likeness (NIL) reform, Title IX, and medical welfare for athletes of all levels. She is an international speaker and lecturer on issues around sports business, law, medicine, and risk management, and has been featured in a variety of news outlets, podcasts, panels, and publications. Additionally, she was privileged to address the UK Parliament in 2009. Tammi authored a course which covers legal aspects of sports medicine that is used by Athletic Training professors, and co-hosted two seasons of the Business ATvantage podcast to educate athletic trainers about the legal aspects of their careers.

Tammi graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Health and Sports Sciences, from California Baptist University with a M.S. in Sports Management and Administration, and is a 2007 graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for The Drake Group Education Fund, and is a Trustee on the Board of Scottish Archery.

Representative Speaking Engagements:

  • Risk Management in Sporting Events, Academy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland
  • Discrimination in Sports, Sheffield Hallam University, England
  • Understanding the Legal Aspects of an Outreach Program, NATA Council on Practice Advancement Annual Conference
  • Equal Pay in Women’s Sports, Harvard Women’s Law School Association
  • Lack of Accountability in College Athletics for Athlete Abuse, The Drake Group
  • Human Rights in Sports, Academy of Leadership Sciences, Switzerland
  • Health & Safety in Sports: Concepts in Risk Management, Sheffield Hallam University, England
  • Contracting With College Athletes’ Name, Image & Likeness, Association of Corporate Counsel
  • Legal Consideration for Soccer Academies, Law In Sport Digital Conference
  • Gender Economics in Sports, Southern Utah University
  • US Health Insurance in the Context of Professional and Amateur Sports, University of Stirling, Scotland
  • Moving Toward Gender Parity, Women in Sports Law Annual Meeting
  • Return to Play and Duty of Care for Covid, Law in Sport
  • Featured Interviewee, NATA Sports Medicine Legal Digest
  • Healthcare Administration and Delivery, Indiana State University
  • Socially Responsible Investing: Is it Really Necessary? Is it Really Profitable?, District of Columbia Bar
  • Vulture Funds and Their Implications For Highly Indebted Countries, Social Investment Forum
  • Meeting of All Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade on Vulture Funds, United Kingdom Parliament