Ksenia Maiorova is a Partner in Green and Spiegel’s Orlando office. With more than 15 years of legal experience, Ksenia is recognized as one of the nation’s leading specialists in sports immigration and has vast experience representing athletes, coaches, and other sports industry professionals in connection with their applications for visas and permanent resident status.
Over the last few years, Ksenia has developed innovative legal solutions for international student-athletes pursuing “Name, Image, and Likeness” opportunities during their NCAA careers, some of which are documented in her book, NIL x Immigration. Her EB-1A victory for Olympic hammer thrower, Camryn Rogers, is recognized as the first-ever NIL-related EB-1A for an NCAA student-athlete and she was named by On3 as among the “13 Figures to Watch in the NIL Landscape in 2023.”
Ksenia is a frequently invited speaker at continuing legal education conferences organized by the American Immigration Lawyers Association and other organizations. She is the founder and interim director of the Sports Immigration Lawyers Association and the founder and conference chair of the annual Sports Immigration Law Conference. Her work in the sports immigration field has been covered by ESPN, TIME Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal.
Ksenia’s legal strategy and case production process prioritize much-needed travel flexibility for the athletes and leverage our internal sports expertise to minimize each client’s document production burden.
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Schools now pay athletes up to $21.3 million a year and Australians are right in the middle of it
Florida State University swimmer, Izaak Bastian was excited to learn student-athletes can profit from Name, Image, and Likeness
Schools are allowed to recruit foreign international pro players—but face restrictions on paying them. Their lawyers have gotten creative.
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Green & Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova will speak at the 2027 AILA Midwinter Conference and Webcast, taking place January 15 in St. Thomas and online.
As Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities continue to expand, so do the tax, immigration, and compliance considerations that come with them. Join Green & Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova for this informative webinar exploring the evolving NIL landscape and the unique challenges facing international student-athletes, influencers, and institutions.
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