Cathy D. Hampton - Guiding Complex Deals as Georgia Attorney
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Cathy D. Hampton is a corporate attorney who leads The Hampton Firm and focuses on sports, entertainment, general corporate, and marketing. Adept in negotiating across various payment structures and avenues such as the metaverse, NIL, and social media, she works synergistically with a wide range of companies from major international brands to startups. As a Georgia-based attorney, Cathy D. Hampton has negotiated more than $100 million in sports and entertainment transactions that channel the popularity of emerging and thriving stars into sustained brand engagement.
In November 2024, Cathy Hampton joined Miles Mediation & Arbitration, the fastest-growing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider in the Southeast. Cathy brings over 30 years of successful experience in transactional, corporate, regulatory, and litigation matters to her work as a mediator. She has executed major transactions across multiple industries, including high-stakes sports sponsorships, the consolidation of a global bank conglomerate, the sale of an international hospitality brand, a construction merger, and the sale of multiple retail assets.
Cathy Hampton is a National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Certified Agent who works with successful college and professional athletes in fostering prominent brand identities. She is a registered mediator and has served as a public and private chief legal officer, earning recognition as Outstanding General Counsel for a Large Organization (Atlanta Business Chronicle) and Large Law Department of the Year (Fulton County Daily Report). Among her accomplishments were leading financing for civic stadium and arena developments, and negotiating a major airline’s lease at an international airport hub.
With an extensive background in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, Cathy Hampton understands the balance involved in boosting revenue and mitigating risk, and has led complex undertakings such as a Fortune 1000 company’s dissolution. Cathy Hampton is a Spelman College graduate who earned her law degree at Harvard Law School.