Robert Maysey

Biography

Robert Maysey is Of Counsel in the Firm’s San Francisco Bay Area Office. Mr. Maysey was instrumental in developing the case that led to the filing of the antitrust lawsuit against the UFC alleging illegal monopolization of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) market. Mr. Maysey joined Berger Montague in September 2024, just before the initial case against the UFC achieved final approval on February 6, 2025 for a $375 million settlement for the fighters in the class.

For more than 24 years, Rob has also been actively involved in all facets of the MMA industry assisting athletes and agents in litigation matters and in negotiating agreements. Rob has written extensively on a variety of topics affecting MMA athletes including the need to apply the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act of 2000, as amended, to the sport of MMA. Rob testified before the California State Assembly in support of a bill to extend similar legal protections enjoyed by boxers to mixed martial artists. Rob also testified before the California State Athletic Commission in support of enhanced regulation for the protection of amateur mixed martial artists.

Rob was a panelist on the ESPN “Outside the Lines” television program regarding pay for MMA athletes, was the featured speaker at a legal symposium on sports and law at the West Virginia College of Law, and his work was cited in the West Virginia Law Review. Rob has been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, SI.Com, ESPN.com, The New Republic, Crain’s, New York Business, and numerous other media outlets.

Mr. Maysey is also an experienced real estate, transactional and litigation attorney. He practices in all areas of commercial real estate including the representation of private investors and developers in the acquisition, sale, development, leasing and financing of office buildings, industrial parks and other projects.

Mr. Maysey also represents clients in various corporate transactions including the creation of corporate entities, asset and stock purchase transactions, negotiating and drafting employment and non-compete agreements, and in the development of franchise systems.

He also regularly represents clients in civil litigation matters including business and real estate disputes, condemnation actions, valuation actions and business torts. Mr. Maysey is an attorney licensed in Arizona, California, and Minnesota (voluntarily inactive).