Phil Mickelson said he has hired veteran defamation lawyer Tom Clare as he combats the fallout from a recent report that included leaked messages from the professional golfer.
Phil Mickelson said he has hired veteran defamation lawyer Tom Clare as he combats the fallout from a recent report that included leaked messages from the professional golfer and led to an offshore oil company launching an independent review of improper insider information potentially being shared.
Clare is a partner at Clare Locke LLP, which identifies itself as a firm that litigates complex defamation matters and represents clients facing high-profile reputational attacks. Clare has previously handled defamation matters for Fortune 500 companies and prominent individuals, including CEOs, hedge fund managers, university presidents, professional athletes and sports teams, and other celebrities.
“I know from experience that being in the public eye makes me a frequent target for sensationalized media coverage,” Mickelson wrote on X/Twitter. “I get that it comes with the territory but there are legal limits on false reports. And while I may have been willing to ‘let it go’ in the past, I’m no longer going to sit quietly and take it when those lines are crossed. I have retained world-class defamation counsel Tom Clare to advise and represent me on this ‘article’ by Hunterbrook and anyone who reposts it. More to come.”
Clare did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Front Office Sports.
