diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_transformations.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_transformations.py
index 6a67093fde8..26d48d96845 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_transformations.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/scim/scim_transformations.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class ScimTransformations:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail={"error": "No database connected"})
 
         if isinstance(team, dict):
-            team = LiteLLM_TeamTable(**team)
+            team = LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(team)
 
         # Get team members with proper display names
         scim_members: Final[list[SCIMMember]] = []
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_callback_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_callback_endpoints.py
index 3908ab3c927..9d05c431c45 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_callback_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_callback_endpoints.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ async def add_team_callbacks(
         # authenticated key holder could overwrite another team's logging
         # config (and read back the credentials they wrote).
         if not await get_team_access().allows(
-            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable(**_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
+            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
         ):
             team_access_denied()
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ async def delete_team_callback(
         # deregister its callbacks, otherwise any authenticated key holder could
         # silence another team's observability integration.
         if not await get_team_access().allows(
-            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable(**_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
+            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
         ):
             team_access_denied()
 
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ async def disable_team_logging(
         # team may disable its logging — otherwise any authenticated key
         # holder can silence audit logging for any team.
         if not await get_team_access().allows(
-            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable(**_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
+            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
         ):
             team_access_denied()
 
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ async def get_team_callbacks(
         # (Langfuse / Langsmith / GCS). Only proxy admins / org admins /
         # team admins of THIS team may read them.
         if not await get_team_access().allows(
-            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable(**_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
+            user_api_key_dict, LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(_existing_team.model_dump()), TEAM_OR_ORG_ADMIN
         ):
             team_access_denied()
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
index ae6da2ea98e..db3c31bd39d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
@@ -1769,9 +1769,8 @@ async def new_team(
             )
 
         ## ADD TO TEAM TABLE
-        complete_team_data: Final = LiteLLM_TeamTable(
-            **data_json,
-            model_id=_model_id,
+        complete_team_data: Final = LiteLLM_TeamTable.model_validate(
+            {**data_json, "model_id": _model_id},
         )
 
         # Set Management Endpoint Metadata Fields