Sports, Sponsorship and Event Venue Group

Outside General Counsel and Other Select Client Representations

Serve as outside general counsel to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Major League Baseball)
Represent the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club (National Hockey League) in connection with their business operations
Represent AEG, one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world which owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA), Prudential Center (Newark, NJ), American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL), O2 Hamburg arena (Hamburg), O2 World arena (Berlin) and The O2 (London); sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), Manchester Monarchs (AHL), Reading Royals (ECHL), Houston Dynamo & Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS), two hockey franchises in Europe, the Hammarby (Sweden) Futbol Club and management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Represent a leader in venue management, marketing and development which manages various convention centers, exhibition halls and trade centers, arenas, stadiums, performing arts centers, theaters and specific-use venues.
Represent the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in connection with various legal issues
Represent the PGA in connection with private litigation matters
Represent Karsten Manufacturing Corporation and its subsidiary, PING, Inc., in all aspects of intellectual property. Our work includes patent, trademark and copyright litigation, counseling, transactional work and prosecution.