Sports, Sponsorship and Event Venue Group

Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Player Salary Arbitrations

A partner in our St. Louis office handled salary arbitrations for the St. Louis Cardinals throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including in the successful arbitrations with players such as Ozzie Smith, Vince Coleman and Todd Zeile as well as many cases in which the Cardinals prepared for arbitration but settled
Successfully served as trial counsel in a $350 million contract damages dispute which was successfully decided in favor of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim major league baseball team
Successfully defended a $100 million class action matter which was decided in favor of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at the trial level
Represent the PGA in connection with private litigation matters
Represented the St. Louis Blues in connection with various dispute resolution matters involving players, coaches, team executives, the National Hockey League and other NHL teams (including the New Jersey Devils, former player Scott Stevens and former coach Mike Keenan, among others)