Sports, Sponsorship and Event Venue Group

Ongoing Business and Legal Counseling

Advised the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in connection with “The Mitchell Report” regarding steroid usage in Major League Baseball
Advised the ownership group in connection with various events held at the Scottrade Center, including the men’s college basketball Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and the annual Missouri vs. Illinois “Bragging Rights” men’s college basketball game
Represented the St. Louis Blues in player contract negotiations with Wayne Gretzky
Provided employee benefits advice with respect to the pension plan sponsored by Michael Vick’s MV7, LLC.
Represented Hogan Motor Leasing in connection with driver contracts with Dario Franchitti and Bobby Rahal and partnership agreements with Penske Racing
In addition to our significant transactional and litigation experience described above, we regularly counsel clients in connection with a variety of business and legal issues, including the following:
- Antitrust issues
- Suite license, sponsorship and commercial contract issues
- Contractual and related issues related to special sporting and other events
- Merchandising and licensing issues
- Trademark, website and other intellectual property issues
- Legislative issues
- Labor and employment and human resources issues
- Sweepstakes, contest, raffle and similar promotional issues, including issues related to the platforms for hosting promotions on Facebook and Twitter
- Estate planning and administration