SPORTS
EVERY DETAIL.
EVERY CLIENT.
EVERY MATTER.
LOEB & LOEB adds Value.
Whether you are a player, an owner, or a tournament sponsor,
you know that the sports industry is big business. Loeb & Loeb’s
multidisciplinary team of sports attorneys have extensive experience
and an in-depth understanding of the industry’s unique legal issues.
In addition to broad litigation and transactional services, our group
offers a diverse combination of complex entertainment and intellectual
property expertise.
Representative Clients
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Acura Classic
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Association of Tennis Professionals
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Atlanta Spirit
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Boston Red Sox
Specifically, we advise and counsel clients on issues concerning:
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Burton Corporation
Transactions
n Sponsorship opportunities
n Television rights, production, and distribution
n Broadband and mobile technology deals
n Purchase and sale of assets
n Event operations and risk management
n Advertising and promotions
n Financing deals
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Churchill Downs
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Entertainers and Athletes Group
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Fantasy Sports Ventures
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Heavy Putter
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IMG
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Madison Square Garden
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Major League Soccer
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MLB Advanced Media
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NBA Properties
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NCAA
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PGA Tour
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Reel Enterprises
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Tom Collins Champions on Ice
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USA Sevens
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William Morris Agency
Intellectual Property
nAdoption, use, and protection of trademarks, service marks, trade
names, Internet domain names, and trade dress
n Copyright protection and licensing
n Trademark licensing opportunities
nCombating ambush marketing tactics and enforcement of
marketing rights
Litigation
n Intellectual property
n Advertising and promotions
n Contracts
We are also particularly well versed in the explosive convergence
of sports and digital media such as broadband and mobile
communication deals. From developing media connections to
branded entertainment issues, we are able to develop and negotiate
scenarios that help our clients meet their business objectives.
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of Professional Conduct and under the law of other jurisdictions.
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lease note, the opening of Loeb & Loeb’s Washington, DC, and Beijing offices
further augments our domestic and cross-border capabilities.
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For information on our Sports capabilities,
we invite you to contact any of the
following members of Loeb & Loeb’s
Sports Practice Group:
Sunny Brenner
310.282.2284 Kenneth R. Florin
212.407.4966 Arash Khalili
310.282.2282 sbrenner@loeb.com
USA Sevens LLC in organizing the Collegiate
Championship Invitational sevens rugby tournament and in
negotiating broadcast agreements with NBC.
the Acura Classic women’s tennis tournament
in its sale to the Women’s Tennis Association.
kflorin@loeb.com
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akhalili@loeb.com
nRepresented
dmasters@loeb.com
Brian R. Socolow
212.407.4872 bsocolow@loeb.com
Rupen R. Fofaria
312.464.3154 Burton Snowboards in an internet distribution
and marketing agreement for its global snowboarding series.
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Douglas N. Masters
312.464.3144 Kevin Garlitz
310.282.2392 Representative Matters
kgarlitz@loeb.com
Fútbol Club de Barcelona in a contract dispute
with a television distributor.
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a secondary ticketing agency in negotiations
with an NFL franchise.
nNegotiated
fulfillment agreement for golf club manufacturer
Heavy Putter LLC.
nRepresented
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prominent athletes in licensing and sponsorship
matters.
nRepresented
the PGA Tour in television matters.
nRepresented
several tennis tours in a variety of legal
matters, including sponsorship and contract negotiations and
resolution of intellectual property disputes.
with the NCAA on issues including trademark
enforcement and litigation, ambush marketing, and protection
and exploitation of licensing properties and media rights.
nWorked
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a favorable settlement for a premier women’s
tennis tournament in a dispute over Americans with
Disabilities Act issues.
nRepresented
a major talent agency as a codefendant in a
breach of contract action brought against an Olympic figure
skater.
significant litigation for teams such as the New York
Islanders, including an arbitration against the New Jersey
Devils before NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
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the Dodgers in connection with AFTRA issues
with respect to the Dodgers’ announcers.
nRepresented