sports law
Our diverse real-world experiences in the sports industry allows us to specialize in niche practice areas such as sports & entertainment law.
Our sports law lawyers represent all of the leading player associations in the United States, professional athletes, player classes in antitrust and other litigation, sports ownership groups, sports event organizers, intellectual property licensees and licensors, media companies, sports agents, lenders and underwriters of team and sports facility debt, governmental entities, coaches, competing sports leagues, sponsors, and others involved in disputes and transactions in the sports industry.
From creating training agreements for potential professional athletes to analyzing sponsorship agreements, our firm stands out and can provide creative solutions that can make big deals come to fruition. Our experience spans the full spectrum of sports industry legal matters:
Litigation, arbitrations, and collective bargaining cases.
Sports-related financial transactions, including stadium financings, franchise acquisitions, and other corporate matters.
Marketing, promotions, privacy, sponsorship, domain name, social media, and other intellectual property matters.
Sports sponsorships, including venue partnerships, event contracts, broadcast programming, and arena naming rights.
Brand protection for professional athlete clients in all of their personal, professional, and charitable endeavors, including endorsement, domain name, social media, trademark, corporate, trust and estates, tax, charitable foundation, and litigation matters.
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Entertainment Law
Our firm has represented clients in the entertainment industry in all legal and business aspects. Entertainment Law consists of areas such as musicians, artists, sneaker designers, influencers on social media, and creatives of all kinds. From contract negotiations...
Esports & Gaming
Providing legal services to all sectors of the esports and gaming industry. Is esports law a thing? Sports and the law are certainly ever closely connected. Mass audiences, revenue growth, and international reach have demanded it. Major leagues have gone from...
Crypto Currencies
We are at the forefront of innovative technology and digital laws. Cryptocurrencies — such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether, and Ripple — are digital, virtual forms of currency that are traded on online exchanges for conventional currencies or used to purchase goods and...
Tech & Software
Software agreements are unique and require specific knowledge of the industry. Mr. Kurtz has experience working as In-House Counsel for technology and software companies and knows the nuances and intricacies of the industry extremely well. Software agreements are...
Corporate Entities
Building a corporation requires the proper foundation. Starting a business and building a corporation from the ground up requires the proper foundation. Whether it is the creation of a corporation, a limited liability or another form of corporate entity, it pays to...
Contracts
A good contract helps to defuse disputes and to allow work to proceed smoothly. We focus on the contracts that creative businesses need. Whether it’s an agreement between founders or independent contractors, we have you covered. Every business is built on contracts:...
Copyrights
Protecting and enforcing the rights you deserve for creating your original work. In today’s always-connected, digital world, issues of copyright become more and more noticeable to small businesses and consumers. Our firm handles the many areas involved in copyright...
Trademarks
A trademark provides crucial protection for your brand. Do you or your company have a logo, word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination thereof, that you currently use or intent to use in commerce? If so, you might be able to obtain federal protections with the...
Sneaker & Streetwear Law
We are one of the first firms to specialize in helping clients in the sneaker and streetwear industries. Mr. Kurtz, or as others call him, The Sneaker Attorney™, has been passionate about sneakers his entire life and has been heavily involved in the industry from...
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