Mr Arash Khalili > Loeb & Loeb LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile

Loeb & Loeb LLP‘s ‘biggest strength is the experience of its partners’, with practice heads Arash Khalili in Los Angeles and Brian Socolow in Washington, DC/New York providing clients with extensive experience across litigation and transactional work. Socolow is especially well versed in the expanding sports technology and data industry, and Khalili has particular experience in unique corporate transactions, with the firm increasingly active on behalf of esports clients. A standout recent mandate for the team was representing the Chicago Bulls in its multiyear partnership with Chicago-based technology company Motorola Mobility, an example of the firm’s work for household-name sports teams, associations, and individuals. Chicago-based Douglas Masters is a key name when it comes to IP issues in the sports arena and has a strong relationship with National Collegiate Athletic Association.

With a strong following of start-ups, emerging growth companies, large corporations, private equity and venture capital funds, Loeb & Loeb LLP has established a good reputation in the middle-market M&A space in the US. The firm’s deep roots in the media and entertainment sectors, and longstanding experience in the tech and digital content space make it a go-to destination for business transactions in these spheres. The practice’s cross-border capabilities are also noteworthy, as are its credentials in distressed deals and SPAC acquisitions. Mitchell Nussbaum in New York, who regularly advises public companies on their SEC and NYSE or Nasdaq listing compliance, co-chairs the capital markets and corporate department with Los Angeles-based Arash Khalili, an active dealmaker in the TMT, sports, and healthcare sectors. Based in the New York office, assistant deputy chairs Lloyd Rothenberg and Ronelle Porter handle a mix of corporate, M&A and capital markets work. Giovanni Caruso is another key practitioner in New York; he is a member ‘one of the very best teams in SPAC-related work’.