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Industry focus > Sport Tier 1

Proskauer Rose LLP has a strong track record in sports law matters and is known for providing sector specific advice and working on high profile corporate and commercial matters in sport. Heading up the team is transactions expert Joseph Leccese, who is co-chair of the firm’s renowned sports group, and recently represented the sellers and related entities in the $4.65bn sale of the Denver Broncos to the Walton-Penner family. Elsewhere, fellow practice head Bradley Ruskin is a go-to practitioner for litigious issues and recently represents the MLS in various matters. An area of recent growth for the firm, in line with the wider market, is sports betting work, and Jason Krochak is a standout name in this area. Jon H Oram is a key name to note when it comes to advising private equity firms on their first ventures into sports sector investment. All named practitioners are based in New York.

Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design Tier 1

The ‘top notch’ team at Proskauer Rose LLP has a ‘depth of knowledge’ across executive compensation issues, including corporate governance and employment law expertise. The practice is notably capable at advising clients on single-employer plan compliance, multiemployer plan representation, and extensive fiduciary duty guidance. Alongside private equity firms, hedge funds and asset managers, the team cooperate with a range of entertainment, media, healthcare and energy companies. New York-based Robert Projansky works closely with the entertainment industry, with significant work highlights including providing considerable counsel to The Screen Actors Guild, The American Federation of Musicians, and The Metropolitan Opera Association on a variety of complex issues regarding health and welfare plans and pension funds. Team head Paul Hamburger, who is based in Washington DC, has ‘significant subject matter expertise and experience’, and regularly advises national and global employers on IRS audits, health care reform and wellness programs. DC’s Seth Safra co-heads the team and competently handles ERISA, tax, and laws concerning qualified and nonqualified retirement plans. Justin Alex primarily aids financial sponsors on both single-employer and multiemployer pension plans and New Orleans-based Jennifer Rigterink is active on matters involving regulatory, legislative and legal compliance issues.

Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) Tier 1

Proskauer Rose LLP maintains its strong position at the top of the labor and employment space, with recent work including advising Rockefeller University on a significant discrimination dispute. Neil Abramson heads the practice in New York and leverages his experience in complex collective bargaining disputes, while Anthony Oncidi leads in Los Angeles and assists clients in the entertainment space. Other key names include Boston-based Mark Batten and Elise Bloom in New York, co-heads of the class and collective actions group. The New York office also includes Keisha-Ann Gray, who is complimented for her work in discrimination and harassment matters, and Michelle Annese, who regularly appears before federal and state agencies for clients. The practice’s employment litigation team was bolstered by the hire of Greg Knopp from Akin in February 2023.

Labor and employment > Labor-management relations Tier 1

Proskauer Rose LLP is home to an experienced team of practitioners with an impressive work portfolio, leveraging extensive sports, deep media and entertainment sector expertise to advise on a full-range of critical industry-specific labor issues. Employment law counseling, litigation and arbitration are core pillars of the group’s practice. The firm’s client roster in the space includes major global corporations, financial institutions and municipalities, including the city of New York and T-Mobile. Neil Abramson is based in New York and jointly leads the group alongside Los Angeles-based Anthony Oncidi. Elsewhere in the team, Paul Salvatore  provides strategic advice to companies on the full suite of labor-management relations issues. Steven Porzio is a key name for collective bargaining negotiations, alongside representation and unfair labor practice cases before the NLRB. Associate Erin Conroy focuses her practice on public sector labor and employment matters. All lawyers listed are in New York unless otherwise stated. Bernard Plum has retired.

Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling Tier 1

Proskauer Rose LLP has particular expertise in collective bargaining matters for the sports sector, with clients in all of America’s major professional sports leagues including the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB. The firm’s capabilities are comprised of the full spectrum of employment matters including training in best-practices and cultural change, advising on high-stakes investigations, representing organizations against claims of discrimination and harassment. The team is a go-to for employers and board of directors when faced work environment claims from handling complaints to conducting investigations. Neil Abramson handles all types of collective bargaining disputes and co-heads the New York-based practice with Anthony Oncidi, who is experienced in the entertainment and media industries. Joseph Baumgarten represents publicly held and privately owned employers in all areas of labor and employment law, while Mark Batten has experience in matters relating to grievances, NLRB charges and collective bargaining. Noa Baddish focuses on harassment and violations of wage and hour laws.

Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes Tier 2

The versatile team at Proskauer Rose LLP handles contentious matters at all levels of state and federal courts for major players from the worlds of sport, pharmaceuticals, and investment firms. Boston’s Timothy Mungovan co-heads the team, and advises funds, fund sponsors, and investment advisers in a diversity of disputes, including claims of fraud, control contests, partnership disputes and restructurings. Co-head Margaret Dale in New York is often engaged in asset management, data security matters, intellectual property, bankruptcy and corporate governance matters, while fellow co-head Michael Firestein in Los Angeles advises entertainment corporations, financial institutions, investment advisors, and real estate operating companies on a range of commercial litigation matters. Bart Williams and Susan Gutierrez are both based in Los Angeles, with the former adept in white collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations, while the latter routinely advises Fortune 500 companies operating in the consumer products, media and entertainment industries.        

Insurance > Advice to policyholders Tier 2

In addition to handling general liability claims for clients from the financial services, consumer products and pharmaceutical industries, the Proskauer Rose LLP team is adept at securing coverage in matters concerning bonds, financial guaranty and political risk insurance. In addition to the practice’s experience in advising private equity houses and hedge funds on insurance claims, the group is noted for its understanding of the captive insurance and reinsurance, where it advises on business interruption and casualty matters. New York’s John Failla leads the practice, representing clients in D&O, E&O and representations and warranties claims, both in court and in arbitrations. In Chicago, Marc Rosenthal handles a wide range of matters, including first and third party and product recall claims in addition to reinsurance arbitration. Nathan Lander, also in New York, specializes in supporting the financial sector with insurance recovery litigation. Seth Schafler left the firm in November 2022.

Intellectual property > Copyright Tier 2

Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds Tier 2

The New York-based dedicated hedge funds practice at Proskauer Rose LLP is a robust choice for fund managers and sponsors at every level, with fund formation experience covering a broad range of strategies. On the regulatory side, the department was bolstered by the hire of Robert Sutton from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in February 2022. He joins a practice co-led by Christopher Wells, a senior name in the markets for over three decades, and Kelli Moll, whose expertise spans assisting investment advisors with the formation and maintenance of hedge funds, credit funds and cross-over funds. Caryn Greenspan is also a key contact, her practice varies from representing established managers in expanding their offerings, to advising start-up managers on building their businesses. Michael Mavrides and Robert Leonard have left the firm.

Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital) Tier 2

A ‘highly experienced, cohesive and super responsive team‘ at Proskauer Rose LLP acts for private funds and their advisors in fund raising across all types of funds, representing committed capital, and advising on primary investments. The firm’s prolific, global practice in this area is represented in the United States primarily by its offices in Boston and New York. At the former, three lawyers are part of the practice group’s leadership team: the ‘truly exceptional‘ Robin Painter , who has great experience in advising fund managers and institutional investors in the private equity and venture capital space; Howard Beber, who ‘provides practical and actionable advice‘; and David Tegeler, another experienced name in fund formation, complex secondaries transactions, and asset manager M&A. Rounding out the team of four practice heads is New York-based Monica Arora, a specialist in advising sponsors on buyout, private credit, distressed debt, growth equity, real estate and infrastructure and energy funds. From the firm’s sizeable pool of lawyers in Boston, Mike Suppappola stands out for his secondaries funds practice, and Camille Higonnet is singled out for praise by clients.

Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional Tier 2

Counting Fortune 500 companies, CEOs of public and private corporations, and C-Suite executives among its list of clients, the Proskauer Rose LLP team has vast expertise in handling all aspects of compensation relating to complex spin-offs and M&A, with a nationwide team advising on all tax, securities, corporate governance, ERISA, and employment law issues. New York-based Andrea Rattner is highly experienced in counselling on benefits matters arising in all types of corporate transactions, while Ira Bogner frequently provides ERISA fiduciary practice expertise in connection with private fund formations. In Los Angeles, Colleen Hart advises executives and boards of directors on the tax planning and securities aspects of employee benefits and compensation matters. From Washington DC, Seth Safra assists clients with their health and welfare plans, and co-heads the team together with Paul Hamburger, who focuses on employee benefit plan-related matters. Robert Projansky, who operates out of the New York office, is knowledgeable on tax-qualification of ERISA-covered pension and welfare plans.

Labor and employment > ERISA litigation Tier 2

Proskauer Rose LLP is regarded for its involvement in high-value ERISA disputes involving class actions and individual claims relating to a broad variety of matters including 401(k) and 403(b) excessive fee and underperformance litigation, defined benefit plans, actuarial assumptions, multiemployer plans and ESOPs. The firm has a particular focus on Taft-Hartley multiemployer funds alongside an active DOL investigations practice, regularly defending plan sponsors, fiduciaries and service providers in these areas. The ERISA practice, led by Myron Rumeld and Russell Hirschhorn in New York, is further supported by the firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation group. Rumeld has significant experience handling ERISA litigation at both trial and appellate levels, and has defended numerous class actions, particularly regarding employer stock and excessive fee claims. Meanwhile, Hirschhorn, who is described as an ‘expert in his field’, also actively defends class actions as well as investigations conducted by the DOL. Tulio Chirinos, senior associate in Boca Raton, and Joseph Clark, senior counsel in New York, are also key members of the practice working on a variety of class action matters.

Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation Tier 2

Proskauer Rose LLP’s false advertising and trademark group is well regarded for its advertising litigation capabilities, which covers investigating, prosecuting, and defending against advertising, marketing, and unfair competition matters. It acts for a broad range of clients, with strong expertise in both consumer class actions and competitor versus competitor lawsuits. New York-based Baldassare Vinti heads the group, as well as the wider intellectual property practice at the firm, and has significant experience acting for clients in advertising class actions and Lanham Act-related disputes, with expertise across the pharmaceutical, life sciences and healthcare, food and beverage, and consumer products industries. Other key contacts include senior counsel Jeffrey Warshafsky, who specializes in trademark and false advertising disputes, and Jennifer Yang, who was recently promoted to senior counsel and has experience handling both Lanham Act and consumer class action false advertising litigation, as well as advertising challenges before the NAD. New York-based Brendan O’Rourke is also noted for his experience in this space.

Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs) Tier 2

Proskauer Rose LLP remains active in the non-traded REITs space, with a strong record in advising on a range of matters ranging from formation and structuring, to evaluating and pursuing mergers and listings. The group counts major financial institutions and dedicated investment funds as key clients, including Blackstone, Digitalbridge and Morgan Stanley. The team also has the capability to handle a full-range of transactional work; co-head Steven Lichtenfeld  is a key name on IPOs, equity and debt financings. Fellow co-head Michael Choate  is vastly experienced in capital markets, major M&A and corporate finance issues.

Real estate Tier 2

Focusing on the Boston, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles markets, Proskauer Rose LLP ‘breadth of expertise, bench strength, client orientation and deal sophistication’ is praised as ‘second to none’. The firm maintains its stellar reputation in transactional and leasing work involving life science, hotels and hospitality and retail real estate assets. Ronald Sernau in New York has deep experience representing purchasers and sellers, equity investors and leading Manhattan developers in transactional, leasing and development work. In Boston, Keith Barnett continues to hold lead counsel on multiple California transactions for the Vons and Safeway banners long-time client, Albertsons, including most recently, advising on conveyancing of air rights and other property rights in connection with development of several retail sites. Sean Boulger and Katelyn O’Brien are the other recommended partners in Boston.  

Tax > International tax Tier 2

Proskauer Rose LLP works on the full range of tax issues including advising on cross-border structuring issues, transfer pricing considerations, asset and business migrations, anti-deferral regimes and tax treaty benefits. The New York-based team is particularly well-versed in transactional taxation counsel, providing advice on capital raising and financing transactions in addition to restructuring matters. Amanda Nussbaum heads the practice and is experienced in the structuring of international private investment funds. David Miller covers the taxation of financial instruments and derivatives while Martin Hamilton handles US corporate, partnership and international tax matters. Mary Kuusisto advises clients with respect to their internal governance and economic structures.

Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations) Tier 2

Key names among Proskauer Rose LLP ‘s diverse client base include the Women’s Tennis Association and The Museum of Modern Art, and more generally the group represents a wide variety of public charities and private foundations, as well as not-for-profit organizations in a range of sectors. Amanda Nussbaum in New York is at the helm of the group alongside Seth Safra in Washington DC and is known for advising not-for-profit clients on matters such as gaining exemption from federal income tax, keeping down unrelated business taxable income, and structuring joint ventures and partnerships with taxable entities. Safra, as a member of the firm’s employee benefits and executive compensation group, is adept at advising nonprofit employers on executive employment issues, signifying a wider strength of the group. Another key lawyer is New York-based David Miller, a member of the firm’s tax department, who advises numerous not-for-profit clients day-to-day on tax related issues.

Tax > US taxes: non-contentious Tier 2

Proskauer Rose LLP is experienced in all areas of corporate and financial taxation, including demanding national stand-alone matters as well as major transactions. Blue-chip entities turn to the firm for its reputation in fund formation tax structuring, where it is sought out on complex, high-value ventures. Beyond formation across the fund lifecycle, the team is also well-placed to handle debt finance transactions related to leveraged buyouts, distressed debt acquisitions and recapitalizations, including hedge funds, credit and opportunity funds, and alternative finance lenders. Practice head Amanda Nussbaum’s expertise spans M&A, real estate and capital markets, often working in close conjunction with the firm’s sports law group. David Miller’s practice focuses on financial instruments and derivatives, with deep experience across the banking, pharmaceutical, life sciences, real estate, technology, and energy sectors. Martin Hamilton handles corporate, partnership, and international tax matters, while Boston-based partners Scott Jones and Arnold May oversee tax planning mandates for private equity fund managers. Other recommended individuals include Jeremy Naylor and Jamiel Poindexter, both of whom are also based in Boston. All named individuals are located in New York unless stated otherwise.

Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

With a deep bench including former prosecutors and enforcement attorneys, the white-collar defense and investigations practice at Proskauer Rose LLP is a popular choice for high-ranking executives and large corporations. The team, which is primarily based in New York, counts securities fraud, FCPA matters, and money laundering among its areas of strength. The practice is led by Dietrich Snell, noted for his extensive experience as a federal prosecutor. Joshua Newville combines white-collar defense and investigations expertise with deep knowledge of the SEC and securities litigation. Associate Lindsey Collins  left the firm in January 2022. Robert Cleary left the firm in January 2024.

Finance > Commercial lending Tier 3

Proskauer Rose LLP has a strong lender-side track record, having developed a reputation as a prolific counsel to direct lenders predominantly in the middle-market. Private credit clients such as Ares Capital and The Carlyle Group frequently turn to the firm for its advice on secured credit facilities and investment fund financings. The firm’s ability to handle novel and complex work remains a key strength, with partners regularly negotiating mezzanine and unitranche facilities; additionally, the team has worked on a number of complex preferred equity financings this year. All partners in the team are cross-trained in bankruptcy, enabling the practice to handle restructuring and distressed financing work as well. Boston-based partners Steven Ellis and Stephen Boyko co-head the practice, while Los Angeles-based Sandra Montgomery are also names to note. The firm gained Chicago-based Evan Palenschat from King & Spalding LLP in May 2022 and also welcomed Jonathan DeSantis from Shearman & Sterling LLP into its New York office in October 2022, while parting ways with Vincenzo Lucibello.

Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate Tier 3

New York-based Martin Bienenstock, who has considerable experience advising creditors’ committees, and Chicago-based Jeff Marwil, who is well known for restructuring both publicly-traded and privately-held companies’ complex capital structures, head the team at Proskauer Rose LLP, which represents debtors, creditors, and other interested parties in relation to a wide range of matters both in and out of court and has an especially strong reputation for advising multi-tranche lenders in workouts, restructurings, foreclosures transactions, and chapter 11 cases. David Hillman in New York and Charles Dale in Boston recently led a team representing a group of private credit lenders, including Carlyle and Blackrock in relation to the Chapter 11 cases of Sungard .Vincent Indelicato and Andrew Bettwy in New York, alongside Los Angeles-based Sandra Montgomery, are go-to names for complex private-equity backed restructurings.

Labor and employment > Immigration Tier 3

Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) Tier 3

Proskauer Rose LLP’s privacy and data security practice takes on nationwide compliance and data breach response mandates as well as data due diligences as part of M&A, primarily advising clients in the commercial and sports sectors. Washington DC-based global head Ryan Blaney advises clients in the healthcare and emerging technologies industries on cybersecurity incidents and government investigations, namely acting as lead defense counsel in HHS-OCR, DOJ, FTC and State Attorney Generals investigations. New York-based litigation specialist Margaret Dale assists companies across a range of sectors from consumer products to TMT and financial services on disputes involving data security issues and breaches. Dale co-heads the privacy litigation group alongside New York-based senior counsel Nolan Goldberg often represents clients against FCC and FTC investigations.

Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation Tier 3

Proskauer Rose LLP is a go-to for major record labels and recording artists; film production companies and high-profile entertainers also trust the team with a variety of contentious matters. ‘Top-flight counsel’ Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks leads the team from New York and Los Angeles, she litigates across the music industry with copyright infringement, trademark rights and unfair competition claims among the cases that routinely appear on her docket. Los Angeles-based labor law specialist Anthony Oncidi is highly experienced in employment litigation involving the media and entertainment industry; he is currently representing Viacom in an employment contract dispute against Netflix. Also in Los Angeles, Kate Gold  focuses her practice on employment-related suits and also conducts work investigations for major media companies. Further recommended is New York-based trial attorney and senior counsel David Munkittrick, who focuses his practice on music-related copyright matters.

Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense Tier 4

Proskauer Rose LLP has a strong record in defending companies in litigation across major industries including agriculture, consumer products, pharma, and sports. The team has also grown its offering and expertise in matters at the intersection of antitrust and technology law with the Antitrust Tech Task Force. Advising in cases involving allegations of price-fixing, bid rigging and monopolization, its client roster features names such as the National Football League. In Washington DC, the practice is jointly headed by Colin Kass, an antitrust and commercial litigation expert who handles the full range of antitrust and unfair competition litigation, and Christopher Ondeck, founder of the firm’s price gouging team and first-chair antitrust trial lawyer and litigator, who leads on numerous high-profile matters. Recently promoted partner John Ingrassia, based in DC, is also a key attorney and offers extensive experience in counselling businesses on antitrust issues.

Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)

Bankruptcy-related work is a key pillar of Proskauer Rose LLP’s appellate practice. In particular, its ongoing representation of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in relation to the restructuring of Puerto Rico’s public debt–the largest municipal restructuring in US history–continues to provide a significant volume of appeals. Other team sweet spots include sports, IP, antitrust, and ERISA. Mark Harris and John Roberts co-chair the department from New York and Boston respectively; they also co-lead the appellate work for the Puerto Rico restructuring. New York-based ERISA specialist Myron Rumeld is also noted for his adept handling of ERISA-related appeals.

Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco) Tier 4

With a strong bench of product liability lawyers based out of California and New York, in particular, and afforded further bandwidth and additional resources by virtue of a strong commercial litigation offering, Proskauer Rose LLP handles intensive class actions/MDLs irrespective of industry sector. The team is best-known for its work in the pharma and health care space, including throughout the motion and trial stage. Many of the lawyers within the team have first-chair trial experience, including Los Angeles-based Bart Williams, a member of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, and noted not only for his aptitude at handling private class action litigation but also parallel government investigations/enforcement actions. Susan Gutierrez and Lee Popkin  co-head the team from Los Angeles and New York, respectively.

Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense Tier 4

Proskauer Rose LLP has seen many changes to its practice recently with the retirement of key partners Ann Ashton and Ralph Ferrara in 2022, but the firm retains significant expertise across its office network. Practice head Timothy Mungovan in Boston has an international practice that combines securities litigation and complex commercial litigation on behalf of public and private companies. He obtained the dismissal of claims against Shamrock Capital Advisors arising from its investment in FanDuel, a bookmaker and fantasy sports provider. Jonathan Richman in New York represented Bed Bath & Beyond in a securities class action alleging that the defendants had made false or misleading statements about its plans to manage and reduce inventory – a strategy that purportedly caused the company to incur losses during the 2019 holiday season.

Environment > Environment: transactional Tier 4

The environmental team at Proskauer Rose LLP is based in New York and led by Aliza Cinamon. It handles a range of domestic and international deals and draws on strength from its corporate, real estate, finance and bankruptcy practitioners to provide holistic environmental expertise on transactions, as well as offering ancillary support in regulatory matters and litigation. The firm is active in the chemical, industrial, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals sectors, and advises clients on M&A, financing, compliance and enforcement actions. Cinamon focuses on risk and liability issues, remediation, permitting and ESG matters and is also active in superfund litigation and federal and state environmental enforcement proceedings.

Healthcare > Life sciences Tier 4

Proskauer Rose LLP provides a diverse offering for clients seeking advice on FDA regulation and patent prosecution. Boston-based practice head Fangli Chen assists clients with patent portfolio management to protect biochemical, immunology, and diagnostics products. New York’s Daryn Grossman acts as the managing partner of the firm, while practice co-head Siegmund Gutman - based in Los Angeles - is an accomplished litigator who acts for biotech, biologics, and medical device clients in disputes concerning biosimilars and Hatch-Waxman legislation. New York based Robert Cantone maintains a corporate-focused practice, advising on life sciences M&A, strategic alliances, and corporate governance.

Healthcare > Service providers Tier 4

Primarily based in New York, Proskauer Rose LLP’s healthcare team handle a diverse range of mandates for health systems, hospitals and health information companies, including matters relating to kickback schemes, misconduct arising from billing, and contracts with third party payors. Practice head David Manko advises on healthcare M&A and joint ventures, in addition to regulatory compliance. Other key names to note include healthcare transaction specialist Edward Kornreich, who advises for-profit and not-for-profit providers on governance and payment issues, and Jason Madden, who acts for physician groups, hospitals, and financial institutions in matters concerning HIPAA, and fraud and abuse.

Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters) Tier 4

Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation Tier 4

Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds Tier 4

Proskauer Rose LLP fields a team for mutual and registered funds that is ‘extremely professional and always up to date on developing issues‘. As part of the firm’s global investment management platform, the practice in the US has a history as lead counsel to a host of major players in the market, and is recognized for structuring innovative fund products, and for its extensive experience in the development of regulations. Stuart Coleman spearheads the department from the New York office, and he and David Stephens ‘solve problems and work on creating solutions in a very business-like and practical manner‘. In Washington DC, Robert Plaze is the name to note for regulatory advice, clients praising his advice on ‘very complicated issues‘.

M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+) Tier 4

Proskauer Rose LLP’s practice holds venture capital, growth equity and mid-market private equity as core focus areas, handling a steady stream of complex transactions for major PE firms and their portfolio companies including Ares, KKR, and Pacific Lake Partners. The team is highly experienced across a broad range of transactions, most notably buyouts, financings, secondary purchases and sales, and restructurings. The team is led by Boston-based Steven Peck , whose buyout and M&A experience ranges from middle-market to multi-billion dollar transactions across multiple sectors, including healthcare, software and financial services. He is supported from New York by Daniel Ganitsky and Lauren Boglivi , both regularly advising private and public companies, sponsors and family offices in cutting-edge deals.

Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional Tier 4

The New York-based team at Proskauer Rose LLP advises on high-profile M&A , OTT launches and distribution deals for the likes of Warner Bros, Discovery, Hulu and iHeartMedia.  Practice co-head Robert Freeman ‘s detailed knowledge of the media and entertainment side of M&A deals makes him a valuable corporate asset. Fellow co-head Lauren Boglivi  is another M&A expert who recently represented Homecare Homebase LLC in its acquisition of CellTrak Technologies. Co-head Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and focuses her bi-coastal practice on music litigation and transactional matters. Also in New York, Jeffrey Neuburger is a blockchain specialist who is handling a range of matters for Miramax related to a a collection of NFTs, while filmmaker-turned-lawyer Wai Choy  is another name to note who is also leading on the Miramax NFT matter.

Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions Tier 4

Proskauer Rose LLP has a full service offering which encompasses standalone e-commerce, content production and distribution, rights and licensing arrangements, as well as corporate support on M&A, joint ventures and financings. Its lawyers’ expertise covers a broad range of areas, and they are particularly active in sports, media and entertainment, blockchain, biometrics and big data. Notable recent highlights include advising Sony Electronics on its collaboration with Theta Labs to launch 3D non-fungible tokens. Jeffrey Neuburger and Robert Freeman jointly lead the team from New York. Partner Wai Choy is developing a strong name in this area and co-founded the firm’s blockchain group.

M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+) Tier 5

A popular choice for public and privately-held companies as well as private equity sponsors, Proskauer Rose LLP‘s M&A practice is prolific in both strategic and PE transactions. Especially active in the worlds of media, technology, hospitality, sports, gaming and life sciences, the group is led by three M&A specialists based in the East and West Coast: Lauren Boglivi in New York is a leading figure in the M&A market, frequently advising on consequential deals in the media and entertainment industries; and Daniel Ganitsky in the same office manages a broad workload featuring cross-border M&A, public company transactions and financial advisor representations. Christopher Ahn recently strengthened the corporate offering in Los Angeles; previously the General Counsel of global brand James Perse, he joined the firm in January 2022.

Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers Tier 6

Bart Williams – Proskauer Rose LLP

M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies

M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)