Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP‘s practice, which sits within the wider entertainment, sports and media practice group at the firm, is notable in its breadth of litigation work which spans bankruptcy litigation and antitrust litigation. Firm chairman Brad Karp is an experienced trial lawyer, and is key in for the group’s litigious matters due to his regular involvement in large antitrust claims or consumer class actions in the sports industry. Other key lawyers for the group’s litigious work include Chris Boehning, who has a strong track record of representing clients in high-stakes regulatory and civil litigation, and Lynn Bayard, who is regularly engaged in litigation stemming from health and safety issues within sport. Brette Tannenbaum is key for the group’s arbitration involving sports governing bodies such as FIFA. On the non-contentious side, the group is often active in private equity transactions and sponsorship deals, as well as advising major sports leagues and federations on structured finance transactions. All named lawyers are New-York based.