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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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Sport

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP houses a team of lawyers well versed in the full spectrum of sporting mandates. From high-value team acquisitions to high-profile IP disputes, the team acts for a broad range of broadcasters, financial institutions, and major league franchises. The leadership group consists of William Sullivan in New York, Noa Clark in San Francisco, and Los Angeles-based James Rishwain. Amdur possesses extensive experience advising funds, sports teams, and investors on major sports M&A deals. Clark is a recognized authority on matters involving Major League Baseball, while Sullivan has amassed considerable experience advising teams and athletes in investigations and civil litigation. Rishwain leads the practice’s real estate offering.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency

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  • ‘The team at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is one of our most critical partners. We lean on their team for legal counsel, contract review and development and require that this support round the clock and oftentimes in a very quick turnaround. The team is always available to us, is incredibly efficient, communicative, proactive, engaged and collaborative. We would not be able to host and deliver some of the biggest events in the world to our region, without this partnership.’

  • ‘James Rishwain has been our partner on the Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP team and has been an incredible resource, supportive champion and leading expert on all items we have asked for his support on. He is always available and responsive in a timely manner, he is a consummate professional and we couldn't do our jobs without him on our team.’

Key clients

  • Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
  • San Francisco Giants
  • Los Angeles NBA All-Star Host Committee
  • Draft Entertainment and Sports, Inc.
  • Los Angeles World Cup Host Committee
  • The Raine Group
  • ROKA Sports / ROKA Multisport
  • Tim D. Smith
  • Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee
  • University of Kansas
  • Fox Corporation, Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC and Fox Sports Productions
Practice head

Noa Clark; James Rishwain; William Sullivan

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