Noted for ‘touching many different sports and different facets within the industry’, the Proskauer Rose LLP team provides expertise across IP, M&A, and litigation matters to its roster of global sporting associations and financial institutions. The team also boasts leading specialists in the labor and employment space capable of assisting clients with collective bargaining claims, complex contract disputes, and alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. Joseph Leccese and Bradley Ruskin co-head the department, with the former being highly experienced in representing professional sports leagues, private equity firms, and sovereign wealth funds, while the latter routinely litigates in antitrust claims and corporate governance disputes. Jon H Oram is an expert on equity and debt financings, the ’outstanding’ Christine Lazatin acts on behalf of owners and corporate borrowers in finance and corporate transactions, and Jason Krochak handles joint ventures and naming rights agreements. All the named attorneys are New York-based, including Wayne Katz, who focuses on team ownership transfers.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Proskauer has an extensive sports practice touching many different sports and different facets within the industry.’

  • ‘The individuals in the sports practice devote all their time to matters within the industry, unlike at many other firms where sports industry matters generally only are a small portion of their focus. Christine Lazatin is also outstanding.’

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Key clients

  • Activision Blizzard
  • Ares
  • ATP Tour
  • BIG EAST Conference
  • Big 10 Conference
  • Big 12 Conference
  • Bruin Capital
  • Detroit Pistons
  • Drone Racing League
  • Goldman Sachs

Lawyers

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Leading partners

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Practice head

Joseph Leccese; Bradley Ruskin

Other key lawyers

Jon Oram; Wayne Katz; Christine Lazatin; Elise Bloom; Jason Krochak