Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP‘s sports practice spans a variety of practice areas, with extensive experience across antitrust, intellectual property, and equity financing mandates. With experience across a range of different sports, the New York-based practice acts for an array of major leagues, rightsholders, and media companies. The team is co-led by Anthony Dreyer, who is well-versed with the intricacies of intellectual property and licensing disputes across a wide range of sports, and Karen Lent, who is sought after for her antitrust expertise by a plethora of major leagues. Thaddeus Hartmann handles a steady stream of acquisitions related to media rights and team ownership, while Matthew Martino has a mixed transactional and contentious practice. Michael Menitove’s experience encompasses both litigation and arbitration proceedings.