Member, Virginia Law Review, 1983-1985
Chambers USA: Sports Law (First Tier) Lawdragon 500 “Leading Dealmaker in the Nation” “45 Rising Stars of the Private Bar” under age 45, The American Lawyer “Forty under 40,” Crain’s New York and Sports Business Journal
Joseph M. Leccese is a Partner in the Corporate Department, co-head of the Sports Law Group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He has a broad-based corporate practice with particular emphasis on the representation of professional sports leagues and teams, and financial institutions that provide capital to leagues and teams.
Joe’s sports experience includes numerous matters for the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour, as well as for a number of individual sports teams, owners and sports-related entities. He also has been involved in a number of matters relating to the acquisition, financing, operation and equity funding of professional sports teams, including the acquisition of the Washington Nationals for Theodore N. Lerner, the New York Jets for Robert Wood Johnson IV and the Philadelphia Eagles for Jeffrey R. Lurie. Joe continues to represent these and other clubs on a continuing basis.
In addition, Joe has represented both banks and bond insurers in transactions relating to sports properties, including facilities financings (such as the bond financing for Citi Field in New York) and loans to teams and team owners.
Joe also has extensive experience in the media and communications industry, including acquisitions, dispositions and private and public financings relating to cable television systems, network and independent television stations, radio stations, magazines and trade shows.
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