Serving sports leaders at the top of their game

For more than 60 years, Proskauer has advised leading sports organizations and sports investors, including private equity, sovereign wealth, and other institutional investors, as well as high-net-worth individuals and family offices, on their most critical and complex matters. Our lawyers play a pivotal role in the transactions, negotiations, and litigation that shape the business of sports.

We help clients solve the challenges that arise in this rapidly evolving space by drawing on our deep knowledge of the sports and investment industries, and our understanding of each client’s business. Our lawyers’ experience advising leagues, teams, investors, and other sports industry participants helps us find creative solutions to complex problems, whatever the game.

Areas of Focus

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Financing
  • Stadium and arena negotiations
  • Sports and media joint ventures
  • Development of new sports leagues
  • Collective bargaining
  • Employment issues
  • Litigation/arbitration
  • Global Sports

 

  • Intellectual property
  • Media-related transactions
  • Content production and distribution
  • Insurance coverage
  • Complex commercial agreements
  • Estate planning
  • Sponsorship, naming rights and licensing
  • Sports betting
  • Private Equity

Awards & Recognition

Sports Law
2025

Joe Leccesse
Influence 125 Issue
2025

Bradley Ruskin
MVP of the Year
2025

Industry Focus: Sport
2025

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