Andrew Nightingale is a special sports counsel in the Corporate Department and a member of the Sports Law Group.
Andrew represents clients in the sports and media industries in a wide array of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and related transactions, joint ventures, financings, media rights, sponsorships and other commercial transactions.
Andrew’s experience includes representing the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer and others in a variety of significant transactional and governance matters.
Education
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University of Virginia Law School, J.D.
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Princeton University, B.A.
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Awards & Recognition
New York Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" 2019
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2021-2024
Law360: Rising Stars, 2023
Matters
Some recent examples of Andrew’s representative matters include:
- Representation of The Ralph Wilson Trust in its sale of the Buffalo Bills
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Representation of Fanatics, Inc. in its acquisition of the Licensed Sports Group Business of V.F. Corporation
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Representation of Bruin Sports Capital and RedBird Capital Partners in a transaction with the National Football League to form a new holding company to run the NFL On Location event and hospitality business
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Representation of the shareholders of Omnigon Communications in their sale of a majority stake to Infront Sports & Media
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Working closely with the Philadelphia Eagles’ general counsel on a variety of legal issues, including sponsorship agreements, broadcast agreements and other commercial agreements