(June 14, 2021) New York, N.Y. – Proskauer partner Jason Krochak has been named as one of Law360’s Rising Stars: Sports & Betting for 2021, an annual list featuring attorneys under the age of 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.

Jason, a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of the Sports Law Group, represents some of the biggest sports properties in the world, including the National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer, Soccer United Marketing, the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big East Conference and the WTA Tour, as well as a number of professional sports teams and their owners, in their most significant transactional and governance matters.

As the sports world has grappled with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jason has been active in helping leading sports properties, including the NBA and MLS, get back on the field and welcome fans into their stadiums as safely and effectively as possible.

Jason has also developed a sports betting practice and advised on numerous market-shaping sports betting deals, including the Washington Nationals’ exclusive partnership with BetMGM and The Stars Group’s groundbreaking partnership with FOX Sports, which included the launch of sports betting platform FOX Bet and an equity investment by FOX of over $240 million in The Stars Group.

Law360 received more than 1,400 submissions for its Rising Star distinction. Winners were selected based on their career accomplishments in their respective disciplines.

For more than 55 years, Proskauer has advised the world’s premier sports organizations on their most critical and complex matters. Proskauer’s lawyers play a pivotal role in the transactions, negotiations and litigations that are at the leading edge of the business of sports.

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