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Herrick's experienced sports lawyers are nimble in addressing the ever changing and evolving issues associated with the sports industry landscape. Herrick provides its sports clients with solution-based, customized representation across a broad platform of transactions including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, senior secured, mezzanine and convertible debt financings, equity raises, public/private sector stadium development and financing, transfers of ownership interests, media rights agreements and sports betting operations. Advising on these transactions has resulted in the creation of novel and innovative value-driven business approaches and structures.
Herrick’s sports law group focuses on the myriad of corporate, real estate, tax, litigation, intellectual property, government relations and litigation aspects of sports law. Herrick’s lawyers also provide pragmatic counselling on the day-to-day operations of sports businesses – advising on player and personnel issues, capital arrangements, concession agreements, advertising contracts, and prominent title sponsorships for major stadium and arena events. The group also represents team owners, executives and athletes in their outside investment activities, as well as in their tax and personal planning concerns.
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Herrick, Feinstein LLP is recognized for its work with prominent names in American sports, including teams, leagues and investors. The law firm provides counsel on complex disputes and daily advisory needs across a number of sports. It regularly advises on multimillion-dollar financing and refinancing deals. The firm offers extensive experience in entertainment and intellectual property transactions.
Herrick represented the New York Islanders Hockey Club in various corporate matters.
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The team is very practical and understands our business.
The team is very astute on complicated issues, and I have benefited significantly from its sector knowledge around sports franchises and leagues.
They have always been thorough in their investigation and diligent in finding answers to anything they may not know already.
The team is very practical and understands our business.
The team is very astute on complicated issues, and I have benefited significantly from its sector knowledge around sports franchises and leagues.
They have always been thorough in their investigation and diligent in finding answers to anything they may not know already.
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Cochair of the firm's sports group, Irwin Kishner has extensive experience of handling large-scale corporate transactions in the sports space. He also possesses additional expertise in advising leagues, teams and media organizations on development and media rights agreements, among other issues.
Irwin is an excellent communicator who was able to help guide on many complex legal matters based on previous experience.
Irwin writes really complex stuff in a really elegant, polished way.
Irwin is very diligent, prepared, dependable and invested.
Irwin is a smart guy but also has a practical business sense. He is available 24/7 and very attuned to making sure his clients are satisfied.
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Avery Mehlman
Barry Werbin
Belinda Schwartz
Daniel Etna
Eric Stabler
Fred Green
Head of Department
Liliana Chang
Louis Tuchman
Ronald Levine
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Champions League (basketball league for former NBA players)
Chicago Cubs
D.C. United (Major League Soccer team)
Dallas Cowboys
FlyQuest (eSports Organization)
Legends Hospitality
Lelands Sports Memorabilia
Nashville Predators
New York City Football Club (NYCFC Major League Soccer team)
New York Islanders Hockey Club
New York Mets
New York Racing Association
New York Yankees and Yankee Global Enterprises
Pac-12 Conference (U.S. Collegiate Athletic Conference)
Q4 America
Sterling Entertainment Enterprises (SNY)
Sterling Equities (Owner of the New York Mets)
Tampa Bay Lightning
Top Rank, Inc. (International Boxing Promoter)
Ultimate Fighting Championship
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas Raiders Stadium)
World Freerunning & Parkour Federation (Extreme Sports)
World Surf League
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Sports, Media and Entertainment; Hospitality