Proskauer Rose LLP, Sports Law | Chambers USA Profile

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Sports Law - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Proskauer Rose has a strong bench of seasoned practitioners, with enviable experience in large-scale M&A, complex financing, real estate matters, media rights issues and labor and employment negotiations. The law firm represents an outstanding portfolio of clients, including major leagues, leading sports teams and investors into varied sports ventures. It also offers broad litigation capabilities, which includes handling employment and discrimination disputes.

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Work Highlights

Proskauer represented the National Basketball Association (NBA) in several employment lawsuits.

Strengths

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The Proskauer team is fantastic. The lawyers really get us and they know the business.

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They bring expertise and understanding to the discussion immediately.

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Proskauer is top in the field. The team is very knowledgeable and very interested in getting involved.

Sports Law respondent
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The Proskauer team is fantastic. The lawyers really get us and they know the business.

Sports Law respondent
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They bring expertise and understanding to the discussion immediately.

Sports Law respondent
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Proskauer is top in the field. The team is very knowledgeable and very interested in getting involved.

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Notable Practitioners

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Bradley I Ruskin

Head of Sports Law

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Cochair of the firm's sports law group, Bradley Ruskin maintains an excellent reputation for his litigation capabilities within the sports industry, and is sought out by prominent associations and leagues for representation in an array of contentious proceedings. He routinely handles antitrust and breach of contract disputes.

Bradley is a phenomenal lawyer. He's been around and seen everything. Nobody is quite like him.

Bradley provides very business-focused advice and is really practical, thoughtful and considerate.

From my perspective Bradley is one of the best in the business.

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Jon H. Oram

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Jon Oram brings considerable expertise to an impressive range of sports law matters. He is often called upon to represent leagues, committees and investors in joint ventures, expansions and sponsorship agreements.

Jon is solution-focused and incredibly knowledgeable.

Jon is the kind of the person you call when you have the biggest corporate matter and the person you want on your side when doing the most important transaction for the organization.

Jon is absolutely top-notch.

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Joseph M Leccese

Head of Sports Law

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Cochair of the firm's sports law group, Joseph Leccese maintains an excellent corporate practice within the sports industry, advising on matters such as arena developments, M&A and PE investments.

Joseph is at the highest level of every lawyer I have ever dealt with.

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Wayne D Katz

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Wayne Katz is particularly adept at advising on corporate matters within the sports industry, bringing deep expertise to transactional mandates such as team financings, stadium developments and ownership transfers.

Wayne is smart, client-conscious, flexible and collaborative.

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Christine G Lazatin

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Christine Lazatin is experienced in representing the NBA and NHL, adeptly advising on corporate transactions within the sports industry. She demonstrates notable strengths in managing financings for teams, leagues, and institutional investors.

Christine is an incredible problem-solver, a true thought partner, who can work with our business executives to create and help us think through new ventures and other complex matters.

Christine is very responsive, very practical in her approach and able to provide good counsel. She is highly organized and makes sure our transactions run efficiently.

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Jason Krochak

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Jason Krochak is highlighted for his ability to advise leagues and private equity firms on a number of issues, such as licensing agreements, acquisitions and league expansions. He has further expertise in sports betting matters.

Jason is an incredible problem-solver and true thought partner.

Jason is very smart, thoughtful, responsive and good to work with.

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Elise M Bloom

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Elise Bloom routinely represents clients in class actions. She has considerable experience of handling disputes concerning wage and hour claims, as well as allegations of age discrimination.

Elise is a trusted adviser by our legal and HR departments.

Elise's advice on employment and litigation matters, and her ability to work with senior management on risk matters is unparalleled.

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