Finance: We advise the world’s leading professional sports leagues, club owners, investors, lenders and other financial institutions in sports-related project finance, leveraged finance, securitizations, securities offerings and government-sponsored financings.
Facilities development: Our team has earned a reputation as a market leader in facilities development and leasing of stadia and arenas. We have advised sports clubs, owners, investors, financiers, government agencies, contractors and architects in the development of a multitude of stadia, arenas and other facilities around the world.
M&A: DLA Piper offers clients integrated solutions in a broad range of sports-related M&A transactions. Our team provides legal advice during all stages of the transaction and we pride ourselves on finding potential investment opportunities for our clients. We also represent investment banks, financial advisors and their clients in the purchase and sale of sports-related consumer brands.
Sponsorship, licensing and intellectual property: Successful organizations and companies know that a strong brand image has the power to instantly set them apart. Our team helps clients develop and exploit this power. We manage IP portfolios and handle IP litigation for some of the world’s most recognized sports, media and entertainment brands. We also have extensive experience with naming rights, concession, operating, music advice in relation to sports properties and other corporate sponsorship agreements for sports clubs and their facilities.
Disputes: Our Sports Controversy, Investigations and Litigation team works closely with our expansive litigation and arbitration practice to provide an integrated and efficient approach to disputes for our sports, media and entertainment clients. We have a long history of successful representation in sports-related controversies ranging from facility construction disputes to anti-piracy, trademark and copyright litigation.
Media: DLA Piper’s Media group is the result of the merger of three firms with nationally respected media practices and one of the leading technology, media, and communications firms in the UK and Europe. Many of our lawyers are former journalists, and many bring more than two decades of experience representing traditional and new media, entertainment and internet companies in various legal matters. They work closely with our intellectual property, regulatory commerce, e-commerce, and corporate finance practices to provide full-service representation.
Olympic and world-level events: We advise sports administrators, rights holders, municipal authorities, commercial bodies and others in hosting, organizing and exploiting major sports events. We provide genuine global and local reach, allowing us to advise on world sporting events wherever they take place.