Law360 names DLA Piper Sports Practice Group of the Year

DLA Piper’s Sports practice has been recognized as a Law360 2025 Practice Group of the Year, an accolade highlighting “standout matters and groundbreaking legal work” across the legal industry.

The Sports practice, part of the firm’s broader Media, Sports, and Entertainment sector, leads high-profile and market-shaping matters across the globe, advising clients across every major sports business vertical – from ownership, investment, financing, and stadium development rights to media rights, IP sponsorship, and commercial partnerships. Its clients include teams; lenders, investors, and developers; major media and entertainment companies; world event organizers; and leading brands.

“Clients look to our team for counsel that not only keeps pace with the global sports industry – but helps shape its direction,” said Richard Rubano, Global Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s Media, Sports and Entertainment sector. “Our group has built a reputation as the go-to firm for many of the biggest names in sports, and this recognition reflects the strength, sophistication, and global reach of a legal team operating at the forefront of a dynamic industry.”

DLA Piper's market-leading global team of sports lawyers, located throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, advise on M&A, finance, borrowing, investment and corporate issues, production and rights acquisitions, exploiting media rights, staging and exploiting live sports and other events, intellectual property protection and enforcement, regulatory and administrative issues, antitrust and competition law, stadium and arena development, and the resolution of disputes.