Richard Allan Rubano

Richard's experience includes the representation of:

• The Sarver ownership group in its sale of the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury basketball teams for an NBA record-breaking enterprise value of $4b
• The Mansour family in their acquisition of the expansion rights to San Diego FC for an MLS record-breaking expansion fee
• Qatar Investment Authority in its investment in Monumental Sports and Entertainment (owner of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics), the first investment by a sovereign wealth fund in a U.S. sports franchise
• Ares Management Corporation in its $150m preferred equity investment in Inter Miami CF, as well as its follow-on $75m preferred equity investment
• The lead-investor in a consortium pursuing the acquisition of the Washington Commanders
• The lead-investor in a consortium pursuing the acquisition of Chelsea 
• Multiple franchises in connection with investments by private equity funds
• Multiple limited partner investors in a consortium pursuing the acquisition of the Denver Broncos
• AS Roma SPV, LLC, the majority shareholder of Italian soccer club AS Roma, in its sale of its controlling interest in the team and related assets
• Tilman J. Fertitta in his acquisition of the Houston Rockets NBA franchise, including the operating rights to the Toyota Center Arena, for a then-record purchase price of $2.2b
• Theodore Segal in his acquisition of the Houston Dynamo MLS franchise and the Houston Dash NWSL franchise
• Bennett Rosenthal, Larry Berg and Brandon Beck in their acquisition of a controlling interest in Los Angeles Football Club
• The ownership group of the Atlanta Hawks in its $700m+ sale of the NBA franchise and operating rights to the arena
• Arthur M. Blank in the acquisition of the expansion rights to Atlanta United FC
• Abu Dhabi United Group in the acquisition of the expansion rights to New York City Football Club
• Stephen Ross in his acquisition of the Miami Dolphins football franchise and Dolphin Stadium
• Northland Investment Corporation and Larry Gottesdiener in the acquisition of the Atlanta Dream WNBA franchise
• Laura Ricketts and Laura Desmond in connection with the investment in the Chicago Sky WNBA franchise

The Legal 500 United States

• Recommended, Construction (Including Construction Litigation), (2019)
• Next Generation Partner, Sport, (2017)
• Recommended, M&A Middle-Market ($500M-999M), (2016)

Additional Recognitions

• The Best Lawyers in America
  • Best Lawyers in the New York Area, (2025)
  • Sports Law, (2023-2024)
• Sports Rising Star, Law360, (2019)
• 40 Under 40, Sports Business Journal, (2016)