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Munsch Hardt Launches Sports + Entertainment Practice

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. has announced that Sunil Jamal has joined the firm as a Corporate Shareholder in the Firm’s Houston office, where he will lead the newly established Sports + Entertainment Practice. Jamal will also maintain an active Corporate and M&A practice, representing investors seeking strategic acquisitions, as well as companies in…
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Foley Represents PeoplesBank in Hartford Arena Naming Rights Deal

Foley & Lardner LLP represented PeoplesBank in connection with its multi-year naming rights agreement with Oak View Group and the Capital Region Development Authority to rename the 16,000-seat sports and entertainment venue in Hartford, Connecticut, as PeoplesBank Arena. The newly renamed PeoplesBank Arena is home to the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack, the AHL…
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Bank Named Official Banking and Wealth Management Partner of Premier Lacrosse League and Women’s Lacrosse League

The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and Women’s Lacrosse League (WLL) announced today a multi-year partnership with U.S. Bank, establishing it as the Official Banking and Wealth Management Partner of both leagues. The partnership, which begins with the 2025 season launching May 30, represents “a strategic investment in the growth of professional lacrosse.” Additionally, U.S. Bank…
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Proskauer Advises TGL Presented by SoFi on Expansion with Seventh Team: Motor City Golf Club

Proskauer has announced that it advised TGL presented by SoFi (“TGL”) in connection with the formation of its seventh team: Motor City Golf Club (“MCGC”). MCGC is the first expansion team for TGL, the primetime, team-based golf league founded by TMRW Sports together with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, in association with the PGA TOUR,…
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Katten Represents Larry H. Miller Family Company in Acquisition of Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals

A Katten team led by Sports and Sports Facilities Partner Daniel Render represented the Larry H. Miller Company (LHM) in acquiring a controlling interest in the operating rights to the Major League Soccer (MLS) club Real Salt Lake and the National Women’s Soccer League’s Utah Royals. The transaction includes the acquisition by LHM of a…
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Former NBA Vice President and Sports & Entertainment Veteran Attorney Tim Browne Joins Barnes & Thornburg

Barnes & Thornburg has welcomed Timothy J. Browne as a partner in its Nashville office, the newest member of the firm’s Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group. “With the addition of Tim, we continue to boost the breadth of services that our national sports practice offers to clients,” said Jason Karlov, who chairs the firm’s Entertainment, Media and…
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Akerman Sports Lead Kanika Corley Recognized as ‘Law Firm Visionary’

The leader of Akerman’s Sports and Entertainment Sector Team,  Kanika Corley have been named a 2025 Law Firm Visionary by LA Times Studios, which recognizes exceptional leaders are driving change across a diverse range of practice areas. Corley has developed “a thriving practice in broad-based, complex commercial and intellectual property litigation with a focus on the sports, entertainment,…
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SRLA Recognizes Its Own with Special Awards at Annual Conference

The Sports and Recreation Law Association (SRLA) held its 38th Annual Conference at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, welcoming nearly 100 attendees at the beautiful resort town. As is traditionally the case, SRLA recognized members (both faculty and students) for their achievements. Among them: The Bernard “Patrick” Maloy Student Research Award was given to Michael DiLiello…
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Morgan Lewis, Villanova Law to Explore Emerging Trends in Sports Finance at 2025 Moorad Symposium

As the recent surge of institutional capital and private equity (PE) funding continues to reshape the sports finance landscape, panelists at the 2025 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium at Villanova will discuss the evolving methods of investing in sports as an asset class in a half-day program, Investing in Sports: The Future of…
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Boston Basketball Partners Announces Sale of Boston Celtics to Outside Group Led by Celtics Fans for $6.1 Billion

Boston Basketball Partners LLC has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Boston Celtics to an investor group led by William Chisholm, a lifelong Celtics fan and Boston-area native, pending NBA Board of Governors approval. Wyc Grousbeck will continue in his roles of CEO and Governor, overseeing team operations, through the…
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