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Loeb & Loeb LLP
Frequently providing counsel to individual investors and ownership groups in bids for professional sports franchises and esports teams, the Loeb & Loeb LLP team is active across transactions in the entertainment, financial services, and telecommunications spaces. Based out of Los Angeles, Arash Khalili co-heads the practice and is noted for his vast experience handling M&A and joint ventures on behalf of professional athletes and public companies. Co-head Brian Socolow, who divides his time between Washington DC and New York, specializes in advising clients on media broadcast and distribution agreements as well as on trademark licenses, while Chicago-based Seth Rose and Douglas Masters stand out for their knowledge on advertising and IP issues, primarily within the tech and automotive sectors. Also in Chicago, Lisa Wiznitzer primarily focuses on joint ventures and corporate transactions.
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Key clients
- Angels Baseball, LP
- SRB Management Company, LLC
- Smith & Co.
- Cavalier Futures
- Range Media Partners
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Cynisca Cycling
- Life Sports Agency
- Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
- Frost Bank
- Simmons Bank
- Miami HEAT
- UFC
- Viii Sports
- Peak Achievement Athletics
- Edge10
- MSP Sports Capital
- Buffalo Bills
- Nexstar Media Group
Work highlights
- Represented Frost Bank in connection with an agreement with the San Antonio Spurs for a naming rights partnership for the Spurs’ home arena.
- Advised MSP Sports Capital in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest from ESPN Productions Inc., a subsidiary of ESPN, Inc., in X Games, and in connection with negotiations for the media rights agreement between MSP and ESPN concerning continuation of X-Games telecasts on the ESPN family of networks.
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Arash Khalili, Brian Socolow