Mintz

Overview

Mintz understands from experience the legal complexities associated with the businesses of sports and entertainment. Representing some of the biggest brands in professional and college sports, Mintz is a go-to partner for prominent sports-world owners, teams, executives, universities and athletic departments, businesses, talent agencies, and athletes. Mintz’s interdisciplinary team has an exceptional depth of knowledge surrounding the legal issues impacting the sports industry including litigation, league compliance and investigations, stadium and project financing, television network and media rights, entertainment transactions, arena management, NFTs, NIL and DEI issues, and intellectual property rights. In addition, Mintz represents some of the biggest names in entertainment, including creatives, talent, studios, networks, and executives. Our team is sought-after to handle agreements for productions, copyright infringement actions, employment matters, and other legal issues for studios, networks, and streaming companies. Practitioners in the firm’s Sports & Entertainment Practice have earned and received recognition and awards for client-centered service and a practical approach to solving problems. In 2021, three members of the practice were named to the Sports Business Journal’s list of “2021 Power Players: Outside Counsel.”

Mintz Sports & Entertainment attorneys include members from the firm’s Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate, and Employment Practices, among others. This multidisciplinary approach allows the Mintz team to bring an array of talents to each engagement — generating integrated solutions to put clients in the best position to win. With 550+ attorneys across the firm’s eight offices, and nearly 40 attorneys in the Sports & Entertainment Practice, the team has a national footprint and access to a strong international law firm network.