Our Sports and Franchise Law Practice Group is quite active in a variety of issues affecting professional sports franchises and venues. Our attorneys:
- Represent a major professional sports franchise, the Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball Club, as outside counsel in connection with sophisticated business and commercial transactions, including advertising, broadcasting, cable and concession agreements, and matters involving Major League Baseball
- Represent the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (“MASN®”) as outside counsel on all major business transactions, carriage and affiliate agreements, talent contracts, and other matters
- Represented a sports franchise before the American Arbitration Association in a dispute over its real property lease
- Represent the Maryland Jockey Club, parent organization for Pimlico Racetrack and the Preakness in regulatory and government matters
- Represented a professional football franchise in connection with stadium relocation issues
- Spearheaded the legislation establishing Oriole Park at Camden Yards, as counsel to Governor William Donald Schaefer
- Represent professional sports franchises in connection with commercial contract matters
- Represent professional sports franchises with State and local governmental agencies and sports authorities
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT AND THE PAST RECORD IS NO ASSURANCE OF FAVORABLE RESULTS IN ANY FUTURE CASE. For more information, please review our Legal Disclaimer
If you would like to ask a question about Maryland sports law, please send an e-mail to Mr. Rifkin at arifkin@rlls.com.