Sports

Club Ownership, Investment and Strategic Transactions

City Football Group on the $500 million investment by Silver Lake, valuing City Football Group at approximately $4.8 billion.
City Football Group on the $400 million investment by China Media Capital.
City Football Group on its acquisitions of Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club in China and a majority stake in Mumbai City Football Club in the Indian Super League.
CMC Capital Partners on its $1.2 billion indirect acquisition of Infront Sports & Media AG, the international sports marketing business.

Financing, Infrastructure and Capital Markets

Formula One on commercial and business arrangements relating to the hosting of the Miami Grand Prix.
New York City Football Club in the development of Etihad Park, including a 49-year ground lease with New York City, a $425 million construction loan, a strategic equity investment and related site agreements.
The Los Angeles Dodgers on development, zoning and entitlement matters in connection with Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Football Club on securing governmental approvals and entitlements for the development of a new Major League Soccer stadium and related entertainment complex, including navigating discretionary approvals, land use entitlements, and coordination with local agencies.

Media, Rights, IP and Regulatory

Fédération Française d’Athlétisme on the sale to Altice (SFR Sports) of French broadcasting rights for French athletics competitions.
European Professional Club Rugby, the governing body and organizer of the two major European rugby union club competitions, on the sale of French television broadcasting rights for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to beIN Sports and France Télévisions.
The French National Rugby League on the sale and marketing of NFTs, the sale of international and domestic television broadcasting rights to Canal+, and the renegotiation of those broadcasting rights during the Covid-19 period.

Disputes, Governance and Contentious Matters

Leading sports regulatory bodies and governing bodies in relation to the application of EU and U.K. competition law, and global telecommunications companies on competition issues relating to the acquisition of football broadcasting rights.
Zuffa (d/b/a UFC) in a putative class action seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for purported violations of privacy laws in a lawsuit that alleged UFC disclosed personally identifiable information about subscribers to the Fight Pass video streaming service through its use of the Meta Pixel.

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