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Professional Sports Team Representation

We have substantial experience advising professional sports teams and their owners. Members of BCLP’s Sports & Entertainment Group, which include a former in-house senior counsel for the National Football League who worked directly with each of the NFL’s 32 member clubs, currently represent and/or have represented 31 National Hockey League (NHL) clubs, over 20 international football (soccer) clubs across seven countries, including 8 Premier League clubs and a number of La Liga and other international football (soccer) league clubs, and several Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) clubs and/or their owners.

We regularly represent professional sports teams and their owners in connection with their litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution matters (including their music licensing disputes); their naming rights and sponsorship matters (including their jersey sponsorship, betting and gaming industry sponsorship and cryptocurrency category sponsorship matters); the sale and purchase of sports teams, investments in and ownership of sports teams and venues and expansion and relocation matters; the development, leasing and operation of their stadiums and event venues; complex financing projects; and a variety of television, radio, streaming and other broadcast agreements and suite license, concession, retail and other commercial agreements, among other matters. We have significant experience with all aspects of our professional sports team clients’ businesses. 

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Sports & Entertainment Group Advises XBTO in Jersey Sponsorship Agreement with Inter Miami CF

BCLP advised firm client XBTO, a global leader in cryptofinance, in its high-profile jersey sponsorship deal with Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer, beginning with the club's next game at home against the New York Red Bulls on Friday, September 17. The XBTO logo will also be prominently featured at DRV PNK Stadium.

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Sports & Entertainment Group Advises XBTO in Jersey Sponsorship Agreement with Inter Miami CF
BCLP advised firm client XBTO, a global leader in cryptofinance, in its high-profile jersey sponsorship deal with Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer, beginning with the club's next game at home against the New York Red Bulls on Friday, September 17. The XBTO logo will also be prominently featured at DRV PNK Stadium.

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Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis
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Graham Shear

Graham Shear
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Steven B. Smith, Office Managing Partner, Colorado Springs
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Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis
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Steven B. Smith, Office Managing Partner, Colorado Springs
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Marcus Pearl
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Marc Trottier
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