A division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), CAA Sports represents more than 1,000 of the world's best athletes, coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities, and leads all agencies in contract value under management exceeding $7.9 billion, according to Forbes.  CAA Sports has completed more than $3.5 billion in new sponsorship business on behalf of its clients and orchestrated precedent-setting agreements for the new Yankee Stadium; the Marquee partnership deal at Madison Square Garden; the naming rights for the San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium and Chase Center, the future home of the Golden State Warriors. CAA Sports Consulting advises, manages, and activates on more than $2.5 billion in sponsorship rights deals on behalf of leading global brands and includes an award-winning experiential marketing practice. CAA Premium Experience is a full-service hospitality and event management practice that works with Fortune 500 companies across hundreds of global sports and entertainment events annually, and Fermata Partners, a division of CAA Sports, is a specialized consumer products licensing agency that represents more than $2 billion in annual retail sales.  In 2016, CAA Sports acquired ICON Venue Group, the leading owner’s representative and project management firm, which oversees the development, design, and construction of major stadiums worldwide, including the O2 Arena, Staples Center, and Chase Center.  Additionally, the agency’s media practice has structured and negotiated more than $37 billion in media rights deals.

DLA Piper provides a full range of business legal services to many of the world’s major stakeholders in the global intersection of media, sport and entertainment. Among our clients are sports leagues, bodies and teams; media and entertainment companies; organizers of world events; corporate sponsors and advertisers; financiers, developers and investors; and other commercial parties. They come to us for advice on broadcast and media rights sales; IP protection and licensing; mergers and acquisitions; advertising and promotions; disputes and controversies; esport and gaming; development of and compliance with international and domestic regulations relating to sports competition; development and financing of stadiums and arenas; and other finance and transactional matters.

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world. To learn more about DLA Piper, visit www.dlapiper.com.

Many Telecom, Media and Entertainment (TM&E) organizations are facing more change and disruption than they’ve faced in the 100+ year history. For those that can modernize while sustaining profit margins, opportunity is waiting. From business model shifts that put consumers at the center of evaluation, due diligence, and implementation of M&A activity, Deloitte teams deliver executable strategy and services that enable expansion and growth.

AXS is a global ticketing platform, offering best-in-class ticketing, marketing and data technology in a single platform to suit every client size and type, from small music clubs to the largest sports stadiums. AXS is the ticketing partner for over 350 premier venues, sports teams, event organizers around the world, including JAM Productions, Pabst Theater Group, AEG Presents, The O2, STAPLES Center, T-Mobile Arena, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets and the Vegas Golden Knights. AXS powers both primary and resale marketplaces, leveraging integrated technology and analytics to enable clients to sell the right ticket to the right fan at the right price. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, AXS employs more than 350 professionals in multiple locations worldwide, including Cleveland, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, London, and Stockholm.  

For over five decades, Herrick’s Sports Law Group has counseled industry participants in league and team formation and operation, public/private sector arena and stadium financing and development, naming rights, sponsorships and media rights transactions, team acquisitions, dispositions and investments, equity raises, transfers of ownership interests, sports betting operations, purchases and sales of sports collectibles and a wide range of ancillary concerns. Many of the industry's transformative concepts — including regional sports broadcasting, pay-per-view telecasts and premium stadium experiences— were brought to life through the ingenuity of our Sports Law Group. Herrick is nationally ranked for excellence by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” and has been named by SportsBusiness Journal to its 2021 class of “Power Players: Outside Counsel.” Our sports lawyers advise on a wide range of corporate, real estate, tax, IP, litigation, and restructuring matters.

Herrick, Feinstein LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in New York City; Newark, New Jersey; and Istanbul, Turkey.

Sportradar is a leading global provider of sports betting and sports entertainment products and services. Established in 2001, the company occupies a unique position at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries, providing sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a range of solutions to help grow their business. Sportradar employs more than 2,300 people full-time in more than 19 countries around the world. It is our commitment to excellent service, quality and reliability that makes us the trusted partner of more than 1,600 companies in over 120 countries and official partner of the NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR and UEFA. We monitor, analyze and deliver insights from more than 750,000 matches annually across 83 sports. With deep industry relationships, Sportradar is not just redefining the sports fan experience; it also safeguards the sports themselves through its Integrity Services division and advocacy for an integrity-driven environment for all involved.

MarketCast research, analytics and data science fuels fandom for leading studios, entertainment platforms, sports leagues and brands. Our unique mix of research analytics is combined with big data science to provide clients powerful insights to inform critical business decisions. Today, MarketCast counts some of the biggest names in entertainment as clients, including leading Hollywood studios, streaming services, video game publishers, lifestyle brands and sports leagues and teams.

Covington offers one of the world’s premier sports practices, representing a host of U.S. and international clients, including Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the NBA, NFL, and NHL, dozens of professional sports teams, the PGA Tour, PGA of Americas, Race Team Alliance, USOC, USGA, USTA, and WWE, the American Athletic, Atlantic 10, and Pacific-12 conferences, and Activision Blizzard, League of Legends maker Riot Games and its parent Tencent Holdings, and Microsoft on e-sports ventures. Our work spans the industry—from industry-shaping litigation to mergers and acquisitions, finance, and media and technology transactions, and from intellectual property disputes and enforcement to government affairs, regulatory issues, and tax planning and controversy matters. Covington has played a central role in headline-making sports matters for decades and is recognized by Chambers USA as a “dominant force in sports law, with an exceptional bench of experienced and skillful sports practitioners.”  For more information, please visit www.cov.com.

Proskauer has more than 55 years of experience counseling the world’s premier sports organizations on their most critical and complex matters. Lawyers in our market-leading Sports Group play a pivotal role in the transactions, negotiations and litigations that are at the leading edge of the business of sports. We pride ourselves on our deep knowledge of the business of sports and on rendering legal advice that is informed by business realities and current trends. We confront the problems that arise daily in this ever-evolving industry by applying a collaborative and creative approach that leverages our attorneys’ unrivaled experience in corporate, labor and employment, litigation, antitrust, real estate, bankruptcy, intellectual property, sports betting, media and tax issues. For more information, please visit   https://www.proskauer.com/industries/sports

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) attracts visitors by promoting Las Vegas as the world’s most desirable destination for leisure and business travel. The LVCVA also manages the Las Vegas Convention Center. Las Vegas has approximately 150,000 guest rooms and nearly 14 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space. The destination has evolved tremendously in recent years, and continues to capture the world’s imagination. Beyond the 24-hour-a-day casino excitement are some of the best restaurants, most unique entertainment, world-class events, professional sports teams, premier shopping and fantastic golf – not to mention the greatest variety of meetings venues and accommodations in the world.

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty’s Series, NASCAR Peak Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

Athletes Unlimited is an innovative network of four professional women’s sports leagues where athletes are decision-makers and individual players are champions of team sports. Athletes Unlimited literally changes the game with faster play and new team rosters every week, delivering next-level competition and engagement in which every moment counts. As a Public Benefit Corporation, we are mission-driven and founded on the values of innovation, inclusion and excellence. We aim to empower athletes as leaders, promote inclusive ownership focused on long-term financial and personal well-being of athletes, and bring fans closer to the game by innovating on and off the field.  Launched in 2020 with our first season in softball, we have continued to introduce and expand new leagues in the sports of volleyball, lacrosse, and basketball, providing the best athletes in the world more opportunities to compete at the professional level.  For more information, visit AUProSports.com.

One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) non-profit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Their projects span the globe and are done in partnership with local communities and knowledgeable experts to create an impact for nature, people, and wildlife. Reforestation helps to rebuild forests after fires and floods, provide jobs for social impact, and restore biodiversity. Many projects have overlapping objectives, creating a combination of benefits that contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. To learn more, visit onetreeplanted.org.

Gathering safely takes more planning than it used to.  Luckily, we excel at that.  SafeSpace is a collection of health & safety planning experts focused on helping brands, agencies, properties, and venues plan and produce safe events for their staff, fans and key stakeholders.  Our carefully calculated team is composed of Environmental Infection Control Consultants, Certified Industrial Hygienists, Certified Safety Professionals and Seasoned Event Marketing Professionals who work collectively to ensure your events are up to code and your guests are comfortable and excited to be on site.  We develop event specific protocols that manage the risks associated with COVID-19, including; mitigation consultancy & planning, training & education, on-site COVID compliance officers, on-site testing & screening, contact tracing & monitoring, disinfecting & sanitizing and customized PPE.

Sports Business Journal sits at the epicenter of the sports industry. SBJ provides the news, the networking and the data to equip the most powerful executives in sports business to make more informed decisions, deals and partnerships. SBJ’s award-winning media content is delivered via multiple media platforms, unparalleled networking opportunities through its hallmark events and awards and market-leading data.

Sports Business Journal’s weekly and daily content provides original reporting and news aggregation, plus newsletters, podcasts and video. SBJ’s renowned events create opportunities for lead generation and partnerships as well as showcase the industry’s best talent in widely viewed awards series. SBJ Atlas is the gateway to the data the industry needs to enable better deal-making with proprietary information on every type of deal.