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Sports & Entertainment
The Rogers Towers Sports and Entertainment Team serves as a resource for athletes, sports agents, teams, franchises, and entertainers, offering a full-range of legal services focusing on their client’s needs.
Clients in the sports and entertainment industry face a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape that is as broad, far-reaching, and diverse as any in the legal field. The Rogers Towers team is comprised of full-time, dedicated attorneys who offer counsel and advice of unmatched quality and are uniquely positioned to serve a client’s needs, all the while, helping clients to achieve unprecedented results.
Primary areas of counsel include, but are not limited to:
- Contract negotiation
- Estate Planning
- Intellectual Property
- Tax planning, advice and litigation
- Immigration, including O-1 and P-1 visas
- Paternity and Marital issues
- Real Estate
- Litigation, arbitration and collective bargaining
- Breach of contract
- Complex business matters and disputes
- Defamation matters
- Privacy matters
- Copyright and Trademark infringement
- Conflict resolution
Our attorneys have handled the following representative matters:
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Drafted, negotiated, and advised clients regarding confidentiality, non-disclosure, exclusivity agreements, and non-competition agreements and provisions and releases therefrom
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Advised regarding royalty agreements
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Prepared and negotiated social media management contracts
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Drafted talent booking and talent management agreements
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Drafted, negotiated, and revised employment, sponsorship, and endorsement agreements
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Advised clients regarding corporate and business formation matters, business ventures, and related matters
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Drafted, negotiated, and reviewed public, television, and radio appearance, publicity, and performance agreements for entertainment clients
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Represent clients in commercial and residential real estate purchases, sales, options, leases, and investments, development, and related transactional matters
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Represented clients in contract negotiations, extensions, disciplinary proceedings, and settlement discussions
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Represented and advised client regarding protection, licensing, and provision of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and machine deep learning software, products, and services and structuring of business providing same
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Successfully represented athletes in sensitive litigation and transactional matters in multiple jurisdictions, including proceedings in U.S. territories requiring bilingual representation
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Assisted athletic trainers in developing cutting-edge athletic technologies and protecting related intellectual property
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Analyzed appropriate comparators for salary arbitrations
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Drafted press releases, controversial announcements, and other public-relations messaging controls
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Assisted sports agents in client management
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Generated and managed extensive intellectual property portfolios for venue technology providers
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Planned and prepared estates, wills and trusts for individuals and families
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Represented area sports franchises in stadium and venue lease negotiations, vendor contract negotiations, and related matters
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Negotiated title sponsor agreement, ESPN broadcasting agreement and ACC and SEC conference affiliation agreements for college football bowl game
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Managed political relationships and negotiated lease agreement with the City of Jacksonville on behalf of a college football bowl game and minor league hockey team
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Represented athlete clients in paternity and marital disputes
Our attorneys’ certifications:
- NBPA Certified Player Agent
- NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Labor and Employment
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Business Litigation
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family Law
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Real Estate Law
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Business Tax Lax
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Health Law
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Appellate Practice
- Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law
