Representative Experience

M&A, Securities, and Finance Matters

• Represented Chicago Bar Company, LLC d/b/a RXBAR in the sale of the company to Kellogg Company (NYSE: K).
• Represented Club Automation, LLC in the sale of the company to Daxko Holding LLC.
• Represented a Fortune 500 financial services company in its acquisition of a dividend income-focused asset management firm.
• Represented a Fortune 500 manufacturer of building materials in multiple acquisitions of operating companies.
• Represented a Fortune 500 financial services company in its acquisition of a software company.
• Represented a multinational dairy and food ingredient cooperative in multiple acquisitions of dairy and food ingredient companies and assets.
• Represented Guggenheim Baseball Management, the group headed by Mark Walter, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Stan Kasten, in the acquisition of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the largest transaction at the time for a professional sports franchise.
• Represented the Ricketts family in its acquisition of a controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and a related ownership interest in a regional sports network, all through a complex leveraged partnership structure, the single largest transaction ever for a North American sports franchise.
• Represented Rangers Baseball Express (the investment group led by Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan) in its acquisition of the Texas Rangers, a complex transaction that culminated in the purchase of the club through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction.
• Represented a fertilizer company in the sale of its business to Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT).
• Represented a publicly traded financial services company in its acquisition of both a registered securities broker-dealer and a registered investment advisor.
• Represented a grocery company in the sale of certain supermarket facilities and related assets.
• Represented a number of hospital groups, physician ownership groups and private equity funds in the purchase and sale of (and investment in) hospital systems, physician-owned hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
• Represented both mature and early-stage issuers in connection with various equity and debt financing transactions and securities offerings, including non-public offerings under Rule 144A.
• Represented both borrowers and lenders in secured and unsecured credit transactions in a variety of industries.

Additional Sports, Media, and Entertainment Industries Matters

• Represented Guggenheim Baseball Management (the ownership group for the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the formation of American Media Productions, LLC (AMP), the related launch of the SportsNet LA regional sports network, and the related media rights agreement between the Dodgers and AMP, granting AMP the rights to air Dodgers games.
• Represented Rangers Baseball Express (the investment group led by Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan) in its acquisition of the Texas Rangers, a complex transaction that culminated in the purchase of the club through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction.
• Represented an institutional lender in loan arrangements with professional athletes.
• Represented Chicago 2016 in its efforts to secure real estate use agreements for Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Represented MLB and NFL clubs in a variety of day-to-day legal matters, including matters relating to financing, consulting arrangements, general corporate matters, league compliance, and the negotiation of strategic joint ventures and various commercial agreements.
• Serving as outside general counsel to the Windy City Rollers (a member league of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association), including advising the league on internal restructuring, general strategic counseling, and a variety of commercial transactions.
• Counseling numerous artists and producers in the fields of music, theater, animation, radio broadcasting, podcasting and streaming services and fashion design on a variety of legal matters, including corporate formation and governance, licensing, distribution, and the negotiation of a variety of commercial transactions.