Our Entertainment and Sports practice is top-tier and customized to meet the specific demands of a broad spectrum of clients. Be you an athlete, team or league; an owner or investor; a media or BigTech or Start-Up company; content creators or publisher or a product or service brand, Midas Law Group is committed to helping you play competitively, on and off the field.
Our entertainment and Sports lawyers are deal-makers, problem-solvers, litigators, and trusted legal and business partners for individuals and organizations of every kind, in matters touching every corner of today’s sports universe.
Our core areas of capability include the following:
Financing
We’ve been involved in loan facilities for a variety of sports-related investment projects. Our team has extensive experience documenting and negotiating credit facilities and on behalf of financial institutions and investors that lend to or invest in leagues, teams, and other sports and entertainment assets.
Technology & Innovation
Technology continues to disrupt and dominate the business of sports and Entertainment, changing the way fans engage and the way athletes and organizations compete. Midas provides cutting-edge counsel on legal, regulatory and business issues related to entertainment and fantasy sports platforms, apps, digital products, as well as wearable technology.
Broadcast and New Media Licensing
We negotiate and implement media rights agreements for local and national television and radio sports broadcasts, as well as innovative licensing deals for content distribution on internet, mobile and other digital platforms. We equally facilitate Royalty deals and ensure timely execution and payment of royalties.
Marketing, Sponsorship & Endorsement
We guide advertisers, entertainers and sports leagues, teams and players in sophisticated sponsorship and endorsement agreements. We advise on the use of new technologies and developing media channels in marketing and advertising efforts, including cutting-edge mobile marketing, social media, behavioral and interactive advertising initiatives.
Brand Protection and IP Licensing & Enforcement
In the business of sports, names, logos, images and likenesses can be a client’s most valuable assets. The stakes are just as high for entertainers, where the intellectual property that forms the basis of the games, and their content is just beginning to reveal their potentials for monetization. We handle the full spectrum of issues related to trademarks, copyrights, rights of publicity and patents, helping our sports and entertainment clients protect their IP against unauthorized use and exploit their brand assets through lucrative licensing and endorsement deals.