The Sports & Entertainment Group represents athletes, coaches, front office executives, broadcasters, networks, arena and event owners, sponsors, content owners, distributors and other industry participants involved in all levels of the business of sports. We routinely advise our clients on a wide variety of matters, including athlete-team contract negotiations; athlete endorsement agreements; intellectual property protection; real estate matters; charitable trust planning; tax and wealth preservation planning. We also counsel clients with regard to creating, launching and investing in cable networks; acquisition and licensing of online and mobile content and technology assets; new media and multi-platform distribution agreements; M&A transactions and financings; television programming agreements; and sponsorship and marketing arrangements. The Sports & Entertainment Group has full-time NFLPA and NBPA-certified player agent attorneys and other professionals dedicated solely to athlete representation. Representative clients of the athlete representation practice include Stefon Diggs of the Minnesota Vikings; James White of the New England Patriots; Tevin Coleman of the San Francisco 49ers; Dee Ford of the San Francisco 49ers; Antoine Bethea of the New York Giants; Tyrod Taylor of the Los Angeles Chargers; Robert Griffin III of the Baltimore Ravens; Le'Veon Bell of the New York Jets; retired All-Pro running back and NFL Network Analyst Maurice Jones-Drew; retired All-Pro running back Matt Forté; as well as retired WBA Welterweight champion and former IBF junior welterweight boxing champion, Lamont Peterson. The Sports & Entertainment Group is committed to providing comprehensive representation and personalized service to ensure success for our clients, during and after their careers on the field. Our reputation within the industry for signing not only high-caliber athletes but high-character young men attracts the best of the best.