Examples of Rich’s transactional experience include:

• Representing Brooklyn Events Center, LLC, the operator of the newly opened sports and entertainment arena in Brooklyn and home of the Brooklyn, Nets  known as the Barclays Center, in connection with the transaction which relocates the New York Islanders to the Barclays Center ,
• Representing the Los Angeles Lakers in connection with its new 20-year agreement with Time Warner Cable for rights to distribute all locally available pre-season, regular season, and post-season Lakers games on two regional sports networks, including the nation’s first Spanish-language regional sports network;
• Representing Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment in its  multiyear agreement with AEG Facilities to provide operational support at Barclays Center;
• Representing the Los Angeles Galaxy in connection with its 10-year media rights agreement with Time Warner Cable for distribution of its locally available pre-season, regular season, and post-season games on its English and Spanish regional sports networks;
• Representing the Los Angeles Kings in connection with the renewal of its existing media rights agreement with Fox Sports Net West for distribution of its locally available pre-season, regular season, and post-season games;
• Representing The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc. –– a full-service real estate acquisition, development, and management company –– in connection with the acquisition, development, construction, and operation of hotels, office buildings, and industrial properties in Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware;

• Representing the California Interscholastic Federation, one of the largest youth sports organizations in the nation, in its recently completed transaction with Time Warner Cable by which Time Warner Cable will become the official content distributor of CIF Regional and State Championship sports programming throughout the state of California beginning in the 2011-2012 season;
• Representing the family of Abe Pollin in connection with the sale of all of its interests in the Washington Wizards, the Verizon Center, and the Washington-Baltimore Ticketmaster franchise to Monumental Sports & Entertainment;
• Representing Lawrence Investments, Larry Ellison’s personal investment company, in its bid for the acquisition of the Golden State Warriors;
• Representing PPL EnergyPlus in the naming rights and sponsorship transaction pursuant to which PPL EnergyPlus became the primary sponsor of the new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Philadelphia Union and holder of the naming rights for PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania;
• Representing Brooklyn Arena, LLC and the Brooklyn Nets in connection with the Barclays Center Naming Rights transaction, the largest arena naming rights and team sponsorship transaction in the history of sports and entertainment;
• Representing the Charlotte Bobcats in connection with the Time Warner Cable Arena naming rights and team sponsorship transaction and the related media rights agreement with Fox Sports;
• Generally representing the Washington Wizards in the preparation and negotiation of various player, coaching, and front-office executive contracts, player trades, interpretation of the collective bargaining agreements, salary cap analysis, and related NBA and WNBA matters;
• Representing Brooklyn Arena, LLC, and the Brooklyn,  Nets in connection with the development of the  Barclays Center, including sponsorships, suite licensing, food and beverage agreement, ticketing, and miscellaneous arena-related matters;
• Representing Washington Sports & Entertainment Limited Partnership in all aspects of the acquisition, development, and financing of the Verizon Center (formerly known as the MCI Center), the downtown Washington, DC arena, which serves as the home for the Washington Wizards, the Washington Mystics, the Washington Capitals, and the Georgetown Hoyas;
• Representing Cafritz Interests, LLC, Potomac Hospitality Services and Modus Hotels in connection with the acquisition, financing, development and sale of various hotels in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West.
• Representing the Washington Wizards in connection with their appointment of Michael Jordan as president of the Wizards basketball operations and subsequently in connection with his transition from executive position to player;
• Representing DC United in connection with player contracts, employment agreements, sponsorship agreements, and related matters;
• Representing Fannie Mae in the acquisition, development, construction, sale, and leasing of office buildings and data centers in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia;
• Representing the world’s leading Internet service provider in the negotiation of e-commerce transactions in the areas of interactive marketing and advertising, programming and content, e-commerce technology, and online and offline brand promotion; and
• Representing Washington Sports & Entertainment Limited Partnership in connection with the sale of the Washington Capitals and a minority percentage of Washington Sports & Entertainment Limited Partnership