Rich speaks extensively on many aspect of sports law. His most recent speaking engagements include:

• Presenting the teleconference/webinar on Sports Media Rights Agreements for the American Bar Association on October 24,  2012;
• Serving as a panelist for the “Introduction to Sports Law” session at the New York State Bar Association Conference on September 24, 2012
• Serving as Moderator for Bisnow’s Washington Nationals Breakfast with Mike Rizzo, General Manager of Washington Nationals on September 20, 2012
• Appearing on Forbes SportsMoney, which airs on the Yes Network to discuss the financial and business implications of the proposed four team playoff for the Bowl Championship Series in college football in May 2012
• Appearing in a video interview with Forbes magazine’s Executive Editor Mike Ozanian to discuss the approved settlement between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports and the impact of media rights on the sale of the Dodgers
• Serving as a panelist for the session “Professional Sports Team General Counsel, Legal Update” at the Sports Lawyers Association 38th Annual Conference in San Diego, California on May 11th, 2012
• Serving as a panelist for the session “Law, Contracts, Negotiations and Representation in Sports –– Sign on the Dotted Line” at the 9th Annual Sports Events Marketing Experience on March 31st, 2012 in Washington, DC
• Serving as a panelist for the session “Structuring Complex Sports Transactions” at Duke Law School’s 2nd Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium on March 16, 2012;
• Serving as a panelist for the session “Sports Contracts, Sponsorships & Negotiations” at the 2012 SINC Conference held at The George Washington University on February 10, 2012;
• Presenting the teleconference/webinar “Sports and Entertainment Facility Agreements: Nuts and Bolts and War Stories” for the American Bar Association on December 7, 2011;
• Serving as a panelist on a “General Counsel Panel” organized by the Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance at Georgetown University Law School on November 18, 2011;
• Serving as the moderator for a panel at Bisnow’s NY Hotel Investment Summit at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on July 27, 2011;
• Presenting the teleconference/webinar “The Anatomy of a Major League Club Acquisition” for the American Bar Association on June 28, 2011;
• Serving as a panelist for the session “Structuring & Negotiating Complex Transactions in Professional Sports” at the Sports Lawyers Association 37th Annual Conference in Washington, DC in on May 20th, 2011;
• Presenting a webinar on naming rights for the Association of Corporation Counsel titled “Quick Hit” on May 17, 2011;
• Serving as a panelist on a “Sport Law” panel at the Sports Industry Networking and Career Conference on March 4, 2011 on The George Washington University campus;
• Serving as a panelist at the Sports Lawyers Association’s 36th Annual Conference held at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, May 20-22, 2010. Rich spoke on “Facilities 101: The Negotiation of Stadium and Arena Leases, Naming Rights and Concessionaire Agreements, and the Fundamentals of Facility Financing;”
• Serving as a panelist for a webinar titled “Identification and Negotiation of Key Issues in Sport Sponsorships and Facility Naming Rights Transactions” on March 24, 2010;
• Serving as a panelist at the Sports Lawyers Association’s 35th Annual Conference titled “Negotiating Sponsorship and Endorsement Agreements” held at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, May 14-16, 2009;
• Serving as a panelist at a discussion titled “The Sports Revenue Game: Negotiating Sports Sponsorship and Media Transactions” at the 34th Annual Sports Lawyers Association Conference held in San Francisco on May 15-17, 2008; and
• Serving as a moderator in two panel discussions (“Negotiations in Sports and Entertainment” and “Urban Planning in Sports and Entertainment”) at the First Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium at Georgetown University Law Center on March 27, 2008.

Rich was recognized as a leading sports attorney by Chambers USA for 2011 and 2012. He was also recognized by  Best Lawyers in America for 2013 in the practice area of Real Estate Law as well as a leading real estate attorney by Legal 500 for 2011.

Rich has been an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center for over 10 years, where he teaches a course titled “Drafting, Negotiating and Understanding Sports Law Transactions.”

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