Sports

Jared has counseled sports clients on a variety of matters including, naming rights and sponsorship transactions, broadcast rights agreements, stadium bond financings, arena operating agreements, food and beverage agreements, merchandise agreements, ticketing arrangements, suite licenses, front office, coach and player agreements, and intellectual property matters.

Jared has also advised professional sports teams regarding various aspects of business operations and administration, including methods of revenue enhancement and organizational efficiency.

Entertainment / Media

Jared has counseled entertainment and media clients regarding live event matters, talent negotiations, executive employment agreements, content acquisitions, development and production matters, cable, broadcast and theatrical distribution agreements, digital media matters, consumer products agreements, advertising and marketing agreements, and various publishing related matters.

Jared has a breadth of legal and business experience in the sports, entertainment and media industries. He began his career working in the sports law practice group of a prominent international law firm in New York. He has held senior legal and business positions with several well known sports and entertainment entities, including: Black Entertainment Television (Acting Chief Counsel, Productions); United States Tennis Association (Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel); National Basketball Association (Vice President, Team Marketing & Business Operations); Charlotte Bobcats (Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel); and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (Executive Vice President & General Counsel).

Jared currently serves on the Law Board at Northwestern University School of Law and is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association and the March of Dimes Sports Luncheon Planning Committee. Jared is a past member of the board of directors of the Sports Lawyers Association.

Jared’s presentations include:

• Moderator: "Entrepreneurship & Innovation", 7th Annual Ivy Sports Symposium, November 16, 2012
• Keynote Address: 3rd Annual Conference on Sports and Entertainment Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, October 27, 2012
• Moderator: “A Legal Primer on Recruitment of Professional Athletes Including Foreign Players”, New York State Bar Association, March 8, 2012
• Presenter: “Sports and Entertainment Facility Agreements: Nuts and Bolts and War Stories”, American Bar Association Webinar, December 7, 2011