Our Sports Law practice represents professional sports franchises, sports stadiums and arenas, executives with professional sports teams, as well as amateur and professional athletes, including their revenue producing contracts of engagement in a team sport, sponsorship, advertising and licensing contracts and the handling of investments.

Representation of sports franchises includes forming a new professional sports team, compliance with league constitutions and rules, stadiums and lease negotiations and employment relationships with key personnel.

Representation of stadiums and arenas includes the purchase thereof, and negotiation of leases and contracts concerning use by sports teams, music concerts and special events.

Our representation of athletes, executives and sports franchises also includes advice and compliance with relevant laws governing acquisition and protection of intellectual property rights such as logos, trademarks and protection of personal likeness.

Kent Davis and Vidal Martinez handle the Firm's Sports & Entertainment Law transactions.

• Purchase by a client of a minority interest in the Houston Texans National Football League team.
• De novo formation of the Houston Aeros professional ice hockey team.
• Negotiation of a royalty license agreement with Slazenger concerning a patented golf putter.
• Formation of professional golf club teaching centers in Houston, Texas and Boston, Massachussetts.
• Purchase of Compaq Center in Houston, Texas.
• Structure, negotiate and consummate the sale of 80% of the Houston Aeros IHL professional ice hockey team to the Minnesota Wild NHL hockey team.
• Negotiation and structuring of executive employment agreement for the President of the Portland Trailblazers (a National Basketball Association team) and the Portland Rose Garden.
• Negotiation and structuring of executive employment agreement for the President of the Tennessee Titans (a National Football League team).
• Advice and supplemental representation of professional football players in negotiating National Football League, World Football League, Canadian Football League and Arena Football League contracts and their endorsement contracts.
• Representation of client in negotiating various contracts and promotional activities for the Super Bowl 2004 (Houston).