Stadiums & Arenas

  • Represented an institutional lender in the origination of a multimillion-dollar loan made in connection with the acquisition of a sports venue located in Inglewood, California.
  • Represented lenders in the project financing of the Capital One Arena, the arena for the Washington DC basketball and hockey teams, among the first privately financed arena projects, which revitalized downtown, Washington DC.
  • Represented key parties in the development of state of the art telecom infrastructure and Distributed Antenna System including 5G cellular capability for the new Chase Center Arena for the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, CA.
  • Served as bond and tax counsel on financings for Yankee Stadium.
  • Served as special counsel in connection with the financing of Citi Field Stadium.
  • Served as bond and tax counsel on financings for various stadiums and arenas, including Yankee Stadium, Citi Field (NY Mets), and Barclays Arena (Nets/Islanders).
  • Represent AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group) in Los Angeles on several different matters, including advising on a dispute over their management contract to run the Hartford Civic Center.
  • Defended a company that supplies Wi-Fi to sports stadiums and two of its executive against fraud claims brought by an equipment lender.
  • Represented a professional sports company and the owner of a National Football League team in matters relating to stadium operations.
  • Advised a professional sports group on financing for a new Major League Soccer stadium.
  • Served as co-bond counsel to the Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation in the refinancing of certain bonds issued for the construction of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Barclays Center is home to the Brooklyn Nets and New York Islanders and serves as a venue for other entertainment, cultural, sporting and civic events.