Fennemore Craig, P.C.Fennemore Craig, P.C. -- Celebrating 125 Years

Sports and Entertainment Law

Fennemore Craig's sports and entertainment law practice includes a team of professionals with extensive experience representing individual athletes and entertainers, teams and owner/operators of professional sports and entertainment facilities. Our priority is to protect our client's valuable assets and guide good decision-making, personally and professionally, discreetly and confidentially. We represent professional athletes (NFL, MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, equestrians and boxing) and entertainers (musicians), sports organizations, teams and professional sports and entertainment facilities on a variety of matters. Our services include:


Professional Teams/Sports Organizations and Entertainment Facilities:
  • Concession and facility management agreements
  • Facility siting, development and construction
  • Support agreements
  • Tax-exempt and taxable project bond financing
  • Term loan facilities and revolving lines of credit loan facilities
  • License or use agreements by major tenants
  • Luxury suite agreements, club and special seating, advertising, and ticket policies
  • Public/private partnerships
  • Preferred provider, major sponsorship and naming rights
  • Sports franchise general representation
  • Foul ball and stadium related litigation defense

Individual Sports or Entertainment Professionals:
  • Due diligence - business partners and business deals
  • Player or coach contracts and talent agreements
  • Recording and producer agreements
  • Employment agreements
  • Immigration and Visas
  • Agent agreements
  • Celebrity endorsements and promotion agreements
  • Pre-nuptial, post-nuptial agreements and estate planning
  • Charitable foundations
  • Federal and state income taxes
  • Luxury home construction and purchase contracts
  • Personal injury and insurance coverage litigation
  • Salary arbitrations, collusion claims
  • Trademark and copyright counseling and protection
  • Aircraft purchases or leases


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Phoenix
Phone: (602) 916-5327
Fax: (602) 916-5527