USA – ILLINOIS Trends and Developments Contributed by: Jason R. Gorczynski Katten Katten has a nationally recognised sports and sports facilities practice that covers key disciplines such as corporate, M&A, private equity, debt finance, real estate, tax, intellectual property, healthcare, employ - ment and litigation. The practice delivers strategic, end-to-end legal solutions tailored to sports teams and sports-related businesses, representing clients across MLB, NBA, MLS, NHL, NFL, WNBA, NWSL and MLB PDL teams, as well as venues, lenders, investors, sponsors, regional sports networks and sports agencies. Katten advises on purchases and sales; debt and equity financing; broadcast agree -
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ments; arena/stadium construction, financing and operations; sponsorship agreements; executive em - ployment agreements; and compliance with league rules and policies. Katten has been closely involved in private equity investments in teams, as well as sports-anchored mixed-use developments, leverag - ing its commercial real estate experience to represent team owners and financial institutions. The 30-plus lawyers in Katten’s sports and sports facilities prac - tice are in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Washing - ton, DC, Charlotte and Dallas.
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Jason R. Gorczynski is co-lead partner of real estate investment and finance (Midwest region) at Katten. He leads highly complex real estate deals in the sports industry. He has represented NBA, MLB, MLS, NFL,
and stadium development, short- and long-term financings, complex parking operations, land assemblage and leases from public authorities. Jason advises lenders to team owners and real estate developers of university-related properties, as well as private equity firms, REITs, developers, family offices and high net worth individuals on various commercial real estate transactions.
NHL and NWSL team owners in numerous transactions, including the establishment of sports- anchored mixed-use entertainment districts, arena
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