Primarily advising large media organizations, major sports leagues and conferences, as well as professional sports associations,
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP handles a varied workload ranging from high profile commercial and employment litigation in the sports industry to contract negotiations and corporate restructurings. Key team members include
Yehudah Buchweitz, Eric Hochstadt, Arianna Scavetti, and
Kyle Krpata in New York, as well as Washington DC-based
Andrew Tulumello and
Dennis Adams. Tulumello has a strong track record in high profile commercial disputes which have shaped the sport industry, regularly representing clients in the Supreme Court, while Hochstadt and Buchweitz are key for complex state and multi-district antitrust litigation, including civil litigation and class actions. Scavetti is who professional athletes often turn to with health and safety concerns and wellbeing matters, including abuse and harassment claims.