Overview

Applying the same well-coordinated, strategic teamwork that helps our sports and entertainment clients to succeed, Winstead closes high-profile, complex transactions for national and regional teams, organizations, associations and financial institutions.

Steadfast under pressure. Ahead of the competition. A perspective strengthened by experience and achievement in major deals.

New stadiums for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees and Houston Texans. AT&T Center and Office Depot Center. Super Bowl Host and Bid Committees. Convention hotels and centers.

Our clients include team owners, venues of all sizes, vendors, governmental entities, investment banks and public finance entities.

Striking the proper business balance between public and private interests. Sophisticated financing structures. Construction. League requirements. Government relations. Intellectual property rights. Revenue protection. Operations and management.

To handle all these critical requirements, Winstead’s Sports Business & Public Venues attorneys integrate into our clients’ teams and bring their visions to reality.

Industries/Organizations Served

• Professional sports franchises
• Venue developers
• Facility operators
• Colleges and universities
• Governmental entities
• Contractors
• Concessionaires
• Broadcast networks
• Entertainment organizations
• Public facilities
• Vendors
• Naming rights holders and sponsors
• Bond/conduit issuers
• Bond underwriters
• Bond insurers

Areas of Experience

• Venue and team financing
• Organizational agreements
• Facility management
• Leasing
• Naming rights
• Advertising and sponsorship
• Pourage and branding
• Licensing
• Concessions
• Legislative consulting
• Intellectual property
• Media
• Insurance
• Operations
• Labor and employment
• Public law
• Real estate
• Taxation
• Construction
• Litigation
• Public finance
• OSHA
• ADA compliance
• Mixed-use development
• Major special event bidding and host committees